American sprinter Grant Holloway to headline hurdles in Paris where he is set to renew rivalry with Wilhem Belocian.
Paris Olympic gold medallist in the 110m hurdles Grant Holloway will headline the sprint hurdles at the Meeting de Paris in June.
The American will come up against world indoor silver medallist Wilhem Belocian in the French Capital.
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Three-time world champion Holloway will return to Paris with fond memories. He won at the 2023 Meeting de Paris in 12.98, then almost matched that time when winning Olympic gold in the French capital one year later.
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Holloway is the second-fastest man in history of hurdles with a personal best of 12.81 seconds, set at the U.S. Olympic Trials on June 26, 2021.
The 27-year-old is also the world indoor record holder in 60m hurdles with a time of 7.27 seconds set at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. More recently, he won his third world indoor title, finishing ahead of Belocian.
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The duo will renew their rivalry on Belocian’s home soil in June. Belocian is excited to come up against Holloway, insisting that he has a point to prove and will use the event to build momentum ahead of the World Championships set for Tokyo.
“This summer, the objective will be to continue this momentum and validate my two indoor medals,” Belocian told World Athletics.
“I need to regularly compete against the very best athletes and the Meeting de Paris will give me a great opportunity to do just that.”
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European champion Samba-Mayela, meanwhile, will be racing in France for the first time since earning Olympic silver. The 2022 world indoor champion, who broke the French outdoor record with 12.31 when winning European gold last year, joined Tonja Buford-Bailey’s training group in Texas in the off season.
“Competing in Paris, in front of a French crowd and my loved ones, will naturally be extra special,” she said.
“Less than a year on from the incredible Olympic experience, I’m looking forward to showing what I’m made of on the Charléty track and reliving the thrilling atmosphere.”
Samba-Mayela holds European under-18 bests in the 60m and 100m hurdles.