Kenyans to watch in tonight's Lausanne Diamond League

And so after the Paris Olympics frenzy a little under a fortnight ago, athletics action will resume Thursday evening, when the 11th edition of the Diamond League takes place in Lausanne, Switzerland.

With near-perfect fields, the event will usher in ‘big reunions’, as competitors in France meet again.

That will also be the case for a host of Kenyan athletes on the night, who will seek to either stamp on their dominance, while others look to make amends, or rather make statements of their own.

Kenyans to watch:

Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Days after proving king in the men’s 800m final at the Olympic Games, Wanyonyi will once again be tasked with fending off the challenge of his fiercest competitor - Canada’s Marco Arop - when he lines up for his race at 9:12 PM (EAT).

The 20-year-old, having produced a sensational gun-to-tape performance on the purple track to win in a personal best time of 1:41.19, will be wary of his other opposition, which includes 4th and 5th place-finishers in Paris, Bryce Hoppel (USA) and Mohamed Attaoui (ESP).

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Mary Moraa

Reigning world champion Moraa after securing her first Olympics medal will seek a bounce-back on the track at 10:19 PM (EAT) when she comes up against three of the fastest women of the year.

With GB’s Keely Hodgkinson out for the rest of the year with injury, the duel will be between Moraa and the trio of Jemma Reekie (GBR), Natoya Goule-Toppin (JAM) and Georgia Bell (GBR), who have also all run under 1.57'' this season.

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Julius Yego

And while the highlight in the men’s javelin will be on Paris Games silver medalist Neeraj Chopra (IND) up against bronze medalist Anderson Peters, Kenya’s Yego will be in the same field, with his recent sweet juices still running.

Having made a sensational run to a fourth Olympics appearance in France through the world rankings, Yego now appears to be in the right zone after improving to a season-best throw of 87.72 meters, which saw him finish fifth.

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Before that, the Rio Games silver medalist threw 85.97, which was his second-best throw in close to five years.

Not in bad nick.

Brian Komen

A man seeking to make a statement in Lausanne (9:33 PM EAT) will be Kenya’s Komen, as he aims to ride over his dismal showing at the Paris Olympics final, where he once looked to be a strong contender before fading off to finish last.

Though having won African Games gold, and run to victory in Doha, he will know that there is much more success to come from him.

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The field will not be an easy one, as it will have Olympic 5000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR), Olympic sensation and 1500m champion Cole Hocker (USA).

Other Kenyans in Lausanne will be Margaret Akidor and Janeth Chepngetich, who will run in the women’s 3000m gunning off at 9:52 PM (EAT).

Akidor recently had a memorable night in Monaco, where she clinched the women's 5000m race.

Where to watch?

All the track action will be live on pay channel Supersport Variety 4, with coverage starting at 9 PM EAT.