XIAMEN, China — Australian middle-distance runner Jessica Hull will compete at the Xiamen Diamond League on May 23, organizers announced on Tuesday. Hull, who holds the world record in the 2000m, joins a field of global champions for the third meeting of the 2026 season.
The 29-year-old set a new world mark of 5:19.70 in the 2000m at the Monaco Diamond League in 2024. She enters the current season as the world number one in the 1500m, according to World Athletics stats and information. Hull earned a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and recently secured bronze at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and was a bronze medalist over 3000m at the 2025 World Indoor Championships.
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She holds multiple Oceanian records across distances ranging from 800m to 3000m. Her personal best in the 1500m stands at 3:50.83, making her the fifth-fastest woman in history in that event. She won gold in the mixed relay at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee earlier this year.
The meeting features several global stars competing in their respective events.
While Hull races in the 1500m, Norwegian world record holder Karsten Warholm will lead the men’s 400m hurdles field. American hurdler Cordell Tinch and Italian long jumper Mattia Furlani are also confirmed for the third stop of the Diamond League circuit.
The Xiamen meeting is the third leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League circuit. The series begins in Doha on May 8 and travels through 15 cities before the final in Brussels in September.
