by Alfonz Juck
Karsten Warholm, photo by World Athletics
Karsten Warholm is one of the big stars of the sport. Monaco has some exciting events!
Warholm for Herculis
MONACO (MON): World and European 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm is confirmed for the EBS Herculis Monaco Diamond League on 14 August, informs organisers. He will run the 400m hurdles. “I’ve always wanted to run in Monaco because of the track,” said Warholm. “I know people have run fast there before, and I’ve trained there too. It’s a nice stadium and I know I might be able to run even faster on it.”Also confirmed are Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon and training partner Timothy Cheruiyot, the world 1500m champion, will also be in action. Kipyegon, who’s also making her Herculis debut, will contest the 1000m in which she’ll face world 800m champion Halimah Nakaayi and European 1500m champion Laura Muir. Cheruiyot, meanwhile, will line up for his specialist distance to take on Jacob and Filip Ingebrigtsen. Two-time world champion Sam Kendricks has been confirmed for the pole vault. Other clashes include Olympic silver medallist Orlando Ortega and world bronze medallist Pascal Martinot Lagarde in the 110m hurdles, Ukrainian duo Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Yuliya Levchenko and world heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the high jump, and world bronze medallist Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Ajla del Ponte in the 100m. From World Athletics.
Kaston Waholm, photo by Getty Images / Bitish Athletics
