Prefontaine Classic: 5 Nigerian top athletes set for 'deepest' single-day meet at Eugene Diamond League

Jakob Ingebrigtsen withdraws from The Prefontaine Classic

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who is the meet record holder for The Prefontaine Classic’s Bowerman Mile, withdrew from the meet.  The reasons for this are currently unknown, but Ingebrigtsen is now not found on the event’s start list for the Bowerman Mile on the Pre Classic’s website. The Norwegian Olympian ran a 3:43.73 Bowerman Mile in 2023, which capped off his three straight victories in the event from 2021-2023. This is the 25th anniversary of the ev…

Prefontaine Classic: 5 Nigerian top athletes set for 'deepest' single-day meet at Eugene Diamond League

Nigerian track and field enthusiasts can revel in the fact that at least five athletes will compete at arguably the deepest single-day meet in athletics history at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League in Eugene on Saturday, July 5.