Tentoglou to make Doha Diamond League debut

Olympic, world and European long jump champion Miltiadis Tentoglou will star at the Doha Diamond League Meeting for the first time on May 10th, as he aims to continue his title-winning form in 2024.
The 26-year-old Greek athlete – who retained his world indoor title with victory in Glasgow on March 2 – boasts a personal best of 8.60m from 2021 and is so far unbeaten this year.
The 2022 Diamond League champion is hoping to regain his long jump title this season after Swiss rival Simon Ehammer claimed the Diamond Trophy in Eugene last year.
‘Discovered’ by his first coach while practising parkour as a hobby as a teenager, Tentoglou won his first global medal at the World Under-20 Championships in 2016.
In recent years he has gained a reputation for being an exceptional championship performer and in particular, for his final jump heroics. He first set hearts racing when he won Olympic gold on his last attempt at the Tokyo Games in 2021 (8.41m) and impressively repeated that feat at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest with a jump of 8.52m.
In the interim period, he was crowned 2022 world indoor champion in Belgrade and backed that up with a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon later that summer. He has seven continental titles to his name dating back to 2017.
The 2022 Diamond League champion said: “I was in Doha for the World Championships in 2019, but I’ve never competed at the Diamond League meeting. The conditions in Doha are perfect and there is always a little wind, so I’m hoping to start strong in my 2024 outdoor season.
“The morning final in Glasgow (at the World Athletics Indoor Championships) was not who I am,” he continued, referring to his disappointment in his own performance; “but the competition is getting tough. I have won everything there is to win, but I really want to defend my Olympic title.”
Meanwhile, Olympic and world pole vault champion Katie Moon (USA) will take on fellow world champion Nina Kennedy (AUS) and newly-crowned world indoor champion Molly Caudery (GBR) at the Doha Meeting.
Moon – ranked fifth all-time with a best height of 4.95m – famously shared global gold with Commonwealth champion and Australian record holder Kennedy (4.91m) at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest after an enthralling contest failed to separate them. They were subsequently shortlisted for the 2023 International Fair Play Award as a result of their actions.
The Diamond League is the premier one-day meeting series in athletics. It comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field. Athletes compete for points at the 14 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the two-day Diamond League Final in Brussels on September 13 and 14.