This archive report was first published on 12 May 2020.
On May 12, 2020, the Wanda Diamond League announced a revised provisional calendar for the 2020 season, which will be significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new calendar, which starts on August 10 in Monaco, will feature 11 events, with several meetings being cancelled, including Rabat, London, and Zurich.
Due to the pandemic, the organizers have decided to stage the events as one-off exhibition events or adapted Diamond League meetings, with the first half of August and July being cancelled.
Athletes will not earn Diamond League points this season, and there will be no single 24-discipline final in Zurich as originally planned.
Each meeting organiser will review and announce the format of their competition and which disciplines are included two months before the event takes place.
The revised calendar is a result of the uncertainty over future government restrictions and timings in the different host countries, requiring flexibility and adaptability on the part of meeting organisers.
As a result of the extraordinary situation in 2020, Zurich has been granted the right to stage the finals in 2021 and 2022, while Eugene has given consent to the final of 2022 being shifted by one year to 2023.
