The Rome Diamond League 2026 is the next stop on the road to the Diamond League Final and is bound to be a battleground for many of the elite athletes who are qualified to show up at the event. Scheduled to be headlined by American sprint sensations Noah Lyles and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Rome is set to deliver unparalleled action that is primed to test every athlete to unimaginable levels.
After a startling finish in Morocco, the road to the finale has now reached Europe at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea and is packed with a star-studded lineup and a slew of events that live by the essence of track and field. The event starts with the Javelin throw and is scheduled to conclude with the men’s 100m race. While England’s Keely Hodgkinson prepares to test her 400m feat, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is set to make her individual season debut in 200m against the headliner, Julien Alfred.
Rome is the fourth stop at this year’s Diamond League season after Shanghai, Xiamen, and Rabat, and will immediately follow up with the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden. Here are all the necessary details fans need to experience the thrill that the lineup is scheduled to bring to the tracks.
Rome Diamond League 2026: Entry List
Men’s Javelin Throw – 19:10
Giovanni Frattini (Italy)
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (Sri Lanka)
Anderson Peters (Grenada)
Thomas Röhler (Germany)
Curtis Thompson (United States)
Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic)
Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)
Dawid Wegner (Poland)
Sachin Yadav (India)
Julius Yego (Kenya)
Women’s Pole Vault – 19:15
Molly Caudery (Great Britain)
Nina Kennedy (Australia)
Eliza McCartney (New Zealand)
Olivia McTaggart (New Zealand)
Elisa Molinarolo (Italy)
Sandi Morris (United States)
Angelica Moser (Switzerland)
Tina Šutej (Slovenia)
Amálie Švábíková (Czech Republic)
Men’s Triple Jump – 19:48
Andy Díaz Hernández (Italy)
Almir dos Santos (Brazil)
Thomas Gogois (France)
Jaydon Hibbert (Jamaica)
Endiorass Kingley (Austria)
Lázaro Martínez (Cuba)
Russell Robinson (United States)
Jordan Scott (Jamaica)
Yasser Mohammed Triki (Algeria)
Women’s 400m Hurdles – 21:04
Anna Cockrell (United States)
Ayomide Folorunso (Italy)
Amalie Iuel (Norway)
Jasmine Jones (United States)
Andrenette Knight (Jamaica)
Dalilah Muhammad (United States)
Naomi Van Den Broeck (Belgium)
Gianna Woodruff (Panama)
Emma Zapletalová (Slovakia)
Men’s High Jump – 21:07
Romaine Beckford (Jamaica)
Oleh Doroshchuk (Ukraine)
JuVaughn Harrison (United States)
Mateusz Kołodziejski (Poland)
Erick Portillo (Mexico)
Yual Reath (Australia)
Raymond Richards (Jamaica)
Tomohiro Shinno (Japan)
Matteo Sioli (Italy)
Jan Štefela (Czech Republic)
Men’s Shot Put – 21:27
Rajindra Campbell (Jamaica)
Ryan Crouser (United States)
Leonardo Fabbri (Italy)
Jordan Geist (United States)
Joe Kovacs (United States)
Uziel Muñoz (Mexico)
Adrian Piperi (United States)
Roger Steen (United States)
Tom Walsh (New Zealand)
Zane Weir (Italy)
Women’s 100m Hurdles – 21:28
Giada Carmassi (Italy)
Marione Fourie (South Africa)
Kendra Harrison (United States)
Tonea Marshall (United States)
Megan Simmonds (Jamaica)
Pia Skrzyszowska (Poland)
Nadine Visser (Netherlands)
Danielle Williams (Jamaica)
Men’s Long Jump – 21:35
Liam Adcock (Australia)
Gerson Baldé (Portugal)
Gabriele Chilà (Italy)
Tajay Gayle (Jamaica)
Jorge A. Hodelín (Cuba)
Thobias Montler (Sweden)
Wayne Pinnock (Jamaica)
Bozhidar Sarâboyukov (Bulgaria)
Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece)
Women’s 5000m – 21:38
Margaret Akidor (Kenya)
Marta Alemayo (Ethiopia)
Likina Amebaw (Ethiopia)
Almaz Baraki (Ethiopia)
Nadia Battocletti (Italy)
Aleshign Baweke (Ethiopia)
Fantaye Belayneh (Ethiopia)
Purity Chepkirui (Kenya)
Medina Eisa (Ethiopia)
Senayet Getachew (Ethiopia)
Freweyni Hailu (Ethiopia)
Linden Hall (Australia)
Sarah Healy (Ireland)
Maureen Koster (Netherlands)
Sarah Madeleine (France)
Hirut Meshesha (Ethiopia)
Yenawa Nbret (Ethiopia)
Francine Niyomukunzi (Burundi)
Caroline Nyaga (Kenya)
Yenenesh Shimeket (Ethiopia)
Nozomi Tanaka (Japan)
Elise Vanderelst (Belgium)
Winfred Yavi (Bahrain)
Men’s 110m Hurdles – 22:04
Orlando Bennett (Jamaica)
Jamal Britt (United States)
Trey Cunningham (United States)
Jason Joseph (Switzerland)
Just Kwaou-Mathey (France)
Enrique Llopis (Spain)
Tyler Mason (Jamaica)
Rachid Muratake (Japan)
Jakub Szymański (Poland)
Women’s 400m – 22:15
Amber Anning (Great Britain)
Natalia Bukowiecka (Poland)
Aaliyah Butler (United States)
Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britain)
Henriette Jæger (Norway)
Lieke Klaver (Netherlands)
Lurdes Gloria Manuel (Czech Republic)
Anna Polinari (Italy)
Nickisha Pryce (Jamaica)
Women’s 200m – 22:27
Julien Alfred (Saint Lucia)
Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain)
Anavia Battle (United States)
Jaël Bestué (Spain)
Amy Hunt (Great Britain)
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (United States)
Favour Ofili (Nigeria)
Hélène Parisot (France)
Elisa Valensin (Italy)
Women’s 1500m – 22:37
Salomé Afonso (Portugal)
Saron Berhe (Ethiopia)
Abbey Caldwell (Australia)
Ludovica Cavalli (Italy)
Agathe Guillemot (France)
Birke Haylom (Ethiopia)
Nikki Hiltz (United States)
Georgia Hunter Bell (Great Britain)
Klaudia Kazimierska (Poland)
Weronika Lizakowska (Poland)
Heather MacLean (United States)
Worknesh Mesele (Ethiopia)
Laura Muir (Great Britain)
Gaia Sabbatini (Italy)
Revee Walcott-Nolan (Great Britain)
Men’s 100m – 22:52
Jordan Anthony (United States)
Jeremiah Azu (Great Britain)
Ackeem Blake (Jamaica)
Emmanuel Eseme (Cameroon)
Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy)
Noah Lyles (United States)
Ferdinand Omanyala (Kenya)
Akani Simbine (South Africa)
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana)
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Noah Lyles
Noah Lyles is set to feature at the 100m finale race of the event, alongside his rival, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, the 200m champion in the French capital. After clocking a 9.95 win at the Tokyo Continental Tour Gold, Lyles enters Rome with reasonable momentum, with a world ranking of 4, and is expected to bring his signature top-end speed to Rome.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden
For Jefferson-Wooden, Rome is her first individual outdoor season and comes after capturing both the world 100m and 200m titles last year, and she will now go up against Julien Alfred at the 200m race. Jefferson-Wooden’s personal best is just three seconds behind Alfred (21.68 vs 21.71) and is set to turn it around for good.
Schedule, Start Time, and How to Watch
The event is scheduled for Thursday, 4 June, and begins at 12:15 p.m. ET. Fans can watch the event through the broadcast on FloTrack and the FloSports app.
The event will be broadcast in more than 170 countries across the world, where fans can catch the action on the Wanda Diamond League YouTube channel and, for further information, can click here to filter their options as per their territory.
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