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The battle for a place in the 2026 Wanda Diamond League Final continues this Friday as a host of Olympic, world and newly crowned European champions descend on Lausanne for Athletissima. Quadruple European champion Amy Hunt will take on Jamaican legend Shericka Jackson in the women’s 200m, while Audrey Werro will receive a hero’s welcome on home soil in the 800m. The pre-meeting press conference in Lausanne begins at 12:30 local time (GMT/UTC+2) on Thursday and the line-up is as follows: 12:30 local time (GMT/UTC+2) Simon Ehammer (SUI, long jump) Grant Fisher (USA, 5000m) Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (SRI, javelin) 13:00 local time (GMT/UTC+2) Ditaji Kambundji (SUI, 100m hurdles) Shericka Jackson (JAM, 200m) Amy Hunt (GBR, 200m) Letsile Tebogo (BOT, 200m) 13:30 local time (GMT/UTC+2) Audrey Werro (SUI, 800m) Femke Broeders-Bol (NED, 800m) Marco Arop (CAN, 800m) Press conference line-up is subject to change. Watch live and catch up with highlights via the blog below.