Diamond Disciplines Confirmed for 2026 Prefontaine Classic
The core events for the 51st edition of The Prefontaine Classic have been confirmed by meeting organizers and the Wanda Diamond League. The 2026 Prefontaine Classic will take place at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
These confirmed events represent the 14 Diamond Disciplines that will be contested at the Pre Classic as part of the season-long Diamond League circuit of professional track and field meets worldwide. Athletes will earn points in the Diamond Disciplines in pursuit of a spot in the Diamond League Final in Brussels, Belgium on September 4-5, 2026.
The confirmed events include the Prefontaine Classic’s two signature events: the Mutola 800m and Bowerman Mile. The Women’s 800-meter race was renamed last year to honor Maria Mutola, who won 16 races at the Prefontaine Classic over the course of her career. In each of the last three Women’s 800-meter races at the Pre Classic, at least eight women have run under two minutes.
The Bowerman Mile officially returns to Hayward Field as the greatest mile race in the world. Last year, all 15 men who crossed the finish line in the Bowerman Mile did so in under four minutes. The four-minute mark has been broken by 418 men in the history of the mile race at the Pre Classic.
After seeing World Records set in front of a roaring Hayward Field crowd in 2025, the Women’s 1500m and Women’s 5000m will once again bring the world’s best female distance runners to Eugene. The Women’s 3000-m Steeplechase will also splash back in Oregon, where the last three races of this discipline have produced a world-leading mark.
In the sprint races, the Women’s 100m will return to the Hayward Field starting blocks. The last six winners of the Women’s 100m at the Pre Classic have gone on to win a World Championship or Olympic medal in the same season.
The world’s fastest will also compete in the Men’s 200m, Men’s 110m Hurdles, Women’s 100m Hurdles, and Men’s 400m. The current World Record in the Women’s 100-meter Hurdles was set at Hayward Field in 2022.
On the infield, fans can expect big marks in the Women’s Long Jump, Men’s Shot Put, Women’s Shot Put, and Men’s Discus Throw. These four field events featured seven Paris Olympic medalists at the 2025 Pre Classic.
The 2025 Pre Classic notched 98,121 points to become the highest scoring single day invitational meeting ever recorded by World Athletics. The meet featured two World Records, four Diamond League records, seven Pre Classic records, seven National Records, and eight World Leading marks.
Additional events to be contested at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic will be announced at a later date.
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