2020 Diamond League

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2020 Diamond League
Diamond League logo.svg
Edition11th
Dates11 June – 17 October
Events24
Meetings8
2019
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]

Contents

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) 11 June Oslo Bislett Games Bislett Stadium Oslo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4+0
(2) 9 July Weltklasse Zürich Letzigrund Zürich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2+1
3 14 August Herculis Stade Louis II Fontvieille Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 8+6
4 23 August BAUHAUS-galan Stockholm Olympic Stadium Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8+8
5 2 September Athletissima Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1+1
6 4 September AG Memorial Van Damme King Baudouin Stadium Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4+4
7 17 September Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea Stadio Olimpico Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8+6
8 25 September Doha Diamond League Qatar SC Stadium Doha Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 6+5

() = Event was modified to no-spectator multi-place interactive event.

Men

Track

#Meeting 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m 110 m h 400 m h 3000 m st
1 Oslo Bislett Games Flag of Norway.svg  Salum Ageze Kashafali  (NOR)
10.59
--------
2 Weltklasse Zürich -Flag of France.svg  Christophe Lemaitre  (FRA)
20.65
-------
3 Herculis -Flag of the United States.svg  Noah Lyles  (USA)
19.76 - WL
-Flag of the United States.svg  Donavan Brazier  (USA)
1.43.15
Flag of Kenya.svg  Timothy Cheruiyot  (KEN)
3.28.45 -WL
Flag of Uganda.svg  Joshua Cheptegei  (UGA)
12.35.36 -WR
Flag of Spain.svg  Orlando Ortega  (ESP)
13.11
Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)
47.10 - WL -MR
Flag of Morocco.svg  Soufiane El Bakkali  (MAR)
8:08.04 - WL
4 BAUHAUS-galan -Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Gemili  (GBR)
20.61
Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)
45.05 - SB
Flag of the United States.svg  Donavan Brazier  (USA)
1.43.76
Flag of Kenya.svg  Timothy Cheruiyot  (KEN)
3.30.25
--Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)
46.87 - AR, WL, DLR, MR, PB
-
5 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise ---------
6 AG Memorial Van Damme -Flag of Italy.svg  Eseosa Desalu  (ITA)
20.39 -
--Flag of Norway.svg  Jakob Ingebrigtsen  (NOR)
3:30.69
--Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)
47.07 MR
-
7 Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea Flag of South Africa.svg  Akani Simbine  (RSA)
9.96 -
-Flag of Italy.svg  Edoardo Scotti  (ITA)
45.21
---Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrew Pozzi  (GBR)
13.15
Flag of Norway.svg  Karsten Warholm  (NOR)
47.07 MR
-
8 Doha Diamond League -Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Arthur Cissé  (CIV)
20.23 NR, PB
Flag of the United States.svg  Kahmari Montgomery  (USA)
45.55
Flag of Kenya.svg  Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich  (KEN)
1:44.16 SB
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stewart McSweyn  (AUS)
3:30.51 NR, PB
-Flag of the United States.svg  Aaron Mallett  (USA)
13.15 PB
--

Field

#Meeting Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put Discus Javelin
1 Oslo Bislett Games ---Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
5.86
Flag of Norway.svg  Marcus Thomsen  (NOR)
21.03
Flag of Sweden.svg  Daniel Ståhl  (SWE)
65.92
-
2 Weltklasse Zürich -Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Pedro Pablo Pichardo  (POR)
17.40
-Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Kendricks  (USA)
5.81
---
3 Herculis ---Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
6.00
---
4 BAUHAUS-galan Flag of South Africa.svg  Rushwal Samaai  (RSA)
8.09 - SB
--Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
6.01 -WL, MR
-Flag of Sweden.svg  Daniel Ståhl  (SWE)
69.17
-
5 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise ---Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
6.07 WL, DLR, MR
---
6 AG Memorial Van Damme ---Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
6.00 - MR
---
7 Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea --Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Protsenko  (UKR)
2.30 m
Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
6.15 - WL, DLR, NR, PB
Flag of the United States.svg  Nick Ponzio  (USA)
21.09
--
8 Doha Diamond League ---Flag of Sweden.svg  Armand Duplantis  (SWE)
5.82 =MR
---

Women

Track

#Meeting 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m 100 m h 400 m h 3000 m st
1 Oslo Bislett Games ---------
2 Weltklasse Zürich ---------
3 Herculis Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Ajla Del Ponte  (SUI)
11.16
-Flag of the United States.svg  Lynna Irby  (USA)
50.50 - WL
--Flag of Kenya.svg  Hellen Obiri  (KEN)
14:22.12 - WL, MR
---
4 BAUHAUS-galan Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Ajla Del Ponte  (SUI)
11.20
-Flag of the United States.svg  Wadeline Jonathas  (USA)
51.94
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jemma Reekie  (GBR)
1:59.68
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Laura Muir  (GBR)
3:57.86 - WL
-Flag of Italy.svg  Luminosa Bogliolo  (ITA)
12.88
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Femke Bol  (NED)
54.68
-
5 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise ---------
6 AG Memorial Van Damme Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rani Rosius  (BEL)
11.43
-Flag of Poland.svg  Iga Baumgart-Witan  (POL)
52.13
---Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Anne Zagre  (BEL)
13.21
--
7 Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea Flag of Jamaica.svg  Elaine Thompson  (JAM)
10.85 - WL
-Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lieke Klaver  (NED)
50.98
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jemma Reekie  (GBR)
1:59.76
--Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nadine Visser  (NED)
12.72
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Femke Bol  (NED)
53.90
-
8 Doha Diamond League Flag of Jamaica.svg  Elaine Thompson  (JAM)
10.87
--Flag of Kenya.svg  Faith Kipyegon  (KEN)
1:57.68 - WL, PB
-Flag of Kenya.svg  Hellen Obiri  (KEN)
8:22.54 - WL
Flag of the United States.svg  Payton Chadwick  (USA)
12.78 - SB
--

Field

#Meeting Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault Shot put Discus Javelin
1 Oslo Bislett Games -------
2 Weltklasse Zürich ---Flag of the United States.svg  Sandi Morris  (USA)
4.66 - SB
---
3 Herculis -Flag of Venezuela.svg  Yulimar Rojas  (VEN)
14.27 - SB
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yaroslava Mahuchikh  (UKR)
1.98
----
4 BAUHAUS-galan --Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yaroslava Mahuchikh  (UKR)
2.00 - WL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Holly Bradshaw  (GBR)
4.69 - WL
---
5 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise ---Flag of Sweden.svg  Angelica Bengtsson  (SWE)
4.72
---
6 AG Memorial Van Damme --Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nicola McDermott  (AUS)
1.91
----
7 Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea --Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuliya Levchenko  (UKR)
1.98
----
8 Doha Diamond League Flag of Ukraine.svg  Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk  (UKR)
6.91 - SB
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