The prestigious Diamond League circuit will begin on 16th May in Shanghai, featuring global stars like Andreas Almgren, Letsile Tebogo, Karsten Warholm, Mondo Duplantis and Faith Kipyegon, among others.
So far, only two Indian athletes have made it to the entry lists across the 2026 Diamond League season — one for the Shanghai leg and another for the Rome leg.
At Shanghai, India’s 3000m steeplechase national record holder Parul Chaudhary is finally set to open her 2026 season at the Shanghai Diamond League on May 16, 2026. She last competed at the 2025 World Championships, where she finished ninth in her respective heat and missed out on qualification for the final.
Meanwhile, at the Rome leg on June 4, 2026, World Championships finalist Sachin Yadav is set to make his Diamond League debut, with his name featuring in the entry list for the Rome Diamond League. He will compete in a strong men’s javelin field alongside Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, Jakub Vadlejch, Anderson Peters and Curtis Thompson among others. Notably, there is currently no entry for Neeraj Chopra in the Rome leg.
India’s biggest athletics star, Neeraj Chopra, is still missing from the entry lists, with the latest update suggesting that his request for a 47-day off-season training camp in Switzerland may be the reason behind his absence.
Parul will face a stacked field in Shanghai, including 2021 Olympic champion and 2024 Diamond League champion Peruth Chemutai, who is also the fastest athlete in the field, along with reigning world and Diamond League champion Faith Cherotich and several other prominent names.
Parul’s event is scheduled for 16:53 IST, with the livestream available in India on the Diamond League YouTube channel.