The Wanda Diamond League continues its 2025 season on Saturday, May 3, with the Shanghai/Suzhou Meeting set to showcase several of the Caribbean’s brightest track and field stars as they take on some of the world’s best.
Among the headline acts is Jamaica’s Danielle Williams, the reigning world 100m hurdles champion, who will be seeking back-to-back Diamond League victories following her win in Xiamen. She will again face a world-class lineup that includes Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, Americans Grace Stark, Tonea Marshall, and Nia Ali, Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska, and Bahamian Devynne Charlton, the 2025 World Indoor 60m hurdles champion. Charlton, whose personal best is 12.44, will be aiming to rebound after she crashed out of the event in last week’s opener in Xiamen.
In the men’s triple jump, Jordan Scott of Jamaica will look to build on his stunning season opener in Xiamen, where he jumped a personal best 17.27m to claim victory. This week, he’ll go up against a stronger field featuring Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo, world medallist Hugues Fabrice Zango, and American veteran Donald Scott.
Kishane Thompson, Jamaica’s Olympic 100m silver medallist, will make his much-anticipated Diamond League debut for the season. While this is his season opener, the sprint field is packed with firepower including American Christian Coleman, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, South Africa’s Akani Simbine, and Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala. Former Jamaican national champion Rohan Watson is also in the lineup.
There’s a mouthwatering showdown brewing in the men’s 110m hurdles, where Tokyo Olympic champion Hansle Parchment is set to battle compatriot Rasheed Broadbell, who returns to action for his first Diamond League appearance of 2025. They are joined by fellow Jamaican Orlando Bennett in a field that includes American Cordell Tinch, who won in a world-leading 13.06 in Xiamen last week, Japan’s Rachid Muratake, and Spain’s Enrique Llopis.
Grenadian star Kirani James is looking to bounce back in the men’s 400m after finishing fourth in Xiamen. He’ll face the likes of Olympic champion Quincy Hall and Christopher Bailey of the USA, as wekk as Botswana’s Bayapo Ndori and Collen Kebinatshipi in what promises to be one of the meet’s marquee races.
In the women’s 800m, Jamaica’s Natoya Goule-Toppin returns for her second straight Diamond League race. She’ll match strides with Ethiopia’s Habitam Alemu and Tsige Duguma, Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi, and American Sage Hurta-Klecker in a field ripe with Olympic contenders.
The men’s long jump will see Jamaican duo Tajay Gayle, the 2019 world champion, and Wayne Pinnock, the World Indoor silver medallist, test themselves against a strong lineup that includes China’s Shi Yuhao, Australia’s Liam Adcock, and American Marquis Dendy.
The women’s 200m will go on without Shericka Jackson, who is skipping Shanghai following her loss in Xiamen. That opens the door for American Anavia Battle, who’ll be chasing consecutive wins against challengers like Daryll Neita of Great Britain and Australian youngster Torrie Lewis.
Danniel Thomas-Dodd makes her first Diamond League appearance of the year in the women’s shot put. The Jamaican national record holder faces a tough field led by American Chase Jackson, Canada’s Sarah Mitton, and Dutch thrower Jessica Schilder.
Closing out the Caribbean representation is Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands in the men’s 400m hurdles, where he’ll face off against world record holder Karsten Warholm of Norway and American CJ Allen.