Overview

• Camryn Rogers enters as the top-ranked women’s hammer thrower after nine wins in 10 meets and a 78.88-metre personal best at the Prefontaine Classic.
• Ethan Katzberg defends his men’s hammer title after last year’s 84.12-metre Olympic opener, facing 2025 challenges from Rudy Winkler and Bence Halasz, who have outthrown and beaten him this season.
• Marco Arop targets a men’s 800-metre peak with improving times, renewing his duel with Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi after splitting major titles in 2023 worlds and the Paris Olympics.
• Pierce LePage returns to the decathlon following a herniated disc that cut short his Olympic season, seeking a third world championship medal after winning the 2023 title with 8,909 points.
• Sarah Mitton brings the season’s third-farthest women’s shot put at 20.68 metres, eyeing an upgrade on her 2023 world silver against Jessica Schilder and Chase Jackson.