30 May 2023 | Athletics

The third leg of the Diamond League athletics series will take place on Friday 2 June with a headline of stars on parade at the 2023 Golden Gala in Florence. Joshua Cheptegei has been confirmed for the events that will be held at Stadio Luigi Ridolfi while the Stadio Olimpico in Rome is being upgraded ahead of hosting the 2024 European Championships. The 2023 Golden Gala is the first European leg of the Diamond League this season and includes 15 Diamond League disciplines. Seven of them are men's events, and eight are women's. The men's races include 100m and 200m, while female sprinters also compete over the 100m. Since his breathtaking 10,000m win at the World Championships last year, the double-distance world record holder Joshua Cheptegei has not raced on the track. The Ugandan started his 2023 campaign in cross-country where he took bronze at the World Championships, before moving to the roads where he finished second at the New York Half Marathon. At the 2023 Golden Gala, Cheptegei is going to have to deal with competition in Selemon Barega, Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir (who raced to 12:46.33 last year), Mohammed Ahmed (Canada), Jacob Krop (Kenya), Ethiopia's two-time world indoor 1500m champion Samuel Tefera and Spaniard Mohamed Katir. Ugandan Oscar Chelimo, the younger brother of Jacob Kiplimo is also among the athletes who have been confirmed, pitting him against Cheptegei his senior.

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