{"id":1390,"date":"2020-07-21T16:04:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T16:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/2020\/07\/21\/the-meeting-herculis-ebs-2020-continues-to-flesh-out-its-line-up\/"},"modified":"2020-07-21T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T16:04:43","slug":"the-meeting-herculis-ebs-2020-continues-to-flesh-out-its-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monaco.diamondleague.com\/en\/the-meeting-herculis-ebs-2020-continues-to-flesh-out-its-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The meeting HERCULIS EBS 2020 continues to flesh out its line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"
Men\u2019s 400m hurdles :<\/b> The two times World champion and European record holder in the 400m Hurdles Karsten WARHOLM<\/b> will make his debut on the Louis II Stadium track. He\u2019ll be at the start of the \u2018JobZone 400m Hurdles\u2019<\/b> on Friday, August 14th, and will be keen to confirm his world best time in the 300m Hurdles, which he secured during the \u2018Impossible Games\u2019 in Oslo back in June.<\/div>\n
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Men\u2019s 1,500m :<\/b> Timothy CHERUIYOT<\/b>, World champion in Doha last summer and two times winner in Monaco will be in the starting blocks alongside the INGEBRIGTSEN<\/b> brothers, Jakob<\/b> and Filip<\/b>. The Kenyan athlete\u2019s goal is to remain unbeaten in Monaco.<\/div>\n
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Men\u2019s 110m hurdles :<\/b> Orlando ORTEGA<\/b>, World and Olympic medalist as well as reigning Diamond League champion, will be gearing up to challenge Pascal MARTINOT-LAGARDE<\/b> (bronze medalist at the last world championships) at the venue where he set he French record (12\u2019\u201995 in 2014).<\/div>\n
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Women\u2019s high jump :<\/b> Ukraine will take the centre stage in the high jump contest with the junior World record holder Yaroslava MAHUCHIKH<\/b> (2m04 in 2019) competing alongside her compatriot Yuliya LEVCHENKO<\/b> (2m02 in 2019). They will be up against the World heptathlon champion in Doha, Katarina JOHNSON-THOMPSON<\/b> (1m98 in 2016).<\/div>\n
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Men\u2019s pole vault :<\/b> The pole vault World record holder Armand DUPLANTIS<\/b> (6m18 in 2020) will be joined by the two times World champion Sam KENDRICKS<\/b> (6m06 in 2019), for a revenge match of the last World championships in Doha. The meeting record could be in danger (6m02 last year by Piotr LISEK).<\/div>\n
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Women\u2019s 1,000m : <\/b>The Olympic champion in the 1,500m, Faith KIPYEGON<\/b>, will battle it out with World 800m champion Halimah NAKAAYI<\/b>, as well as Briton Laura MUIR<\/b>.<\/div>\n
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Women\u2019s 100m :<\/b> The reigning Herculis EBS champion and World medalist Marie-Jos\u00e9e TA LOU <\/b>(10”85 in 2018) will be up against the leader of the European ranking, Swiss athlete Ajla DEL PONTE <\/b>(11”08 in 2020).<\/div>\n
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Of the French contingent, a number of the country\u2019s athletes will be performing in Monaco: Jimmy GRESSIER (5,000m), Christophe LEMAITRE (200m), Alexis MIELLET (1,500m), Djilali BEDRANI (3,000mSC), Pascal MARTINOT-LAGARDE and Wilhem BELOCIAN (110m Hurdles), Ludvy VAILLANT (400m Hurdles), Valentin LAVILLENIE (Pole vault)<\/b> and Liv WESTPHAL (5,000m).<\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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