World Cup height - according to Hard
- Stake gentlemen: Duplantis, Kendricks and Lisek - all over six meters or more twice were in the summer: laid out for raffle at the highest level.
- Discus gentlemen: The hot Daniel Ståhl in gold.
- 1,500 gentlemen: Two brothers Ingebrigtsen will try raw on "impossible" Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot. Gallop racing is one thing - championships something else.
- 400 hurdles men: Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin may push each other to world records. But who takes it?
- Elevated Ladies: Maria Lasitskene is one of the world's greatest dominators, but the last competition showed that more people can jump high and that she is not unbeatable.
- Ladies' match: Belgian Thiam is an exceptional talent. The personal best in several branches during the summer (including 2.02 in height and 6.86 in length) shows that Carolina Klüft's European record is in danger if Thiam gets it all together.
Hardest hottest Swedes
- Daniel Ståhl - great gold favorite.
- Armand Duplantis - golden chance but close to the top.
- Perseus Karlström, Kim Amb, Angelica Bengtsson, Thobias Montler, Fanny Roos, Erika Kinsey - top 6/8 on a good day. Medal would be a rattle.
Hard duels
- Warholm / Benjamin on 400 hedges.
- Duplantis / Kendricks / Lisek in rod.
- Ingebrigtsen / Cheruiyot of 1,500 (if Kenyan can handle Kenyan withdrawals).
- Elaine Thompson / Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at 100m. Prestigious among the world's fastest from Jamaica.
- Catherine Ibarguen / Yulimar Rojas in three steps. Colombia v Venezuela. Have dueled for the last World Cup and Olympic Games and won one each.