After the drama of last night, the 2026 Diamond League Final returns to the King Baudouin Stadium this evening, with 16 more titles on offer as the season reaches its conclusion.
There will be no Irish athlete in action on night two, but the programme includes two newly crowned world record holders and some of the strongest fields of the entire Diamond League season.
Audrey Werro leads the women’s 800m after moving within half a second of the world record in Zurich, while Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell return to competition just over a week after rewriting the record books at the same meeting.
Keely Hodgkinson Withdraws from Women’s 800m
Keely Hodgkinson had been expected to contest one of the most eagerly anticipated races of the night, but the Olympic champion has withdrawn as she continues to manage a slight hamstring issue.
Hodgkinson has not raced since the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on August 14th. She also withdrew from last week’s Zurich Diamond League and will now attempt to recover in time for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, which begins on September 11th.
Her absence leaves Werro as the clear favourite. The European champion clocked 1:53.70 in Zurich, moving to within 0.42 of Jarmila Kratochvilova’s long standing world record. Femke Broeders Bol ran a Dutch record of 1:54.71 in the same race and provides the main opposition in Brussels.
Major Match Ups to Look Forward to in Brussels
Alison dos Santos contests the men’s 400m hurdles after producing one of the performances of the season in Zurich. The Brazilian ran 45.80 to take 0.14 from Karsten Warholm’s world record and now goes in search of his third Diamond League title.
Masai Russell also arrives as a new world record holder. The American clocked 12.09 in the women’s 100m hurdles in Zurich and has broken a meeting record in each of her six Diamond League appearances this season. Former world record holder Tobi Amusan, Nadine Visser and Devynne Charlton are among those attempting to stop her.
Amy Hunt returns to the track for the women’s 100m after contesting the 200m on Friday. The four time European champion faces Sha’Carri Richardson, Tina Clayton, Zoe Hobbs and Jonielle Smith in another deep sprint field.
European 1500m champion Georgia Hunter Bell meets Jessica Hull, Birke Haylom, Tsige Duguma and Dorcus Ewoi in the women’s 1500m. Hull owns the quickest personal best in the field at 3:50.83, while six of the entrants have run below 3:56 this season.
The men’s 200m brings Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo up against Kenny Bednarek. Bednarek has run 19.62 this season, while Sinesipho Dambile, Jose Figueroa and Makanakaishe Charamba have also broken 19.90.
In the men’s javelin, Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage attempts to complete a breakthrough season with the Diamond Trophy. He has thrown 92.62m this year and faces former world champion Anderson Peters, Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott and Kenya’s Julius Yego.
What Is at Stake on Night Two?
The points collected during the regular season secured qualification for Brussels, but they do not carry into the final. The winner of each discipline tonight takes the Diamond Trophy.
An automatic place at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship is also available to each champion. If the winner has already qualified for Budapest, that invitation can pass to the highest placed athlete who has not yet secured a place.
Tonight's Full Televised Programme
All times below are Irish time.
⏰ 7.06pm – Women’s 400m
⏰ 7.16pm – Women’s High Jump
⏰ 7.24pm – Women’s 100m
⏰ 7.32pm – Men’s 5000m
⏰ 7.40pm – Men’s Javelin
⏰ 7.49pm – Men’s 200m
⏰ 7.58pm – Women’s Long Jump
⏰ 8.05pm – Women’s 1500m
⏰ 8.10pm – Women’s 100m Hurdles
⏰ 8.20pm – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
⏰ 8.30pm – Women’s 800m
⏰ 8.52pm – Men’s 400m Hurdles
How To Watch
📄 Start Lists
📺 TV Coverage: IE – Virgin Media Two – 7pm to 9pm | UK – BBC Two – 7pm to 9pm
📺 Streaming Link: IE – Virgin Media Play | UK – BBC iPlayer
