Barshim, Tamberi set for high-profile reunion at Silesia Diamond League

DOHA: High jump legends Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim will face each other once again at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia on August 16...

DOHA: High jump legends Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim will face each other once again at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia on August 16.

Tamberi and Barshim made high jump history in 2021 when they decided to share the gold medal rather than competing in a jump-off at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

That episode one of track and field’s great friendship-rivalries, one which has continued to develop on the Diamond League circuit ever since

The two met at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia in 2023, with Barshim coming out on top thanks to a winning jump of 2.36m.

Tamberi won the following year, jumping 2.31m to claim a crucial victory on the road to his third Diamond League title.