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Wanda Diamond League reveals 2025 monitor and discipline schedule

October 2, 2024
Ibrahim

On Wednesday, the Wanda Diamond League revealed its extremely anticipated 2025 season schedule, that includes 15 thrilling meets throughout 4 continents and 13 nations. The season kicks off on April 26 in Xiamen, China, and concludes with the Diamond League Last at Weltklasse Zurich on Aug. 27-28.

This upcoming season aligns with the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, set for Sept. 13-21, giving athletes a number of probabilities to hit qualifying occasions and requirements main as much as the key competitors of the yr.

All 32 Diamond League champions will likely be topped on the 2025 collection ultimate in Zurich, with a report prize pool of USD 9.24 million, together with the distinguished Diamond Trophy. The competitors stays one of many sport’s most sought-after titles outdoors the World Championships and Olympic Video games.

The Street to the Diamond League Last begins in Xiamen on April 26, adopted by one other meet in China, scheduled for Could 3 in Shanghai. From there, the collection strikes to Doha, Rabat, and Rome, marking the beginning of the European leg. In June and July, the Diamond League will go to a number of the sport’s most iconic venues, together with Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Monaco and London. The Prefontaine Traditional in Eugene, Ore., a fan favorite for the North American viewers, shifts from its conventional Could date to later within the season—July 5.

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Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen edges out Olympic champion Cole Hocker to win the 2024 Diamond League males’s 1,500m title in Brussels. Picture: Diamond League AG

Every monitor and discipline self-discipline will likely be contested between 4 and 7 occasions all through the 14 meets, giving athletes loads of alternatives to qualify for the Diamond League Last.

This previous season, Sarah Mitton made historical past as the primary Canadian feminine athlete to win a Diamond League title in a discipline occasion. Canada’s Marco Arop took bronze on the Diamond League Last after a record-setting 800m season, throughout which he additionally earned his first Olympic medal at Paris 2024.

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Sarah Mitton of New Glasgow, N.S. grew to become the primary Canadian feminine discipline athlete to win a Diamond League title. Picture: Diamond League AG

2025 Wanda Diamond League Schedule:

  • April 26: Xiamen, China
  • Could 3: Shanghai/Suzhou, China
  • Could 16: Doha, Qatar
  • Could 25: Rabat, Morocco
  • June 6: Rome
  • June 12: Oslo
  • June 15: Stockholm
  • June 20: Paris
  • July 5: Eugene, U.S.
  • July 11: Monaco
  • July 19: London
  • Aug. 16: Silesia, Poland
  • Aug. 20: Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Aug. 22: Brussels
  • Aug. 27-28: Zurich (Diamond League Last)

Diamond League to double prize cash for 2025 season

Different Key Dates for 2025:

  • March 5-8: 2025 European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
  • March 21-23: 2025 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China
  • July 24-27: Bell Canadian Observe and Area Championships in Ottawa, Canada
  • July 31-Aug. 3: U.S. Observe and Area Championships (Location TBA)
  • Sept. 13-21: 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan