Fresh from regaining her hepthathlon world title in Oregon this week, Belgian star Nafi Thiam can set her sights on a world class showdown with Wanda Diamond League title favourite Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the women’s high jump in Brussels later this season.
Thiam overcame reigning world champion Katharina Johnson-Thompson to claim her second title at the World Athletics Championships on Monday, and can now look forward to a single event battle with Mahuchikh, who is herself hoping to claim a first world title in Oregon.
It will be the Belgian’s first Diamond League appearance since she competed in Brussels three years ago and a chance to pick up her first win on the circuit since her long jump triumph in Birmingham in 2019.
Thiam will be hoping that home advantage can help her spring a surprise against Mahuchikh, who will compete for the women’s high jump world title on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian star is out to make 2022 a year of global gongs, as she looks to add a first world title and a first Diamond League title to the world indoor gold she picked up in March.
Having missed out on the title by a whisker in a dramatic final last season, she is already dominating this year’s Diamond League with victories Eugene, Rabat and Paris.