Justin Gatlin has been one of the stars of the Diamond League so far this year winning the 100m in both Shanghai and Eugene to start the year. Gatlin will lead a large US contingent in Rome as he goes for his third straight win in the event in a field that may see his best challenger be fellow American Ameer Webb. Webb himself will be looking to back up his 200m win in Doha when he runs in that event. Another American looking to defend a previous win is Tia Brooks who won the shot put in Doha and did not participate in the event in Rabat. Over in the women’s 400m hurdles Cassandra Tate already has two top-five finishes including a second place finish in Rabat, while Marquise Goodwin is coming off a third place long jump finish in Rabat.

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Eugene Recap