Diamond League: Men’s 110m Hurdles Preview, Favorites and Key Contenders

August 24, 2026

Event details — what this preview covers

This preview focuses on the men’s 110 metres hurdles scheduled at Athletissima (Lausanne) on Friday, 21 August 2026. The piece verifies the confirmed entries and start-line context, explains form, PB/SB data and tactical factors that matter for bettors and followers, and summarises which sportsbooks typically cover Diamond League / major meets and how to check whether they are offering markets for this specific race. Where factual claims could change quickly (entries, markets, start times) we give the sources used and advise how to re-check them before placing money.

Event snapshot

• Meeting: Athletissima (Lausanne) — Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.
• Date: Friday, 21 August 2026 (main international meeting evening). Sources publish the full meeting programme and list the 110m hurdles on that date. (athletissima.ch)
• Discipline status: the 110m hurdles at Lausanne is scheduled on the meeting programme but — crucially for bettors — World Athletics’ preview and the meeting notes indicate the event is not being staged as one of the Diamond League “diamond disciplines” at this venue this year (i.e., it appears on the programme as a high-quality race but not one of the Diamond League scoring disciplines for Road-to-Finals points). That status can affect market depth at sportsbooks. (worldathletics.org)
• Round: a single final-style start (no Diamond-League qualifying rounds at the meeting) — check the live startlist page on the meeting site shortly before the race for late scratches. The meeting’s programme results pages and published entry lists are the working sources. (lausanne.diamondleague.com)

Confirmed entries start list (what we can verify)

Organisers published entry lists and the meeting programme in the week before the competition. The athletes below are the principal names listed by Athletissima / Diamond League reporting and World Athletics result pages leading into the meeting (use the meeting’s live “Programme Results” page for last-minute updates). For betting and preview purposes we limit this table to the main international entrants who are likely to be priced or mentioned in pre-match markets.