Olympic Champion Hansle Parchment confirmed for Wanda Diamond League opener
Olympic champion Hansle Parchment and World Champion Danielle Williams head the Jamaicans confirmed for the blockbuster start to the Wanda Diamond League season in Xiamen, China, on April 20.
Parchment will take take on World Championships bronze medallist Daniel Roberts of USA in the men’s 110 metres hurdles.
Williams will line-up in the women’s 100 metres which will feature a riveting showdown between reigning olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico and eugene world champion Tobi Amusan of Nigeria as well as newly minted World Indoor record holder Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas.
Jamaica and the USA will come face to face in the mens 100 metres………….Jamaica will be represented by 2011 world champion Yohan Blake, world championships relay bronze medallist Ackeem Blake and national champion Rohan Watson while the USA has former world 100 metre champions Fred Kerley and Christian Coleman.
World 100 metre champion Sha’carrie Richardson is also on the entry list to run in the women’s 200 metres.
In the meantime world record holders Faith Kipyegon and Mondo Duplantis who are the number-one-ranked female and male athletes across all event groups – are among an overall 12 Olympic Gold medallists and 27 world champions who will be in action on the night.
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