German shot putter Yemisi Ogunleye (© Christel Saneh for World Athletics)
Olympic shot put champion Yemisi Ogunleye of Germany will take on two-time world champion Chase Jackson and world indoor champion Sarah Mitton at the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe – a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold fixture – on 7 February.
The last time the three women met indoors was at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. Mitton emerged victorious on that occasion while Yemisi threw a PB of 20.19m to take a surprise silver ahead of Jackson.
Ogunleye went on to spring another surprise at the Olympic Games in Paris, taking gold with an outdoor PB of 20.00m. Jackson missed out on making the final while Mitton placed 12th, but both women rebounded after, Jackson throwing a season’s best of 20.64m in Lausanne and Mitton winning the Diamond League Final.
Two-time world champion Malaika Mihambo is also set to compete in Karlsruhe. The 2021 Olympic champion will take on compatriot Mikaelle Assani, who placed fourth at the World Indoor Championships last year.
In the pole vault, European champion Angelica Moser will take on two-time European indoor silver medallist Tina Sutej and Olympic finalist Elisa Molinarolo of Italy.
Meanwhile, in the men’s 60m hurdles 2022 European champion Asier Martinez will clash with France’s 2021 European indoor champion Wilhem Belocian and two-time German champion Manuel Mordi.
