20 Aug 2026

Reigning Olympic 200m champion, Letsile Tebogo and middle-distance runner, Oratile Nowe will anchor today’s campaign at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne.

Tebogo returns to the track following a brief competitive break to line up in the men’s 200m. He faces a strong field featuring Zimbabwe’s Makanakaishe Charamba, South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile, Puerto Rico’s José Figueroa, Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain, Swiss sprinter Timothé Mumenthaler and the American duo of Courtney Lindsey and Brandon Hicklin.

On paper, Tebogo enters as the clear favourite. Athletic pundits note that if the Olympic champion executes his trademark smooth bend, he will be tough to catch as he powers down the home straight. 

Tebogo is already in a prime position for the season final, currently sitting second in the Diamond League standings with 22 points.

Meanwhile, national record holder, Nowe returns to action fresh off her campaign at the Commonwealth Games. 

She is scheduled to line up in a highly competitive women’s 800m field. Nowe faces stiff opposition from Dutch stars Femke Broeders-Bol and Myrte van der Schoot, USA’s Sage Hurta-Klecker and Addison Wiley, Kenya’s standout Lilian Odira, South African champion, Prudence Sekgodiso, Ethiopia’s Saida Tsehaye and local Swiss favourite, Audrey Werro.

Top of Form

Action then shifts to Poland on Sunday for the Silesia Diamond League meeting, where quarter-milers Bayapo Ndori and Collen Kebinatshipi will contest the men’s 400m. 

Kebinatshipi will look to build on his strong recent form, while Ndori makes his long-awaited comeback after being sidelined by injury.

The duo faces a stacked field, including South Africa’s Zakithi Nene, Trinidad’s Jereem Richards, Poland’s Maksymilian Szwed, Hungary’s Attila Molnár and a formidable American trio of Jacory Patterson, Chris Bailey and Rai Benjamin. ENDS