Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson leads 12 other Jamaicans in action at the season-ending Brussels Diamond League in Belgium today.

The final 16 IAAF Diamond League champions of the season will be revealed following the 16 who were crowned last week in Zurich.

Once again, the winner at the final of each Diamond discipline will be awarded the Diamond Trophy, US$50,000 prize money, plus a wild card for the next IAAF World Championships.

The best athletes of the current season qualified for the final based on points acquired at the 12 preceding IAAF Diamond League meetings. US$100,000 will be awarded in prize money in each event with individual event champions collecting $50,000.

The 16 Diamond League finals will be on show and the new system provides for added suspense and drama, as the points collected at the qualifying meetings have no influence on the outcome of the finals; everyone starts at zero.

This means every athlete arrives at their respective finals with an equal opportunity of winning the overall Diamond Trophy in their event, something which produced some unexpected results in Zurich a week ago.

Thompson, who finished an unexpected fifth at the London World Championships and was second in the 200m final in Zurich, should go one better in the 100m and secure a hefty payday of US$50,000. Her main dangers are in-form of Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast, Blessing Okabare-Ighoteguonor of Nigeria, American Morolake Akinosun, Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago, and the improving Jamaican pair of Jura Levy and Christania Williams.

Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell and in- form Julian Forte line up in a non-Diamond League 100m event. Americans Mike Rodgers, Isiah Young along with James Dasaolu and harry Aikines-Aryeetey of Great Britain and veteran Kim Collins complete the field.

Three Jamaicans in Shericka Jackson, Stephanie-Ann McPherson and Novlene Williams-Mills are down for the 400m, where they will have to contend with Shaunae Miller-Uibo who will be looking to make amends for her World Championships mishap.

The tall Bahamian, while leading fairly comfortably, admitted to looking up at the big screen and misplacing her step just as she appeared destined for gold. In an instant she fell from first and out of the medals into fourth. She ought not to lose this time around.

Having won the 200m Diamond League Trophy last week, Miller-Uibo should collect another, taking her winnings to US$100,000.

Janieve Russell will try her luck in the women’s 400m, while Federick Dacres tackles the big men in the discus and Rasheed Dwyer runs in the men’s 200m.

The emerging Ronald Levy could upset the applecart in the men’s 110m hurdles in the absence of Olympic and world champion Omar McLeod.

Prize money

1st – US$ 50,000

2nd – US$ 20,000

3rd – US$ 10,000

4th – US$ 6000

5th – US$ 5000

6th – US$ 4000

7th – US$ 3000

8th – US$ 2000