World champions Piotr Malachowski, Christina Schwanitz and Katharina Molitor will lead their respective fields at the Doha 2016 Meeting on Friday May 6, the opening meeting the seventh season of the IAAF Diamond League series.

Malachowski will lead a podium reunion from the 2015 World Championships in the discus throw, the sole men’s throw event on this year’s programme. Schwanitz meanwhile will head the field in the shot put and her German compatriot Molitor in the javelin throw.

“We’ve witnessed some memorable performances in the throws events in Doha in recent years,” said Qatar Athletics Federation President Dahlan Al Hamad. “We hope to see that tradition grow this year, especially with world champions Piotr Malachowski, Christina Schwanitz and Katharina Molitor kicking off their IAAF Diamond League and Olympic seasons here against very strong and competitive fields.”

Malachowski, who also struck Olympic silver in 2008 and world silver in 2009 and 2013, is no stranger to Doha, winning here in 2012 and 2014, two of the three seasons in which he won the Diamond Race Trophy. The 32-year-old also took the series’ top honour in 2010, its inaugural season. With a career best of 71.84m, Malachowski ranks fifth on the all-time list.