Many of Jamaica’s athletes are down to compete at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise for the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland on Thursday, August 22.

Olympic bronze medallist Rasheed Broadbell will seek to steal the show from Olympic champion and challenger Grant Holloway in the men’s 110-m hurdles. Hansle Parchment will also represent the black, green and gold in the event.

Wayne Pinnock, who grabbed silver in the recently concluded Paris Olympics, hopes to flip the script on gold medallist Miltiadis Tentoglou when they meet again on the long jump runway.

“I know my abilities and I know that one day I am going to get him for sure,” the 23-year-old said after his loss to the Greek.

Pinnock will be joined by Carey McLeod and Tajay Gayle in the sandpit, alongside Olympic bronze medallist Mattia Furlani of Italy and Switzerland’s Olympic finalist Simon Ehammer.

National record holder over the 100-metre hurdles Ackera Nugent will make her Diamond League debut at the meet as well as Tia Clayton in the 100-metre sprint, faced with the likes of Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith, British duo Daryll Neita and Dina Asher-Smith and Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji. Both were the only finalists in their events at the Paris Olympics.

Nugent will have compatriot and two-time world champion Danielle Williams on the track.

Rushell Clayton, coming off a fifth-place finish in Paris, is expected to join Janieve Russell and Andrenette Knight in the women’s 400 metres hurdles.

High jumper Lamara Distin will put on her best performance to match her competition in the field, while over in the shot put, Danniel Thomas-Dodd hopes to improve her technique.