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Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson, and Shericka Jackson have in turn signed on to compete at Athletissima on August 20. The organizers of the meet, who were present over the weekend at the US Trials in Eugene, took the opportunity to sign several stars who will light up the meet on August 20 in Lausanne, particularly in the sprint events.
The 100m at La Pontaise will have the feel of a World or Olympic final. At the starting line will be Olympic champion Noah Lyles (USA) facing Jamaicans Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville. Thompson is the fastest man of the year, with his 9.75 seconds run in Kingston at the end of June.
Courtney Lindsey (9.82) will also be competing, along with, as previously announced, the 2021 Olympic champion, Italy’s Marcell Jacobs. Swiss athlete Timothé Mumenthaler, European 200m champion, will have to hold his own against all these elite sprinters.
The Athletissima 100m, the third-to-last stop of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League, will be a “Diamond League +” discipline, with increased prize money.
In the 110m hurdles, American Cordell Tinch, season leader with 12.87, will be the favourite. Athletissima also announces the participation of fellow American Trey Cunningham, Spain’s Henrique Llopis, and the sensation of the weekend, Just Kwaou-Mathey, who “brought the house down” at the French Championships (12.99, 2025’s second-fastest time). Swiss record holder Jason Joseph will also be a major contender.
The women’s 200m will bring together Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the second-fastest woman in history.
All the top stars will also be there in the women’s high jump: world record holder and Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR), her top Australian rivals Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson, and Serbia’s Angelina Topic, among others.
With just three weeks to go before the World Championships in Tokyo, the Lausanne meet has everything it takes to produce some outstanding performances.