⁠Top five athletes who will miss Zurich Diamond League 2024

Published at :September 5, 2024 at 5:55 PM

Modified at :September 5, 2024 at 9:59 PM

The Zurich Diamond League 2024 will be the final meet before the season finale in Brussels.

The Weltklasse Zurich is the 14th stop of the Diamond League 2024 calendar and marks a pivotal competition for athletes vying for a place in the season-ending event in Brussels. The stadium will witness intense performances as athletes having traveled the globe throughout the season make their last push for qualification to the Diamond League finals later this month.

As the second day of competition unfolds, athletes face the harsh reality that some will achieve their dreams while others will see their hopes dashed.

This article highlights the top five athletes who due to injuries, strategic decisions or other factors will be absent from the Zurich Diamond League 2024 event.

Athletes who will miss Zurich Diamond League 2024

Noah Lyles

Having prioritized the Paris Olympics 2024 this season, Olympic 100m gold medallist Noah Lyles will miss the Zurich Diamond League on September 5. The 200m final in Paris, in which he won bronze, was his last event of the year. Despite his absence, the Zurich meeting will still feature exciting sprinters with Botswana’s new Olympic champion—Letsile Tebogo set to clash with Team USA rivals Kenny Bednarek and Fred Kerley.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will not compete in the Diamond League in Zurich but has been announced as a headliner for the Brussels final on September 13-14 where she is slated to compete in both the women’s 200m and 400m events. The women’s 400m hurdles world record holder has missed all Diamond League events this season but will compete in the final in Brussels as a wildcard.

Rai Benjamin

Rai Benjamin, the reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion, will miss the Zurich Diamond League 2024 which will leave a significant gap in the competition, with Karsten Warholm and Alison Dos Santos competing for supremacy in his absence.

Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra will miss the Zurich Diamond League 2024 as he is almost certain to compete in the Brussels Diamond League final on September 13. Currently ranked third with 14 points from second place finishes in Doha and Lausanne, he is almost guaranteed of qualification for the final in Brussels. However, whether Neeraj would compete in the Brussels event remains doubtful, given his injury and plans to undergo surgery.

Kishane Thompson

Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, who narrowly missed gold in the 100m final at the Paris Olympics, will miss the Zurich Diamond League. His promising career has been hampered by injuries, including a recent hamstring issue that led to withdrawals from the Silesia and Rome Diamond League meets. He hasn’t raced since the Olympics.

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