This archive report was first published on 12 May 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a significant change to the Diamond League season, with the first meeting now set for August 14 in Monaco.
Originally scheduled to start in Doha on April 17, the season has been pushed back due to the global health crisis and the subsequent postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by a year.
Twelve meetings will feature in the revised calendar, culminating in China on October 17 at a venue yet to be arranged.
However, the London Diamond League meeting scheduled for July 4-5 has been cancelled, as has the Zurich Weltklasse meeting, which was due to form the three-day finals of the Diamond League on September 9-11.
UK Athletics chief Joanna Coates said, “We must place the safety of the entire athletics family at the forefront of every decision we make during these unprecedented times and ensure we are following government advice.”
The revised Diamond League calendar is as follows:
- June 11 – Oslo
- August 14 – Monaco
- August 16 – Gateshead
- August 23 – Stockholm
- September 2 – Lausanne
- September 4 – Brussels
- September 6 – Paris (to be confirmed)
- September 17 – Rome/Naples
- September 19 – Shanghai
- October 4 – Eugene
- October 9 – Doha
- October 17 – Chinese venue to be arranged
