The Kenyan distance quintet of world 1,500m silver and bronze medallists Dorcus Ewoi and Reynold Cheruiyot, Under-20 1,500m record holder Phanuel Koech and world 3,000m steeplechase bronze medallist Edmund Serem—alongside his brother Amos—will be in focus this Sunday at the Silesia Diamond League.
Amos and Edmund Serem, face the tough task of taking on Morocco’s two-time Olympic champion, Soufiane El Bakkali.
Amos previously beat El Bakkali to win the 2024 Diamond League final in Brussels (8:06.90 to 8:08.60), but he has struggled to regain form following a 2025 injury.
His outings this year include an 11th-place finish at the Kip Keino Classic in April (8:54.45), ninth at the African Senior Championships in May (8:53.76), 10th in Doha in June (8:41.52), 10th in Monaco in July (8:21.30) and 13th in Oordegem on August 1 (8:39.38).
By contrast, his younger brother Edmund arrives in high spirits after capturing the Commonwealth Games steeplechase title in Glasgow with a time of 8:18.23.
Edmund currently sits tied for first in the Diamond League standings with El Bakkali on 24 points, following strong performances in Morocco (fourth, 8:01.61), Stockholm (second, 8:12.27), Paris (third, 8:08.54) and Monaco (third, 8:11.15).
In the men’s 1,500m, Cheruiyot aims to bounce back from an inconsistent season.
He started by winning the 2km loop at the Sirikwa Classic in February (5:52) and taking second in the 1,500m at the Kip Keino Classic in April (3:34.73). After placing second in the 3,000m at the Shanghai Diamond League in May (7:26.11), his results dipped with a seventh-place finish in Rabat (3:32.00), ninth in the Oslo Mile (3:49.72), fifth in Paris (3:30.28) and 11th in the Prefontaine Classic Mile (3:34.74).
Meanwhile, Koech enters Silesia riding the momentum of his victory at the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix on July 14, where he won the 1,500m in 3:31.09, edging out compatriot Danson Kiplangat (3:31.10) and Portugal’s Jose Pinto (3:31.47).
In the women’s events, Ewoi targets her second Diamond League podium of the season.
She opened her campaign with a fifth-place finish in Shanghai (3:57.74) and fourth in Xiamen (3:58.91), before finishing second in the Prefontaine Classic Mile (4:17.62), just behind America’s Nikki Hiltz (4:17.49).
