World champion and world record-holder, Tobi Amusan will return to the track on Tuesday when she takes on 100m hurdles rivals – Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico and the improving Tia Jones of USA at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting tagged Golden Spike in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Amusan who recently returned to track is yet to find her form this season but she will face stiff competition from the Puerto Rican and American in the women’s hurdles.
Camacho-Quinn is unbeaten so far this year and Danielle Williams’ four-year-old meeting record of 12.49secs looks to be on borrowed time.
The Golden Spike in Ostrava is set to host a field of dreams at the Czech Republic’s annual showpiece when pole vault and shot put icons Mondo Duplantis and Ryan Crouser head the line-up.
Sweden’s Duplantis has won every competition this year, indoors and outdoors, which included setting a world record of 6.22m in Clermont-Ferrand in February. He has carried his sensational form into the outdoor season with 6.11m at the FBK Games in Hengelo earlier this month.
The meeting record of 5.93m, held by two-time world champion Sam Kendricks of USA, looks highly vulnerable. World bronze medallist Ernest John Obiena of Philippines leads the opposition.
Japanese record-holder Shunsuke Izumiya will start as the favourite in the men’s 110m hurdles.
In the one-lap events, world leader Muzala Samukonga from Zambia heads the men’s 400m line up and Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain is favoured in the women’s 400m.
Liberia’s Joseph Fahnbulleh will be one of the busiest athletes of the evening, as the Olympic finalist will tackle the men’s 100m and 200m double.
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