The 2025 Diamond League is adopting a model new monetary construction, with athletes getting the chance to safe extra prize cash than in earlier years.
In most Diamond League disciplines, athletes will win as much as $10,000 at particular person meets after which $30,000 on the remaining in Zurich.
Nevertheless, there’ll now be a choose variety of occasions the place athletes can achieve much more prize cash.
These will likely be by Diamond+ disciplines, with athletes receiving as much as $20,000 at a collection assembly after which $50,000 within the remaining.
There will likely be 4 – two male and two feminine – Diamond+ disciplines in every assembly and eight – 4 male and 4 feminine – in Zurich. Every assembly will announce their Diamond+ disciplines within the first half of 2025.
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Subsequent 12 months’s Diamond League season options 15 meets throughout 4 continents and 13 nations.
The 2025 season kicks off in Xiamen on April 26 and the Diamond League stays in China for Shanghai/Suzhou on Might 3.
After that’s Doha and Rabat earlier than the European leg of the season kicks off in Rome on June 6.
Meets in Oslo, Stockholm and Paris observe earlier than athletes fly to Oregon for Pre Traditional on July 5.
Over the next fortnight, they are going to then compete in Monaco and London earlier than a break takes place initially of August.
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The Diamond League returns with Silesia on August 16 after which it’s Lausanne and Brussels earlier than the large showdown in Zürich.
With subsequent 12 months’s World Championships happening in Tokyo in September (13-21), Weltklasse Zürich will basically be the ultimate alternative for athletes to hone their craft earlier than travelling to Japan.
Together with promotional charges, a complete of round $18 million will likely be paid to athletes in complete over the course of subsequent 12 months’s Diamond League season.
For comparability, Grand Slam Observe – Michael Johnson’s new observe league that debuts in April 2025 – will give out $262.5k in prize cash at every of its respective 4 meets, with winners taking house $100,000.
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The latest Athlos meet in New York Metropolis, created by the co-founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian, noticed $110.5k awarded throughout six girls’s observe occasions, with these victorious pocketing $60,000.
World Athletics may also debut its Final Championships in September 2026, with $10 million in prize cash on provide and winners securing $150,000.
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