Zurich hosts Diamond League before Brussels final - live on BBC

Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen will renew their rivalry in Zurich

Josh Kerr will be reunited with rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen as the Diamond League season nears its conclusion in Zurich on Thursday - the penultimate event in the 2024 series before September's two-day Final in Brussels.

A star-studded line-up has been confirmed for Zurich, where athletes have their last opportunity to earn points and secure qualification for the winner-takes-all Diamond League final in Brussels from 13-14 September.

In addition to winning the Diamond Trophy, each of the 32 champions crowned across the 16 disciplines in the Belgian capital will receive £24,000 in prize money.

You can watch the action from Zurich on BBC Two from 19:00 BST on Thursday, as well as on the BBC Sport website and app.

Coverage of the Brussels final is also available on BBC Two from 19:00 on Friday, 13 September and BBC Three on Saturday, 14 September.

Olympic silver medallist Kerr and 5,000m champion Ingebrigtsen will go head-to-head for the first time since American Cole Hocker - also on the start line in Zurich - claimed a shock 1500m gold at Paris 2024.

GB's Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita will contest the women's 100m as Zurich hosts the 14th meeting in the 2024 series, which has taken place across four continents since opening in Xiamen, China in April.

Botswana's Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo claimed a 100m victory at last week's meeting in Rome.

Who is competing at Zurich Diamond League?

As athletes aim to finish the Olympic year strong, Zurich is set to host high-quality competition - not least in the men's 1500m which features the top four from a dramatic Olympic final.

In Paris, Hocker took gold in an Olympic record three minutes 27.65 seconds after finding space on the inside down the home straight as world champion Kerr and defending Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen battled for gold.

Ingebrigtsen faded to finish fourth behind American Yared Nuguse, who will also compete in Zurich, as Kerr took silver to upgrade his Tokyo bronze in a thrilling race - although the Norwegian bounced back to take the Olympic 5,000m title.

Asher-Smith and Neita will look to continue their strong end to the season as they come up against Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred, of St Lucia, and American silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson.

Tebogo is back in action, this time in the 200m where he has American trio Fred Kerley, Kenneth Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton for company.

Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Georgia Bell races in the women's 800m, alongside British team-mate Jemma Reekie and Kenya's reigning world champion Mary Moraa.

Karsten Warholm (men's 400m hurdles), Grant Holloway (men's 110m hurdles), Beatrice Chebet (women's 5,000m), Miltiadis Tentoglou (men's long jump) and Ryan Crouser (men's shot put) are also among the global stars in action.

On Wednesday night, Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis beat Norwegian 400m hurdler Warholm in an exhibition 100m showdown.

How does the Diamond League work?

Athletes compete for points at the 14 regular series meetings from May to September.

Those points are awarded on a scale from eight for first place to one for eighth place.

After the 14th meeting in Zurich, the top six ranked athletes in the field events, the top eight in track events from 100m-800m, and the top 10 in distances from 1500m upwards qualify for the final.

In each discipline, one athlete may also qualify by a national or global wildcard.

The two-day final in Brussels is a winner-takes-all competition to be crowned Diamond League champion.

You can view the current standings in each event on the Diamond League website here.