WORLD Indoor Championships finalist Nia Robinson is set to make her Wanda Diamond League debut today when she competes in the women’s long jump at Bauhaus-Galan in Stockholm, Sweden.

The former Rusea’s High athlete who was an All-American (designation awarded to outstanding athletes) at both the junior college and the NCAA level, is in her second season as a professional after graduating from the University of Arkansas. She is the highest-ranked Jamaican in the women’s long jump with a personal best 6.82m.

Robinson told the Jamaica Observer she is excited to make her entry in the Diamond League.

“This is a dream come through for me. I am happy to be competing at this level and it shows that my hard work has been paying off.”

She said that after featuring at the World Indoor Championships in March she has got the taste of international competition and is looking ahead to the Jamaica championships this month.

“I am looking forward to competing at national trials as I am hoping to make the team to go to the Commonwealth Games — that is my aim.”

Robinson, who was third at the Paavo Nurmi Games — a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet — in Turku, Finland, on Wednesday is to face a strong field. Spearheading the big names is world number two-ranked Alexis Brown of the United States. Also down to feature are fourth-ranked Monae Nichols of the USA, fifth-ranked Larissa Iapichino of Italy, and sixth-ranked Malaika Mihambo of Germany.

Another three Jamaicans are set to compete at the fifth stop in the Diamond League series, with women’s shot putter Danniel Thomas-Dodd, Olympic Games men’s discus throw record holder Roje Stona, and 400m hurdler Assinie Wilson also down to take part.

Jamaica champion Thomas-Dodd, ranked seventh globally, is to clash with some of the best in the world in the women’s shot put. She goes up against world leader Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands, number two-ranked Chase Jackson of the USA, and third-ranked Sarah Mitton as well as Fanny Roos of Sweden, who is ranked number sixth.

Stona, ranked seventh in the world, will challenge world leader Matthew Denny of Australia as well as Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia, Lawrence Okoye of Great Britain, and Daniel Stahl of Sweden.

Wilson is the fastest Jamaican man over the 400m hurdles so far this year with 48.29 seconds. He is to take on world leader Alison Dos Santos of Brazil and his compatriot Matheus Lima, as well as Kemorena Tisang of Bostwana.

— Paul Reid