2020 Diamond League Explained

2020 Diamond League
Edition:11th
Dates:11 June – 17 October
Meetings:11
Diamond Races:24
Previous:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 Diamond League was the eleventh season of the annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by World Athletics. The competition marked the first major revision to the top level athletics series since its foundation in 2010. The number of Diamond Discipline events was reduced from 32 to 24, and the dual-meet final format was due to be replaced by a single final, which would have expanded the number of meetings to 15. A second Chinese meeting was added to the calendar. The reduction of events was aimed at allowing a standardised 90-minute television format for the series. Each meeting will host 11 or 12 Diamond Discipline events and some of these events will not be broadcast. Events losing Diamond Discipline status will feature on the World Athletics Continental Tour, which will replace the IAAF World Challenge as the second tier of track and field meetings.[1]

Compared with the previous year, the Birmingham meeting moved venues to Gateshead due to stadium renovations, while the Prefontaine Classic was due to return to Eugene, Oregon following completion of its renovation. The Doha Diamond League will also return to the Qatar Sports Club, the home of the Qatari Diamond League between 2010 and 2018. The Golden Gala was originally due be held at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples instead of Rome, due to the renovation of the Olympic Stadium.[2] Initial plans for the 2020 season were to remove the Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics from the series and condense the calendar into a much shorter time-frame, but these plans were abandoned after a five-year title sponsorship deal with Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Due to then ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the format was changed. The series will no longer be a structured series of events leading up to a final and athletes will not earn Diamond League points.[7]

Schedule

The following nine meetings are scheduled to be included in the 2020 season (note: schedule was revised due to the pandemic and meetings in London, Eugene, Paris, Rabat, Gateshead and Shanghai were cancelled:[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

LegDateMeetStadiumCityCountryEvents (M+W)
(1)Oslo Bislett GamesBislett StadiumOslo4+0
(2)Weltklasse ZürichLetzigrundZürich2+1
3HerculisStade Louis IIFontvieille8+6
4BAUHAUS-galanStockholm Olympic StadiumStockholm8+8
5AthletissimaStade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne1+1
6AG Memorial Van DammeKing Baudouin StadiumBrussels4+4
7Golden Gala - Pietro MenneaStadio OlimpicoRome8+6
8Doha Diamond LeagueQatar Sports ClubDoha6+5
= Event was modified to no-spectator multi-place interactive event.

Men

Track

1Oslo Bislett Games
10.59
--------
2Weltklasse Zürich-
20.65
-------
3Herculis-
19.76 - WL
-
1.43.15

3.28.45 -WL

12.35.36 -WR

13.11

47.10 - WL -MR

8:08.04 - WL
4BAUHAUS-galan-
20.61

45.05 - SB

1.43.76

3.30.25
--
46.87 - AR, WL, DLR, MR, PB
-
5Stade Olympique de la Pontaise---------
6AG Memorial Van Damme-
20.39 -
--
3:30.69
--
47.07 MR
-
7Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea
9.96 -
-
45.21
---
13.15

47.07 MR
-
8Doha Diamond League-
20.23 NR, PB

45.55

1:44.16 SB

3:30.51 NR, PB
-
13.15 PB
--

Field

1Oslo Bislett Games---
5.86

21.03

65.92
-
2Weltklasse Zürich-
17.40
-
5.81
---
3Herculis---
6.00
---
4BAUHAUS-galan
8.09 - SB
--
6.01 -WL, MR
-
69.17
-
5Stade Olympique de la Pontaise---
6.07 WL, DLR, MR
---
6AG Memorial Van Damme---
6.00 - MR
---
7Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea--
2.30 m

6.15 - WL, DLR, NR, PB

21.09
--
8Doha Diamond League---
5.82 =MR
---

Women

Track

1Oslo Bislett Games---------
2Weltklasse Zürich---------
3Herculis
11.16
-
50.50 - WL
--
14:22.12 - WL, MR
---
4BAUHAUS-galan
11.20
-
51.94

1:59.68

3:57.86 - WL
-
12.88

54.68
-
5Stade Olympique de la Pontaise---------
6AG Memorial Van Damme
11.43
-
52.13
---
13.21
--
7Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea
10.85 - WL
-
50.98

1:59.76
--
12.72

53.90
-
8Doha Diamond League
10.87
--
1:57.68 - WL, PB
-
8:22.54 - WL

12.78 - SB
--

Field

1Oslo Bislett Games-------
2Weltklasse Zürich---
4.66 - SB
---
3Herculis-
14.27 - SB

1.98
----
4BAUHAUS-galan--
2.00 - WL

4.69 - WL
---
5Stade Olympique de la Pontaise---
4.72
---
6AG Memorial Van Damme--
1.91
----
7Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea--
1.98
----
8Doha Diamond League
6.91 - SB
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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/diamond-league-2020-season-meetings IAAF Diamond League reaches agreement on meetings for 2020 season
  2. Web site: Naples to host Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in 2020 . . 10 January 2020 . 10 January 2020.
  3. https://www.athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/gateshead-included-in-2020-diamond-league-season-1039926187/ Gateshead included in 2020 Diamond League season
  4. https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/zurich-to-host-diamond-league-final-in-2020-a Zurich to host Diamond League final in 2020 and 2021 as the League undergoes reform to become stronger and more relevant to athletes and fans
  5. https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/wanda-group-title-sponsor-for-diamond-league IAAF announces Wanda Group in landmark title sponsorship of Diamond League
  6. Web site: Athletics: Stockholm loses Diamond League status . O'Connor, Philip . . 20 September 2019 . 20 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Wanda Diamond League announces updates to 2020 calendar. . en . 2020-06-26 . 2020-07-13.
  8. Web site: IAAF Diamond League Reaches Agreement on Meetings for 2020 Season . . 21 October 2019.
  9. Web site: IAAF Diamond League Reaches Agreement On Meetings For 2020 Season . Runnerspace USATF.tv . 23 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Coronavirus: Opening 2020 Diamond League meetings postponed . . 17 March 2020 . 23 March 2020.
  11. Web site: Wanda Diamond League to postpone May meetings . . 26 March 2020 . 27 March 2020.
  12. Web site: Calendar - Diamond League. 2020-07-13. Diamond League.