World 800m champion Lilian Odira will face a stern test, when she lines at the Lausanne leg of the Wanda Diamond League on Friday, 21 August.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe 27-year-old, who recently won silver at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, is expected to come up against other star names in Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol, in the women's 800m event.The Kenyan will be hoping to build on her Diamond League victory over world number one Keely Hodgkinson in Eugene last month, which was her first on athletics’ premier one-day circuit.Kenyan youngster wins gold in Championship Record time at WU20sIn the shape of Swiss star Werro, Odira faces the reigning series champion, who has been on a tear this season, breaking two Diamond League records in Stockholm and Paris, therefore becoming the third-fastest woman in history.The duo's only meeting this year came at the Rabat Diamond League in May, when Werro took the win in a time of 1:56.56, with Odira finishing third clocking 1:56.56.##NAJAVA_MECA_9883804##As for Broeders-Bol, the African Championships silver medalist comes against a runner who switched from the 400m hurdles to the 800m only this season, but has already notched up two second place finishes in Paris and London.Interestingly, the Dutch star's personal best in the two-lap distance – 1:55.60 – came in a race that also featured Werro, who took the win, timing 1:53.80.Commonwealth Games silver medalist Ndangiri suspended for dopingLausanne is the 12th leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, which began in Shanghai/Keqiao on 16 May, and ends at the two-day series final in Brussels on 4-5 September 4-5.The series unites the biggest names in track and field in some of the world’s most iconic arenas, crossing four continents, and 15 cities over the course of the season.Kenya's dream of hosting 2029 World Championships faces major threat as new bidder joins race