Diamond League: Dates, schedule, locations, format, history and more

The Diamond League is an elite one-day meeting series which enables world-class athletes to compete over the course of a season for one of the most prestigious prizes outside of the major championships.

Founded in 2010, the Diamond League comprises of 32 disciplines.

Diamond League dates

The 2025 Diamond League will begin on Saturday 26th April and conclude with the Final on the last weekend of August (27th & 28th).

Diamond League locations and schedule

The 2025 Diamond League will see athletes compete at 14 different one-day meetings, with the most successful individuals qualifying for the two-day Diamond League Final in Zurich.

• Xiamen (China) - 26 April
• Shanghai (China) - 3 May
• Doha (Qatar) - 16 May
• Rabat (Morocco) - 25 May
• Rome (Italy) - 6 June
• Oslo (Norway) - 12 June
• Stockholm (Sweden) - 15 June
• Paris (France) - 20 June
• Eugene (USA) - 5 July
• Monaco (Monaco) - 11 July
• London (England) - 19 July
• Silesia (Poland) - 16 August
• Lausanne (Switzerland) - 20 August
• Brussels (Belgium) - 22 August
• Zurich (Switzerland) - 27/28 August

Diamond League events

There is a total of 32 different track and field disciplines in the Diamond League, with each event staged between four and seven times on the schedule.

Men's Track

• 100m
• 200m
• 400m
• 800m
• 1500m
• 5000m
• 110m hurdles
• 400m hurdles
• 3000m steeplechase

Women's Track

• 100m
• 200m
• 400m
• 800m
• 1500m
• 5000m
• 100m hurdles
• 400m hurdles
• 3000m steeplechase

Men's and Women's Field

• Long jump
• Triple jump
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Shot put
• Discus
• Javelin

Diamond League format and scoring system

The Diamond League sees athletes compete for points at the 14 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the Diamond League Final.

In each discipline, the top eight athletes at each meeting are awarded points (8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1) and they are accumulated over the course of the season.

The athletes with the most points qualify for the Final, where they have the chance to be crowned Diamond League champions.

From the season points list, six athletes advance in each field event, eight in the running events of 100-800 meters and 10 in the 1500 meters and long-distance events.

The Final, which takes place over two days in Zurich, will determine the winner of each discipline.

Athletes are permitted to compete in more than one discipline.

Diamond League history

Designed to replace the IAAF Golden League, the Diamond League was launched in 2010 by World Athletics with the objective of enhancing the global appeal of the sport.

China, Qatar and the United States were incorporated into the calendar, while Morocco was a later introduction to the schedule with the first meeting behind held in Rabat in 2016.

USA's Christian Taylor and France's Renaud Lavillenie have claimed more titles than any other athlete in the Diamond League, with Taylor winning the iconic Diamond Trophy in the triple jump and Lavillenie winning each edition of the pole vault from 2010 to 2016.

The likes of Faith Kipyegon (1500m), Noah Lyles (100m/200m) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (100m/200m) have five Diamond League titles to their name. Other world-renowned stars in Jakob Ingebrigtsen (1500m/5000m) and Armand Duplantis (pole vault) have added four Diamond League successes to their illustrious collection.

A total of 10 athletes have won titles in more than one event, while a total of 10 athletes have achieved the perfect Diamond season by winning every event of a singular discipline in one year.

Diamond League prize money

Diamond League prize money will increase to $9,240,000 in 2025, which is the highest since it was launched in 2010.

Including promotional fees, a total of $18million will be paid to athletes in total over the course of the season.

A total of $500k will be awarded at each of the series meetings, while a total of $2,240,000 will be available for the Final.

The overall prize money per discipline will be between $30k-$50k at each of the series meetings and between $60k-$100k at the Final.