World 1500m silver medalist Dorcus Ewoi is hoping to carry her Diamond League (DL) Final form as she lines up for the highly-anticipated World Athletics Ultimate Championship on Saturday, 12 September from 8:36 PM.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsEwoi is coming off a statement 3:54.72 personal best (PB) performance for second place at the DL final in Brussels, finishing behind Polish runner Klaudia Kazimierska who won in 3:54.05.Six women in the field have broken 3:56 this season and, with no preliminary rounds to negotiate, all 12 will meet in one straight final. On recent evidence, it could come down to who has the most left when the racing truly begins on the final lap.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952666##"I gave that race last week my all as I felt good and I came out with a PB. There has been little time between the DL final and the Ultimate Championship so I didn't do much in terms of training. However, I had one intense session and I'm optimistic I'll carry last week's form to the race and perform well," Ewoi says.She renews rivalry against DL champion Kazimierska, who arrives with the world lead after her breakthrough 3:54.05 victory in Brussels, a performance that took more than a second off her previous best, lowered her own national record and propelled her to the top of the 2026 world list.Ultimate Championships: Ingebrigtsen pockets KSh19.4m as Krop, Kemboi and Oketch miss outAdditionally, Jessica Hull, who was third in the DL final just 0.01 behind Ewoi adds to the depth. This was a repeat of the World Championship final where Hull took bronze, a year after earning Olympic silver in Paris, and remains the world number one.Also in contention is World indoor champion Georgia Hunter Bell who brings perhaps the strongest championship form of anyone in the field. The Briton won the Commonwealth 800m title in Glasgow before taking European 1500m gold in Birmingham, where she beat Kazimierska in a tactical 4:07.78. She also won DL races in Rome and Paris earlier this season.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952937##Meanwhile, Birke Haylom briefly held the world lead after running 3:55.56 to win in Shaoxing in May, while Freweyni Hailu has clocked 3:55.92 and possesses the finishing speed of a former world indoor 1500m champion.Nikki Hiltz, Agathe Guillemot, Abbey Caldwell and Emily Mackay add further depth. Caldwell has already demonstrated her ability in a championship-style race this year, beating Hull to Commonwealth mile gold in Glasgow.Kenyan youngster athlete signs professional deal with Swiss sports brand
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