Danielle Williams to compete at  the Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala on  April  27

Budapest  world  100 metre  hurdles  champion  Danielle  Williams  is  among  three reigning global champions  confirmed  to  contest   the  sprint  hurdles  at  the Yangtze Delta Athletics Diamond Gala, part of the Wanda Diamond League, in Suzhou, China on  April  27.

Williams  who  regained the world title last year eight years after her first global gold will  go  head  to  head  with  Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn  and world indoor champion Devynne Charlton of  the  Bahamas,  

In between her two World Championships triumphs, Williams was also crowned Diamond League Champion in 2019.

The  Bahamian star charlton is hoping to claim her first ever Diamond League win this season, as she looks to translate her world-beating indoor form into the outdoor season. Charlton twice broke the World Indoor 60m hurdles record earlier this year.

Camacho-Quinn is a seasoned Diamond League campaigner, with no fewer than nine victories on the circuit since 2021……….the Olympic Champion and world silver medallist will be hoping to pick up a first career diamond trophy in 2024.

Along with the season opener in Xiamen on  April 20, the Suzhou/Shanghai meeting will be the second of two Chinese events which will  kick off the 2024 Wanda Diamond League season.

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