The world athletes of the year are among 12 Olympic gold medallists and 27 world champions who will launch their Wanda Diamond League seasons in Xiamen on 20 April. Kipyegon, a two-time Olympic champion and four-time world champion, has not been beaten in a 1500m race since 2021. In the men’s pole vault, Duplantis is one of four six-metre vaulters in the field, as is world indoor 1500m champion Freweyni Hail