- The Prefontaine Classic 2025 will take place on Saturdy, July 5 at the Hayward Field, in Eugene, United States.
- Some of the star athletes who compete in the Prefontaine Classic 2025 are Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet, Julien Alfred and Kishane Thompson.
- The Prefontaine Classic will be aired on Peacock, NBC and SuperSport.
The long wait is almost over! On Saturday, July 5, the Prefontaine Classic 2025 will take place at the Hayward Field in Eugene, United States.
Athletics fans should get ready for hotly contested events because the organizers of the Prefontaine Classic 2025 have assembled strong entry fields in different categories.
From 10000m world record holder Beatrice Chebet to Jamaica’s sprint sensation Kishane Thompson, the unparalleled Prefontaine Classic 2025 roster has numerous Olympic champions and world beaters.
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SportPesa Blog has compiled all the necessary details you need to know: The full schedule, dates, top athletes and how to watch the Prefontaine Classic 2025.
When is the Prefontaine Classic 2025?
The Prefontaine Classic, which is also known as the Eugene Diamond League, will take place on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the Hayward Field.
Who are the top athletes set to compete at the Prefontaine Classic 2025?
The Prefontaine Classic will feature star-studded fields in different categories particularly the 5000m women, 1500m women, 100m men and 3000m steeplechase women.
The 1500m women’s field has the likes of the multiple Diamond League trophy winner Faith Kipyegon and 2024 Paris Olympic Games medalists Jessica Hull and Georgia Hunter Bell.
Meanwhile, Faith Cherotich, who has dominated the women’s 3000m steeplechase this season, will battle it out for glory against the likes of Winfred Yavi and Peruth Chemutai.
Similar to the women’s 1500m and 3000m steeplechase entries, the Prefontaine Classic 2025 organizers have also put a deep 5000m women’s field that has brilliant runners such as Chebet and Gudaf Tsegay, Medina Eisa.
Apart from Chebet, several other stars like Agnes Ngetich Jebet will also be in the mix since the race will be used by Athletics Kenya (AK) to select a formidable team for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships 2025.
Some of the big names that will participate in the 100m men’s race are Thompson, Zharnel Hughes and Trayvon Bromell.
Furthermore, the 100m women’s entry is also made up of talented runners including the reigning Olympic Games champion Julien Alfred and the one-time world champion Sha’Carri Richardson of the United States.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who produced excellent displays at the recently ended Grand Slam Track Series 2025, will also be in contention
Prefontaine Classic 2025 complete schedule (in East Africa Time)
- 8:00 PM – Men’s Hammer Throw
- 8:50 PM – Men’s Discus Throw
- 9:10 PM – Men’s 10,000m
- 9:25 PM – Women’s Hammer Throw
- 10:00 PM – Women’s Para Athletics 100m Mixed Classification
- 10:07 PM – Men’s Para Athletics 100m Mixed Classification
- 10:14 PM – Women’s Para Athletics 800m T54
- 10:24 PM – Men’s Para Athletics 200m T62/T64
- 10:27 PM – DL Women’s Shot Put
- 10:30 PM – Men’s Pole Vault
- 10:35 PM – Women’s 100m Invite
- 10:38 PM – DL Women’s Long Jump
- 10:44 PM – Women’s 100m Hurdles
- 10:51 PM – Men’s International Mile
- 11:04 PM – DL Men’s 400m Hurdles
- 11:12 PM – DL Men’s 100m
- 11:20 PM – DL Women’s 5000m
- 11:43 PM – DL Men’s 400m
- 11:46 PM – DL Women’s Discus Throw
- 11:51 PM – Women’s 400m
- 11:56 PM – DL Men’s Shot Put
- 11:58 PM – DL Women’s 1500m
- 00:09 AM – DL Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
- 00:25 AM – DL Men’s 200m
- 00:34 AM – DL Women’s Mutola 800m
- 00:44 AM – DL Women’s 100m
- 00:50 AM – DL Men’s Bowerman Mile
How to watch the Prefontaine Classic 2025
Athletics fans in the United States can stream the event live on NBC and Peacock.
In addition, SuperSport, which has the rights to broadcast Diamond League meetings this year will air the Prefontaine Classic 2025.