From the CITIUS MAG Preview of the Zurich Diamond League final: “Yared Nuguse’s Final Shot For Tokyo This is do or die for Olympic bronze medalist Yared Nuguse’s chances of qualifying for the 2025 World Championships after fading in the closing lap of the U.S. Championships and finishing fifth. He bounced back by winning the Silesia Diamond League with a tactical 3:33.19, which assured his spot in the final. In Brussels last week, Nuguse took third behind two talented youngsters, 20-year-old Niels Laros and 19-year-old Phanuel Koech. Laros could be a real problem in Zurich as well as he and Azeddine Habz are the only men with multiple DL wins this season and Laros has won both their head-to-head matchups. But Nuguse is no underdog – he may be 0-2 against Laros this year, but he’s 7-2 against the Dutchman over their careers. And a particularly fast pace could help Nuguse, whose PB is nearly two full seconds faster than Laros. But unlike some of the other events, where the proximity to Worlds has scared off a lot of the top competition, this event features a lot of talent – not just Laros, Habz, and Koech but also 2019 World champ Timothy Cheruiyot, who’s bounced back into shape this year, and two other DL winners this season: Isaac Nader of Portugal and Samuel Philstrom of Sweden. This one is winnable for Nuguse, but it’s no gimme.” Read more here: https://citiusmag.com/articles/zurich-diamond-league-final-2025-preview