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Prefontaine Classic Assembles 98 Olympic Medalists and 14 World Record Holders

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This year’s Prefontaine Classic is set to be one of the most explosive editions in the event's 50 year history, with nearly 300 elite athletes from over 40 nations converging at Hayward Field on July 5. Among the entrants are 98 Olympic and Paralympic medalists, 48 of whom are gold medalists, and an impressive 14 current world record holders, including 62 Olympic podium finishers from Paris 2024.

In the sprints, the women's 100m features laser-sharp speedsters: world leader Julien Alfred (LCA, SB 10.75) goes head-to-head with Olympic medalist Dina Asher‑Smith (GBR), the Clayton sisters from Jamaica, Sha'Carri Richardson (USA), and rising star Favour Ofili (NGR). In the 400m, expect fireworks as Olympic finalist Aaliyah Butler (USA, SB 49.26) challenges reigning world champion Amber Anning (GBR) and American sprint stalwarts Sydney McLaughlin‑Levrone and Twanisha Terry; Jamaicans DeeDee Trotter and Dejanea Oakley also bring serious firepower.

Middle-distance races stack up spectacularly: the women's 800m promises a tactical showdown, featuring Olympic medallists Athing Mu‑Nikolayev (USA, PB 1:54.97), Jemma Reekie (GBR), Tsige Duguma (ETH), and Mary Moraa (KEN), all comfortably under 1:58. Meanwhile, the much-anticipated women’s 1500m centers on Olympic darling Faith Kipyegon (KEN, WR holder, PB 3:49.04), who is fresh off the Breaking4 campaign, racing against a robust field of global stars, including Jessica Hull (AUS), Sarah Healy (IRL), and Saron Berhe (ETH).

In the hurdles, Tobi Amusan (NGR) returns to the track in the women’s 100m hurdles (SB 12.24), joined by a lightning-fast U.S. group led by reigning Olympic champion Masai Russell (SB 12.17) and Kendra Harrison. Their Olympic-caliber showdown marks a major attraction for the meet.

Field events bring their own thrill. In the men’s and women’s hammer throws, crowd favorites Ethan Katzberg (CAN, SB 82.73, world #1), Mykhaylo Kokhan (UKR #2 WR) and Camryn Rogers (CAN #1 WR), Brooke Andersen (#2), Anita Włodarczyk (POL) and Annette Echikunwoke (USA) are all primed to unleash massive throws. The women’s shot put boasts fierce competition between Chase Jackson (USA, SB 20.95, world #1), who broke her American record last weekend in Idaho, Maggie Ewen and China’s Gong Lijiao.

The jumps are equally captivating. The women's long jump pits reigning Olympic gold medalist Tara Davis‑Woodhall (USA, SB 7.05) against Olympic silver medalist and current world leader Malaika Mihambo (GER) and top US talents Claire Bryant and Quanesha Burks. In the men’s pole vault, global greats, including world record holder Armand Duplantis (SWE), world champion Sam Kendricks (USA), French legend Renaud Lavillenie and American KC Lightfoot promise a sky-high spectacle.

Back on the track, expect elite performances across mid-distance and long-distance fields, the men’s Bowerman mile bringing sub‑3:50 hopes, and the men’s 100m sprint featuring Jamaican prodigy Kishane Thompson (SB 9.75) chasing rivals Trayvon Bromell (PB 9.76) and Jeremiah Azu.

Packed with Olympians, world record holders, and a capacity crowd, Hayward Field is poised to host a landmark event, with electric showdowns across every discipline.

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