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Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi, who shared the Olympic high jump title in 2021, will meet again at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Silesia, Poland on July 16.
Joint Olympic high jump champions Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi will go head to head once again at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Silesia on July 16, as both look to emulate their 2021 form in their bids for the world and Diamond League titles this year.
Tamberi and Barshim stole headlines and hearts across the world when they spontaneously agreed to share the gold medal after tying on both height and countback at the men’s high jump final at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.
It was a moment which cemented an already firm friendship and made the two stars instant legends of athletics.
The two high jumpers are also among the most successful athletes in Diamond League history, with 24 victories and five series titles between them since Barshim first won the Diamond Trophy back in 2014.
Tamberi is the reigning Diamond League champion after successfully defending the title in a thrilling final at the Sechselautenplatz in Zurich last September, while Barshim has won the Diamond Trophy three times in 2014, 2015 and 2017.