I’ve been paying particular attention to the IAAF’s newly formed Diamond League. This elite group of one-day meetings will start up this summer and provide exciting opportunities to athletes in every track and field event except the hammer throw. The IAAF has set up a slightly disappointing Hammer Throw Challenge series, but the hammer throw has still been left out of the most high profile meets this year.

That is, it has been left out of all of the high profile meets except one. In exchanging e-mails with Prefontaine Classic meet director Tom Jordan yesterday, I was happy to hear that the women’s hammer throw will be added to this year’s Prefontaine Classic....