Diamond League
The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising 15 of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics one-day meeting competitions.
The inaugural season was in 2010. It was designed to replace the IAAF Golden League, which had been held annually since 1998. The full sponsorship name is the Wanda Diamond League, the result of an agreement with Wanda Group that was announced in December 2019.
While the Golden League was formed to increase the profile of the leading European athletics competitions, the Diamond League's aim is to "enhance the worldwide appeal of athletics by going outside Europe for the first time." In addition to the original Golden League members and other traditional European competitions, the series now includes events in China, Qatar, Morocco, and the United States.
Editions
In March 2019 the president of the IAAF Sebastian Coe announced changes in the Diamond League's format for the 2020 series. The number of Diamond Race events was reduced from 32 to 24 and a second Chinese meet was added to the calendar. The dual final format was replaced by a single finalScoring system
The original Diamond League scoring system, used from 2010 to 2015, awarded points to the top three athletes at each meeting. Each of the thirty-two disciplines was staged a total of seven times during the season; points scored in the final meeting for that discipline were doubled. The athletes who finished the season with the highest number of points in their discipline won the "Diamond Race"; in case of a tie on points, the number of victories was used as the first tie-breaker, followed by the results of the final. Only athletes who competed in their discipline's final meeting were eligible to win the Diamond Race. In 2016 scoring was expanded to the top six ; double points were still awarded in the event finals.A completely new system was introduced in 2017; the top eight athletes at each meeting are now awarded points, but these points only determine which athletes qualify for the discipline finals in Zürich and Brussels. The athletes who win at the finals are declared IAAF Diamond League Champions, and the allocation of the overall prize money is likewise determined solely by the results of the final. This system, with the winner of the final automatically winning the overall championship, is similar to the former IAAF Grand Prix circuit with its Grand Prix Final. As part of the scoring changes, the term 'Diamond Race' is no longer used. Instead, athletes compete in 'Diamond Disciplines' to become the Diamond League champion.
Meetings
All meetings since the event's inauguration have been held in the Northern Hemisphere in spring and summer months, in line with the traditional international track and field season.| # | Meeting | Arena | City | Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 11 | Bislett Games | Bislett Stadium | Oslo | Norway | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Doha Diamond League | Qatar Sports Club | Doha | Qatar | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | Shanghai Stadium | Shanghai | China | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Golden Gala | Stadio Olimpico | Rome | Italy | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Bislett Games | Bislett Stadium | Oslo | Norway | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Prefontaine Classic | Hayward Field | Eugene | United States | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Athletissima | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | Lausanne | Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Herculis | Stade Louis II | Fontvieille | Monaco | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | London Grand Prix | London Stadium | London | United Kingdom | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | British Grand Prix | Alexander Stadium | Birmingham | United Kingdom | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Meeting de Paris | Stade Sébastien Charléty | Paris | France | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Weltklasse Zürich | Letzigrund | Zürich | Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 11 | Memorial Van Damme | King Baudouin Stadium | Brussels | Belgium | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 10 | BAUHAUS-galan | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | Stockholm | Sweden | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 | Adidas Grand Prix | Icahn Stadium | New York City | United States | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 5 | Meeting de Rabat | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | Rabat | Morocco | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| 1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | China | • |
- The 2010 and 2020 British Grand Prix was held at the Gateshead International Stadium
- The 2010 to 2012 London Grand Prix was held at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre and the 2014 event was moved to Hampden Park in Glasgow as a pre-Games meet for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
- The 2010 to 2016 Meeting de Paris was held at the Stade de France
- In 2016 the Adidas Grand Prix in New York City was removed in favour of the Rabat leg.
- The 2019 Prefontaine Classic moved from Eugene to Cobb Track and Angell Field in Stanford due to the reconstruction of Hayward Field.
- The 2020 Golden Gala will be held at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples while the Stadio Olimpico in Rome is renovated
- Meetings may hold non-Diamond League race events e.g. the 10,000 m in Stockholm on 30 May 2019.
Diamond League winners
Men (2010–2016, overall winners)
Men (2017–present, winners of final events)
Women (2010–2016, overall winners)
Women (2017–present, winners of final events)
Statistics
Countries by number of event winners
Most titles by athlete
| Rank | Country | Name | Total titles | Events | Last |
| 1 | Christian Taylor | 7 | Triple jump | 2019 | |
| 1 | Renaud Lavillenie | 7 | Pole vault | 2016 | |
| 3 | Caterine Ibargüen | 6 | Triple jump / Long jump | 2018 | |
| 3 | Sandra Perković | 6 | Discus throw | 2017 | |
| 5 | Barbora Špotáková | 5 | Javelin throw | 2017 | |
| 5 | Valerie Adams | 5 | Shot put | 2016 | |
| 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Noah Lyles | 4 | 100 m / 200 m | 2019 | |
| 7 | Katerina Stefanidi | 4 | Pole vault | 2019 | |
| 7 | Mariya Lasitskene | 4 | High jump | 2019 | |
| 7 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 4 | 200 m / 400 m | 2019 | |
| 7 | Piotr Małachowski | 4 | Discus throw | 2016 | |
| 7 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 4 | 100 m / 200 m | 2015 | |
| 7 | Dawn Harper-Nelson | 4 | 100 m hurdles | 2015 | |
| 7 | Allyson Felix | 4 | 200 m / 400 m | 2015 | |
| 7 | Kaliese Spencer | 4 | 400 m hurdles | 2014 | |
| 7 | Milcah Cheywa | 4 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2013 | |
| 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Timothy Cheruiyot | 3 | 1500 m | 2019 | |
| 17 | Sifan Hassan | 3 | 1500 m / 5000 m | 2019 | |
| 17 | Tomas Walsh | 3 | Shot Put | 2019 | |
| 17 | Lijiao Gong | 3 | Shot Put | 2019 | |
| 17 | Conseslus Kipruto | 3 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2018 | |
| 17 | Caster Semenya | 3 | 800 m | 2018 | |
| 17 | Nijel Amos | 3 | 800 m | 2017 | |
| 17 | Conselus Kipruto | 3 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2017 | |
| 17 | Mutaz Essa Barshim | 3 | High Jump | 2017 | |
| 17 | Asbel Kiprop | 3 | 1500 m | 2016 | |
| 17 | Alonso Edward | 3 | 200 m | 2016 | |
| 17 | LaShawn Merritt | 3 | 400 m | 2016 | |
| 17 | David Oliver | 3 | 110 m hurdles | 2015 | |
| 17 | Justin Gatlin | 3 | 100 m | 2015 | |
| 17 | Eunice Jepkoech Sum | 3 | 800 m | 2015 | |
| 17 | Amantle Montsho | 3 | 400 m | 2013 | |
| 17 | Silke Spiegelburg | 3 | Pole vault | 2013 | |
| 17 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | 3 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2012 | |
| 17 | Vivian Cheruiyot | 3 | 5000 m | 2012 | |
| 17 | Carmelita Jeter | 3 | 100 m / 200 m | 2011 | |
| 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | Orlando Ortega | 2 | 110 m hurdles | 2019 | |
| 37 | Sam Kendricks | 2 | Pole vault | 2019 | |
| 37 | Salwa Eid Naser | 2 | 400 m | 2019 | |
| 37 | Beatrice Chepkoech | 2 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2019 | |
| 37 | Yaime Pérez | 2 | Discus throw | 2019 | |
| 37 | Laura Muir | 2 | 1500 m | 2018 | |
| 37 | Luvo Manyonga | 2 | Long jump | 2018 | |
| 37 | Hellen Obiri | 2 | 5000 m | 2018 | |
| 37 | Dalilah Muhammad | 2 | 400 m hurdles | 2018 | |
| 37 | Elaine Thompson | 2 | 100 m | 2017 | |
| 37 | Jakub Vadlejch | 2 | Javelin throw | 2017 | |
| 37 | Elaine Thompson | 2 | 100 m | 2017 | |
| 37 | Ruth Jebet | 2 | 3000 m steeplechase | 2017 | |
| 37 | Ruth Beitia | 2 | High jump | 2016 | |
| 37 | Gerd Kanter | 2 | Discus throw | 2013 | |
| 37 | Yohan Blake | 2 | 100 m / 200 m | 2012 | |
| 37 | Blanka Vlašić | 2 | High jump | 2011 |
Multi event title winners
| Country | Name | Events | Type | Year |
| Allyson Felix | 2 | 200 m 400 m | 2010, 2014, 2015 2010 | |
| Carmelita Jeter | 2 | 100 m 200 m | 2010, 2011 2011 | |
| Yohan Blake | 2 | 200 m 100 m | 2011 2012 | |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 2 | 100 m 200 m | 2012, 2013, 2015 2013 | |
| Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 2 | 200 m 400 m | 2017, 2018, 2019 2017 | |
| Caterine Ibargüen | 2 | triple jump long jump | 2013-2016, 2018 2018 | |
| Sifan Hassan | 2 | 1500 m 5000 m | 2015, 2019 2019 | |
| Noah Lyles | 2 | 200 m 100 m | 2017, 2018, 2019 2019 |
Perfect Diamond Races
Diamond League records
Men
Women
- WR :World Record -AR: Area Records - NR :National Record