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Men’s 110m hurdles
Final: August 8
Defending champion: Hansle Parchment (JAM) 13.04
Olympic record: Liu Xiang (CHN) 12.91, 2004
World champion: Grant Holloway (USA) 12.96
World leader: Grant Holloway (USA) 12.86
While far from being a foregone conclusion, USA should dominate as they had six of the fastest eight times of the year at the beginning of July.
Grant Holloway (Getty)
Top contenders
Grant Holloway (USA) (12.86 in 2024)
A three-time global champion both indoors and out, he will be keen to make up for second place in Tokyo in 2021 and has been unbeatable so far in 2024.
Freddie Crittenden (USA) (12.93 in 2024)
The Budapest fourth-placer ran his first sub-13 at the US trials.
Daniel Roberts (USA) (12.96 in 2024)
The Budapest bronze medallist also went inside the 13-second barrier for the first time.
Lorenzo Simonelli (ITA) (13.05 in 2024)
Improved from 13.21 to 13.05 to win European gold and looked in form with second place at the Monaco Diamond League.
British Challenge: Tade Ojora was only fourth at the trials and was selected on his much better 2023 form, when he was a Budapest semi-finalist.
Prediction: 1 Holloway (USA) 12.84; 2 Crittenden (USA) 12.96; 3 Roberts (USA) 13.04
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (Diamond League)
Women’s 100m hurdles
Final: August 10
Defending champion: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) 12.37
Olympic record: Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.35, 2012
World champion: Danielle Williams (JAM) 12.43
World leader: Masai Russell (USA) 12.25
This event has seen great improvement in recent years and there are plenty of potential medallists.
Top contenders
Masai Russell (USA) (12.25 in 2024)
Was in modest form leading up to the US trials and then went fourth all-time with 12.25 in the final.
Ackera Nugent (JAM) (12.28 in 2024)
The former world under-20 champion moved up a level in the Jamaican trials to go into the all-time top 10.
Cyrena Samba-Mayela (FRA) (12.31 in 2024)
A superb European gold medal-winning run showed the home crowd should have plenty to cheer about here.
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