The 2026 World Athletics Diamond League Xiamen meeting will be held on Saturday, May 23, at Xiamen Egret Stadium. This edition features 14 events, with the men's 400m hurdles and men's shot put added for the first time. The Chinese athletics team will field 20 home athletes across sprints/hurdles, jumps, throws, and middle- and long-distance events — from national record holders and other national team stalwarts to newly emerging talents, making the card full of highlights. At this year's Diamond League opener, "Xiaohai-jie" Chen Yujie ran 22.84 to dramatically lower her PB, missing the national U20 record by only 0.01 seconds — whether she can break through again in Xiamen is worth watching. In the women's 100m hurdles, Wu Yanni and Liu Jingyang will face off again after the National Games, and their rivalry has become one of the most anticipated matchups. National record holder and National Games champion Liu Kai will attempt to challenge the 45-second barrier in the men's 400m. Fellow national record holder and National Games champion Gong Debin, a Fujian native, will make his Diamond League debut — up against top names like Warholm and Santos, he will showcase the hometown athletes' fighting spirit. In the men's 100m, Deng Xinrui, the 2026 Asian Indoor Championships 60m champion, will appear alongside National Games runner-up Wang Shengjie as they both chase new marks. Men's 110m hurdles "new-generation twin stars" Liu Junxi and Xu Zhuoyi finished fifth and sixth respectively at last week's Shanghai/Keqiao meeting and are steadily regaining form — they are expected to continue pushing toward 13.10 seconds in Xiamen. Also appearing are Lu Jiawen and Shao Yuqi, the women's high jump champions of the 14th and 15th National Games. Over the past two years Shao Yuqi has raised both her indoor and outdoor bests to 1.90 m, while Lu Jiawen earlier this month improved her indoor best to match her outdoor best of 1.92 m. Inspired by top competitors around them, might they clear new heights? Tokyo World Championships bronze medalist Shi Yuhao, Xiamen defending champion Zhang Mingkun, and National Games champion Shu Heng make up China's strongest men's long jump lineup — fans will hope for a strong showing from all three in Xiamen. Feng Bin, women's discus silver medalist at the Paris Olympics and Eugene World Champion, will be in Xiamen for the fourth consecutive year to defend China's throwing honor. Seventeen-year-old prodigy Yan Ziyi, who has broken the women's javelin world youth record four times, will face off against the world's best. Xing Jialiang, who broke the men's shot put national record three times in a single competition, will also go all out in Xiamen. Two National Games champions — Li Chunhui (women's 1500m) and Luo Xia (women's 3000m steeplechase) — after competing at last week's Diamond League opener, will continue their campaigns in Xiamen this week, and their performances are likewise worth anticipating. At this week's Diamond League Xiamen meeting, which Chinese athlete are you most looking forward to watching? #TrailRunningExplosion #DiamondLeague #Athletics #ChenYujie #WuYanni