2021 Diamond League Explained

2021 Diamond League
Edition:	12th
Dates:	23 May – 9 September
Meetings:	14
Diamond Races:	32
Total Prize Money:	7,000,000
Previous:	2020
Next:	2022

The 2021 Diamond League, also known as the 2021 Wanda Diamond League for sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth season of the annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by World Athletics. The 2021 season sees an increase back to 32 Diamond Disciplines from the 24 originally planned for the 2020 Diamond League. The final used a new format which took place over two days on 8 - 9 September in one final meet, the Weltklasse Zürich, as had been planned to be introduced in 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

A new award will be introduced for the "Best Performing Athletes" which will recognize ten athletes (five men and five women) for consistent top placements. US$50,000 will be awarded to one man and one woman in each of the sprints, hurdles, distance runnings, jumps, and throws.^[1]

Schedule

The following fourteen meetings are scheduled to be included in the 2021 season.^[2]

Leg	Date	Meet	Stadium	City	Country	Events (M+W)
1		Müller Grand Prix Gateshead	Gateshead International Stadium	Gateshead		7 + 7 = 14
2		Doha Diamond League	Qatar Sports Club Stadium	Doha		7 + 7 = 14
3		Golden Gala – Pietro Mennea	Stadio Luigi Ridolfi	Florence		7 + 7 = 14
4		Bislett Games	Bislett Stadium	Oslo		7 + 6 = 13
5		BAUHAUS-galan	Stockholm Olympic Stadium	Stockholm		7 + 7 = 14
6		Herculis EBS	Stade Louis II	Monaco		7 + 7 = 14
7		Müller British Grand Prix (Anniversary Games)	Gateshead International Stadium	Gateshead		7 + 7 = 14
8		Diamond League Shanghai (cancelled)	Shanghai Stadium	Shanghai		7 + 8 = 15
9		Prefontaine Classic	Hayward Field	Eugene		7 + 7 = 14
10		Diamond League Shenzhen (cancelled)	TBD	Shenzhen		7 + 7 = 14
11		Athletissima	Stade olympique de la Pontaise	Lausanne		7 + 7 = 14
12		Meeting de Paris	Stade Sébastien Charléty	Paris		7 + 7 = 14
13		Allianz Memorial Van Damme	King Baudouin Stadium	Brussels		7 + 7 = 14
14		Weltklasse Zürich	Letzigrund	Zürich		16 + 16 = 32

The Bislett Games in Oslo were originally scheduled to be the fourth meeting on 10 June, but on 10 April was delayed to an undetermined date (later scheduled for 1 July).^{[3] [4]} On April 16 the first meeting on the calendar, Meeting de Rabat, was cancelled and the British Grand Prix in Gateshead was reintroduced to take its place on the same date. Additionally, the Golden Gala was relocated from Rome to Florence and pushed back to 10 June.^[5] On 7 May, UK Athletics announced the Anniversary Games will be relocated from the London Stadium due to the prohibitive costs of repurposing the stadium for only the meeting.^[6] On 27 May the Anniversary Games were confirmed to be moved to Gateshead and renamed the Müller British Grand Prix.^[7]

Results

Men

Track

1	Gateshead 1	-	20.33	-	-	3:36.27	13:08.52	-	-	8:30.20
2	Doha	-	19.88	44.27	1:43.91	3:30.48	-	-	47.38	-
3	Florence	10.08	-	44.76	-	-	12:48.45	13.01 =	-	8:08.54
4	Oslo	-	20.09	-	-	-	7:26.25 (3000 m)	-	46.70	-
5	Stockholm	10.03	-	44.63	1:43.84	3:32.30	-	-	47.34	-
6	Monaco	9.91	-	-	1:42.91	3:28.28	-	-	47.08	8:07.75
7	Gateshead 2	9.98	-	-	1:44.76	-	7:27.64 (3000 m)	13.22	-	-
8	Eugene	9.74	19.52	-	1:44.51	-	-	-	-	-
9	Lausanne	-	19.65	-	1:44.50	-	7:33.06 (3000 m)	13.07	-	-
10	Paris	-	19.79	-	1:43.94	-	-	13.03	-	8:07.12
11	Brussels	9.94	-	44.03	-	3:33.20	-	-	48.23	-
12	Zürich	9.87	19.70	44.41	1:44.56	3:31.37	12:58.65	13.06	47.35	8:17.45

Field

1	Gateshead 1	8.11 m	-	-	5.74 m	-	-	81.18 m
2	Doha	-	-	2.33 m	-	21.63 m	-	-
3	Florence	-	-	2.33 m	-	21.47 m	-	-
4	Oslo	-	17.24 m	-	6.01 m	-	68.65 m	-
5	Stockholm	8.55 m	-	-	6.02 m	-	68.64 m	-
6	Monaco	8.24 m	-	2.32 m	-	-	-	-
7	Gateshead 2	-	17.50 m	2.25 m	-	-	-	85.25 m
8	Eugene	-	17.63 m	-	-	23.15 m	-	-
9	Lausanne	-	-	-	5.82 m	22.81 m	-	88.54 m
10	Paris	-	16.97 m	-	6.01 m	-	-	85.98 m
11	Brussels	7.99 m	-	-	6.05 m	-	69.31 m	-
12	Zürich	8.17 m	17.70 m	2.34 m	6.06 m	22.67 m	66.49 m	89.11 m

Women

Track

1	Gateshead 1	11.35	-	51.86	-	4:03.73	-	13.28	-	-
2	Doha	10.84	-	-	1:58.26	-	8:27.49 (3000 m)	-	-	9:00.67
3	Florence	-	22.06	-	-	3:53.63	-	12.38	53.44	-
4	Oslo	10.91	-	-	1:57.60	-	14:26.38	-	53.33	-
5	Stockholm	-	22.10	-	1:56.28	-	-	-	52.37	9:04.34
6	Monaco	-	22.23	-	1:56.73	3:51.07	-	-	-	9:03.82
7	Gateshead 2	-	22.43	50.44	-	-	-	12.69	53.24	-
8	Eugene	10.54	22.06	-	1:55.04	3:53.23	-	-	52.77	8:53.65
9	Lausanne	10.60	-	50.40	-	4:02.24	-	-	53.05	-
10	Paris	10.72	-	50.12	-	-	8:19.08 (3000 m)	12.50	54.44	-
11	Brussels	-	21.84	-	1:58.09	-	14:25.34	12.69	-	-
12	Zürich	10.65	21.78	49.88	1:57.98	3:58.33	14:28.98	12.42	52.80	9:07.33

Field

1	Gateshead 1	-	14.29 m	1.91 m	-	18.16 m	-	-
2	Doha	-	15.11 m	-	4.84 m	-	61.35 m	-
3	Florence	6.74 m	-	-	4.91 m	-	66.90 m	-
4	Oslo	6.86 m	-	-	-	-	-	62.62 m
5	Stockholm	6.88 m	-	2.03 m	-	19.26 m	-	-
6	Monaco	-	14.75 m	-	4.90 m	-	-	63.08 m
7	Gateshead 2	6.77 m	-	-	4.76 m	-	-	-
8	Eugene	-	-	1.98 m	4.82 m	-	-	-
9	Lausanne	6.85 m	15.56 m	1.98 m	-	-	-	-
10	Paris	-	-	1.98 m	-	-	66.08 m	-
11	Brussels	-	-	2.02 m	-	-	66.47 m	-
12	Zürich	6.96 m	15.48 m	2.05 m	5.01 m	19.41 m	69.20 m	65.26 m

Diamond League Final

Men

100 m Men^[8]
Rank	Lane/Order	Name	Nationality	Result	Reaction Time	Notes
	5	Fred Kerley		9.87	0.134
	6	Andre De Grasse		9.89	0.110	=PB
	4	Ronnie Baker		9.91	0.134
4	7	Trayvon Bromell		9.96	0.127
5	8	Akani Simbine	South Africa	10.10	0.113
6	2	Rohan Browning	Australia	10.18	0.127
7	3	Michael Rodgers		10.23	0.152
8	9	Silvan Wicki	Switzerland	10.25	0.127
9	1	Yupun Abeykoon	Sri Lanka	10.25	0.120
200 m Men^[9]
	7	Kenneth Bednarek		19.70	0.165
	6	Andre De Grasse		19.70	0.160
	5	Fred Kerley		19.83	0.137
4	8	Aaron Brown		20.13	0.147
5	4	Josephus Lyles		20.13	0.182
6	3	Isaac Makwala	Botswana	20.31	0.167
7	2	Vernon Norwood		20.46	0.150
8	1	William Reais	Switzerland	20.49	0.157
400 m Men
	4	Michael Cherry		44.41	0.179
	5	Kirani James	Grenada	44.42	0.154
	6	Deon Lendore	Trinidad and Tobago	44.81	0.187
4	8	Vernon Norwood		44.84	0.166
5	3	Liemarvin Bonevacia		45.35	0.156
6	7	Isaac Makwala	Botswana	45.41	0.198
7	2	Ricky Petrucciani	Switzerland	46.38	0.165
8	1	Davide Re		46.64	0.146
110 m hurdles Men
	4	Devon Allen		13.06	0.115	SB
	7	Ronald Levy	Jamaica	13.06	0.128	SB
	5	Hansle Parchment	Jamaica	13.17	0.132
4	3	Daniel Roberts		13.31	0.173
5	2	Paolo Dal Molin		13.43	0.135
6	8	Finley Gaio	Switzerland	13.72	0.135
7	1	Koen Smet		13.77	0.132
	6	Jason Joseph	Switzerland	DQ	False Start
400 m hurdles Men
	7	Karsten Warholm		47.35	0.150
	6	Alison dos Santos	Brazil	47.81	0.181
	5	Kyron McMaster	British Virgin Islands	48.24	0.160
4	3	Rasmus Mägi	Estonia	48.84	0.158
5	8	Constantin Preis		49.08	0.259
6	2	Ramsey Angela		49.39	0.167
7	1	Chris McAlister	Great Britain	49.73	0.168
	4	Yasmani Copello		DQ	False Start
800 m Men
	7	Emmanuel Korir	Kenya	1:44.56
	6	Ferguson Rotich	Kenya	1:44.96
	3	Clayton Murphy		1:45.21
4	5	Marco Arop		1:45.23
5	4	Elliot Giles	Great Britain	1:45.25
6	1	Isaiah Harris		1:45.70
7	8-1	Amel Tuka	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1:46.19
8	2	Wyclife Kinyamal	Kenya	1:46.52
	8-2	Patryk Sieradzki	Poland	DNF		Pacemaker
1500 m Men
	8	Timothy Cheruiyot	Kenya	3:31.37
	9	Jakob Ingebrigtsen		3:31.45
	7	Stewart McSweyn	Australia	3:32.14
4	5	Oliver Hoare	Australia	3:32.66		PB
5	6	Mohamed Katir		3:32.77
6	2	Ronald Kwemoi	Kenya	3:33.34		PB
7	4	Charles Cheboi Simotwo	Kenya	3:34.24
8	3	Ignacio Fontes		3:34.45
9	1	Birgin Bethwell	Kenya	3:46.01
	10	Erik Sowinski		DNF		Pacemaker
3000 m steeplechase Men
	8	Benjamin Kigen	Kenya	8:17.45
	9	Soufiane El Bakkali	Morocco	8:17.70
	6	Abraham Kibiwot	Kenya	8:18.16
4	3	Leonar Bett	Kenya	8:20.20
5	7	Getnet Wale	Ethiopia	8:21.11
6	5	Tadese Takele	Ethiopia	8:21.68
7	2	Hillary Bor		8:24.81
8	4	Ahmed Abelwahled		8:25.06
9	1	Mohamed Tindouft	Morocco	8:25.33
	10	Wilberforce C. Kones	Kenya	DNF		Pacemaker
5000 m Men
	9	Berihu Aregawi	Ethiopia	12:58.65
	5	Birhanu Balew	Bahrain	13:01.27
	2	Jacob Krop	Kenya	13:01.81
4	1	Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli	Kenya	13:02.43
5	7	Yomif Kejelcha	Ethiopia	13:04.29
6	8	Michael Kibet	Kenya	13:15.36
7	11	Jonas Raess	Switzerland	13:43.47
8	6	Andrew Butchart	Great Britain	14:03.13
	3	Birgen Bethwell	Kenya	DNF		Pacemaker
	10	Jerry Motsau	South Africa	DNF
	4	Matthew Ramsden	Australia	DNF		Pacemaker
Pole Vault Men
	6	Armand Duplantis	Sweden	6.06		MR
	4	Sam Kendricks		5.93		SB
	1	Timur Morgunov	Authorised Neutral Athletes	5.93		SB
4	3	Ernest John Obiena	Philippines	5.83
5	5	Christopher Nilsen		5.83
6	2	KC Lightfoot		5.83
High Jump Men
	6	Gianmarco Tamberi		2.34
	3	Andriy Protsenko	Ukraine	2.30		=SB
	4	Ilya Ivanyuk	Authorised Neutral Athletes	2.30
4	5	Maksim Nedasekau	Belarus	2.27
5	2	Django Lovett		2.27
6	1	Donald Thomas	Bahamas	2.24
Long Jump Men
	5	Thobias Montler	Sweden	8.17
	3	Steffin McCarter		8.14
	6	Ruswahl Samaai	South Africa	7.99
4	2	Simon Ehammer	Switzerland	7.94
5	4	Benjamin Gföhler	Switzerland	7.90
6	1	Radek Juška	Czech Republic	7.87
7	7	Filippo Randazzo		7.87
Triple Jump Men
	6	Pedro Pichardo	Portugal	17.70
	5	Hugues Fabrice Zango	Burkina Faso	17.20
	4	Yasser Triki	Algeria	17.03
4	1	Tobia Bocchi		16.71
5	2	Tiago Pereira	Portugal	16.61
6	3	Donald Scott		16.22
Shot Put Men
	6	Ryan Crouser		22.67		MR
	5	Joe Kovacs		22.29
	2	Armin Sinancevic	Serbia	21.86
4	4	Tomas Walsh	New Zealand	21.61
5	1	Filip Mihaljevic	Croatia	21.59
6	2	Zane Weir		20.85
Discus Men
	6	Daniel Ståhl	Sweden	66.49
	3	Kristjan Ceh	Slovenia	65.39
	1	Fedrick Dacres	Jamaica	65.33
4	2	Andrius Gudžius	Lithuania	64.04
5	5	Simon Pettersson	Sweden	63.68
6	4	Lukas Weißhaidinger	Austria	63.20
Javelin Men
	6	Johannes Vetter	Germany	89.11
	4	Julian Weber	Germany	87.03		SB
	7	Jakub Vadlejch	Czech Republic	85.22
4	3	Andrian Mardare	Moldova	84.98
5	5	Anderson Peters	Grenada	81.65
6	1	Simon Wieland	Switzerland	78.11		SB
7	2	Gatis Cakšs	Latvia	68.67

Women

100 m Women
Rank	Lane/Order	Name	Nationality	Result	Reaction Time	Notes
	4	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Jamaica	10.65	0.139	MR
	3	Dina Asher-Smith	Great Britain	10.87	0.141	SB
	6	Ajla Del Ponte	Switzerland	10.93	0.116
4	8	Daryll Neita	Great Britain	10.93	0.117	PB
5	5	Mujinga Kambundji	Switzerland	10.94	0.126	PB
6	2	Javianne Oliver		11.02	0.134
7	1	Natasha Morrison	Jamaica	11.10	0.160
8	7	Marie-Josée Ta Lou		11.22	0.157
200 m Women
	4	Christine Mboma	Namibia	21.78	0.216	WU20R, Arkansas
	6	Shericka Jackson	Jamaica	21.81	0.175	PB
	7	Dina Asher-Smith	Great Britain	22.19	0.142
4	5	Mujinga Kambundji	Switzerland	22.27	0.156
5	1	Daryll Neita	Great Britain	22.81	0.145	PB
6	3	Beth Dobbin	Great Britain	22.88	0.152
7	8	Dezerea Bryant		22.99	0.146
8	2	Marije van Hunenstijn		23.16	0.184
400 m Women
	7	Quanera Hayes		49.88	0.188
	5	Marileidy Paulino	Dominican Republic	49.96	0.179
	6	Sada Williams	Barbados	50.24	0.164
4	4	Stephenie Ann McPherson	Jamaica	50.25	0.130
5	8	Candice McLeod	Jamaica	50.96	0.152
6	3	Natalia Kaczmarek	Poland	51.00	0.186
7	1	Lieke Klaver		51.09	0.199
8	2	Kaylin Whitney		51.19	0.198
100 m hurdles Women
	3	Tobi Amusan	Nigeria	12.42	0.134	AR, PB
	4	Nadine Visser	Netherlands	12.51	0.141	NR, PB
	5	Meghan Tapper	Jamaica	12.55	0.151
4	7	Payton Chadwick		12.62	0.132	PB
5	6	Cindy Sember	Great Britain	12.71	0.161
6	2	Gabbi Cunningham		12.79	0.140
7	8	Luca Kozák		12.90	0.187
8	9	Ditaji Kambundji	Switzerland	13.01	0.142
9	1	Tejyrica Robinson		13.70	0.134
400 m hurdles Women
	4	Femke Bol	Netherlands	52.80	0.172	MR
	3	Shamier Little		53.35	0.165
	5	Anna Ryzhykova	Ukraine	53.70	0.160
4	7	Viktoriya Tkachuk	Ukraine	53.76	0.192	PB
5	2	Gianna Woodruff	Panama	54.50	0.192
6	1	Cara Nenya Hailey		55.06	0.183
7	6	Janieve Russell	Jamaica	55.74	0.145
8	8	Léa Sprunger	Switzerland	55.87	0.155
800 m Women
	7	Keely Hodgkinson	Great Britain	1:57.98
	4-1	Kate Grace		1:58.34
	5	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	1:58.34
4	3	Jemma Reekie	Great Britain	1:58.61
5	6	Halimah Nakaayi	Uganda	1:58.89
6	2	Habitam Alemu	Ethiopia	1:59.48
7	1	Catriona Bisset	Australia	1:59.66
8	8-1	Lore Hoffmann	Switzerland	2:00.25
9	4-2	Lovisa Lindh	Sweden	2:00.84
	8-2	Noélie Yarigo	Benin	DNF		Pacemaker
1500 m Women
	10	Faith Kipyegon	Kenya	3:58.33
	9	Sifan Hassan	Netherlands	3:58.55
	5	Josette Norris		4:00.41
4	6	Marta Pérez		4:01.94
5	2	Helen Schlachtenhaufen		4:02.30
6	8	Linden Hall	Australia	4:03.50
7	3	Axumawit Embaye	Ethiopia	4:04.18		SB
8	7	Winnie Nanyondo	Uganda	4:04.80
9	4	Katie Snowden	Great Britain	4:06.46
10	1	Sarah Healy		4:18.60
	11	Chanelle Price		DNF		Pacemaker
3000 m steeplechase Women
	4	Norah Jeruto	Kenya	9:07.33
	8	Hyvin Kiyeng	Kenya	9:08.55
	9	Courtney Frerichs		9:08.74
4	7	Mekides Abebe	Ethiopia	9:09.59
5	2	Celliphine Chespol	Kenya	9:10.26
6	5	Winfred Yavi	Bahrain	9:12.41
7	10	Peruth Chemutai	Uganda	9:20.16
8	1	Rosefline Chepngetich	Kenya	9:21.67		SB
9	6	Gesa Felicitas Krause	Germany	9:32.69
10	3	Purity Kirui	Kenya	9:38.56
	11	Fancy Cherono	Kenya	DNF		Pacemaker
5000 m Women
	2	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	14:28.98
	3	Hellen Obiri	Kenya	14:29.68
	1	Ejgayehu Taye	Ethiopia	14:30.30
4	8	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	Kenya	14:31.18
5	11	Eva Cherono	Kenya	14:36.88
6	6	Fantu Worku	Ethiopia	14:43.60
7	5	Lilian Kasait Rengeruk	Kenya	14:50.75
8	9	Karoline Grøvdal		14:59.91
9	7	Beatrice Chebet	Kenya	15:11.27
10	10	Elise Cranny		15:55.17
	4	Kate van Buskirk		DNF		Pacemaker
Pole Vault Women
	5	Anzhelika Sidorova	Authorised Neutral Athletes	5.01		WL, DLR, PB
	3	Katerina Stefanidi	Greece	4.77
	1	Tina Šutej	Slovenia	4.67
4	4	Holly Bradshaw	Great Britain	4.67
5	2	Iryna Zhuk	Belarus	4.47
6	6	Katie Nageotte		NM
High Jump Women
	6	Mariya Lasitskene	Authorised Neutral Athletes	2.05		WL, MR
	4	Yaroslava Mahuchikh	Ukraine	2.03		=SB
	5	Nicola McDermott	Australia	2.01
4	3	Iryna Gerashchenko	Ukraine	1.96
5	1	Kamila Lićwinko	Poland	1.93
6	2	Eleanor Patterson	Australia	1.87
Triple Jump Women
	6	Yulimar Rojas	align=left	Venezuela	15.48		MR
	4	Shanieka Ricketts	Jamaica	14.64
	3	Kimberly Williams	Jamaica	14.47
4	5	Patrícia Mamona	Portugal	14.33
5	1	Thea Lafond		14.10
6	2	Hanna Minenko		NM
Long Jump Women
	5	Ivana Španovic	Serbia	6.96
	2	Khaddi Sagnia	Sweden	6.83
	4	Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk	Ukraine	6.75
4	3	Jazmin Sawyers	Great Britain	6.74
5	6	Malaika Mihambo	Germany	6.56
6	1	Natassia Mironchyk-Ivanova	Belarus	6.53
Shot Put Women
	5	Maggie Ewen		19.41		SB
	6	Auriol Dongmo	Portugal	18.86
	4	Fanny Roos	Sweden	18.75
4	3	Chase Ealey		18.49
5	1	Danniel Thomas-Dodd	Jamaica	18.38
6	2	Aliona Dubitskaya	Belarus	18.34
Discus Women
	6	Valarie Allman		69.20
	4	Sandra Perković	Croatia	67.22
	5	Yaimé Pérez		64.83
4	2	Denia Caballero		62.21
5	3	Liliana Cá	Portugal	61.92
6	1	Marija Tolj	Croatia	57.79
Javelin Women
	4	Christin Hussong	Germany	65.26
	5	Kelsey-Lee Barber	Australia	62.68
	2	Nikola Ogrodníková	Czech Republic	61.54
4	3	Barbora Špotáková	Czech Republic	61.43
5	1	Lina Muze	Latvia	60.18
6	6	Maria Andrejczyk	Poland	52.30

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wanda Diamond League announces changes to its 2021 structure . . 2020-12-04 . 2021-04-15.
2. Web site: Calendar 2021 . . 2021-05-23 . 2021-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612060220/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/calendar/2021 . dead .
3. Web site: 2021 Diamond League schedule released; Prefontaine Classic shifts . Zaccardi . Nick . . 2020-11-24 . 2021-04-15.
4. Web site: Oslo Diamond League meeting postponed due to COVID-19 . Rowbottom . Mike . 2021-04-10 . . 2021-04-15.
5. https://www.diamondleague.com/news/general/strong-wdl-2021-season-takes-shape-in-olympic-year-1/ "Strong Wanda Diamond League 2021 season takes shape in Olympic year"
6. https://www.uka.org.uk/news/news-and-features/change-of-venue-for-muller-anniversary-games/ "CHANGE OF VENUE FOR MÜLLER ANNIVERSARY GAMES"
7. Henderson, Jason (2021-05-27). "Diamond League in London moves to Gateshead". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
8. Web site: IAAF Diamond League Brussels Results.
9. Web site: IAAF Diamond League Zurich Results.