IAAF Diamond League

IAAF Diamond League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 IAAF Diamond League
Sport Athletics
Founded 2010
Continent Europe, Asia, North America, Africa
Official website Diamond League

The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of track and field meetings held from 2010 onwards, beginning with the 2010 IAAF Diamond League.[1] It was designed to replace the IAAF Golden League, which was held annually since 1998.

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."[1] In addition to the original Golden League members (except Berlin) and other traditional European meetings, the series includes events in China, Qatar, and the United States.

Editions

Edition Year No. of
meets
Start date End date
1st 2010 14 14 May 27 August
2nd 2011 14 6 May 16 September
3rd 2012 14 11 May 7 September
4th 2013 14 10 May 6 September
5th 2014 14 9 May 5 September
6th 2015 14 15 May 11 September
7th 2016 14 6 May 9 September

Scoring system

Each one of the thirty-two disciplines (sixteen for male athletes, sixteen for females) is staged a total of seven times during the season. The top three athletes at each meeting are awarded points, and in the case of the Final meeting of the discipline the points are doubled.

1st place: 10 points; (Final: 20 points)
2nd place: 6 points; (Final: 12 points)
3rd place: 4 point; (Final: 8 points)

4th place: 3 point; (Final: 6 points)

5th place: 2 point; (Final: 4 points)

6th place: 1 point; (Final: 2 points)

The athlete with the highest number of points in each discipline at the end of the season wins "The Diamond Race". In case of equality on points, the number of victories decides. If there still is a tie, the better result at the Final meeting for that discipline (Zürich or Brussels since 2010) decides. For an athlete to win "The Diamond Race" and its associated prize, he/she must compete in the Final of their event discipline.

Meetings

The following fourteen meetings have been confirmed for the 2016 season:[2]

Date Meet Stadium City Country
6 May Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar SC Stadium Doha Qatar
14 May Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Shanghai Stadium Shanghai China
22 May Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Rabat Morocco
28 May Prefontaine Classic Hayward Field Eugene United States
2 June Golden Gala - Pietro Mennea Stadio Olimpico Rome Italy
5 June British Athletics Grand Prix Alexander Stadium Birmingham United Kingdom
9 June ExxonMobil Bislett Games Bislett Stadion Oslo Norway
16 June Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics Stockholm Olympic Stadium Stockholm Sweden
15 July Herculis Stade Louis II Fontvieille Monaco
22 & 23 July London Grand Prix Olympic Stadium London United Kingdom
25 August Athletissima Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne Switzerland
27 August Meeting Areva Stade de France Saint-Denis France
1 September Weltklasse Zürich Letzigrund Zürich Switzerland
9 September Belgacom Memorial Van Damme King Baudouin Stadium Brussels Belgium

Diamond League winners

Men

Event 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
100 metres  Tyson Gay (USA)  Asafa Powell (JAM)  Usain Bolt (JAM)  Justin Gatlin (USA) (1/3)  Justin Gatlin (USA) (2/3)  Justin Gatlin (USA) (3/3)
200 metres  Wallace Spearmon (USA)  Walter Dix (USA)  Nickel Ashmeade (JAM)  Warren Weir (JAM)  Alonso Edward (PAN) (1/2)  Alonso Edward (PAN) (2/2)
400 metres  Jeremy Wariner (USA)  Kirani James (GRN) (1/2)  Kevin Borlée (BEL)  LaShawn Merritt (USA) (1/2)  LaShawn Merritt (USA) (2/2)  Kirani James (GRN) (2/2)
800 metres  David Rudisha (KEN) (1/2)  David Rudisha (KEN) (2/2)  Mohammed Aman (ETH) (1/2)  Mohammed Aman (ETH) (2/2)  Nijel Amos (BOT) (1/2)  Nijel Amos (BOT) (2/2)
1500 metres  Asbel Kiprop (KEN) (1/2)  Nixon Chepseba (KEN)  Silas Kiplagat (KEN) (1/2)  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI)  Silas Kiplagat (KEN) (2/2)  Asbel Kiprop (KEN) (2/2)
5000 metres  Imane Merga (ETH) (1/2)  Imane Merga (ETH) (2/2)  Isiah Koech (KEN)  Yenew Alamirew (ETH)  Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN)  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)
110 m hurdles  David Oliver (USA) (1/3)  Dayron Robles (CUB)  Aries Merritt (USA)  David Oliver (USA) (2/3)  Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)  David Oliver (USA) (3/3)
400 m hurdles  Bershawn Jackson (USA) (1/2)  David Greene (GBR)  Javier Culson (PUR) (1/2)  Javier Culson (PUR) (2/2)  Michael Tinsley (USA)  Bershawn Jackson (USA) (2/2)
3000 m steeplechase  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) (1/3)  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) (2/3)  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) (3/3)  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)  Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) (1/2)  Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) (2/2)
Long jump  Dwight Phillips (USA)  Mitchell Watt (AUS)  Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) (1/2)  Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) (2/2)  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)  Greg Rutherford (GBR)
Triple jump  Teddy Tamgho (FRA)  Phillips Idowu (GBR)  Christian Taylor (USA) (1/4)  Christian Taylor (USA) (2/4)  Christian Taylor (USA) (3/4)  Christian Taylor (USA) (4/4)
High jump  Ivan Ukhov (RUS)  Jesse Williams (USA)  Robert Grabarz (GBR)  Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR)  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) (1/2)  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) (2/2)
Pole vault  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) (1/6)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) (2/6)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) (3/6)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) (4/6)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) (5/6)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) (6/6)
Shot put  Christian Cantwell (USA)  Dylan Armstrong (CAN)  Reese Hoffa (USA) (1/2)  Ryan Whiting (USA)  Reese Hoffa (USA) (2/2)  Joe Kovacs (USA)
Discus throw  Piotr Małachowski (POL) (1/3)  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)  Gerd Kanter (EST) (1/2)  Gerd Kanter (EST) (2/2)  Piotr Małachowski (POL) (2/3)  Piotr Małachowski (POL) (3/3)
Javelin throw  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)  Matthias de Zordo (GER)  Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) (1/2)  Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) (2/2)  Thomas Röhler (GER)  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)

Women

Event 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
100 metres  Carmelita Jeter (USA)  Carmelita Jeter (USA)  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)  Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
200 metres  Allyson Felix (USA)  Carmelita Jeter (USA)  Charonda Williams (USA)  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)  Allyson Felix (USA)  Allyson Felix (USA)
400 metres  Allyson Felix (USA)  Amantle Montsho (BOT)  Amantle Montsho (BOT)  Amantle Montsho (BOT)  Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM)  Francena McCorory (USA)
800 metres  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)  Jennifer Meadows (GBR)  Pamela Jelimo (KEN)  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN)  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN)  Eunice Jepkoech Sum (KEN)
1500 metres  Nancy Langat (KEN)  Morgan Uceny (USA)  Abeba Aregawi (ETH)  Abeba Aregawi (SWE)  Jennifer Simpson (USA)  Sifan Hassan (NED)
5000 metres  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Meseret Defar (ETH)  Mercy Cherono (KEN)  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
100 m hurdles  Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN)  Danielle Carruthers (USA)  Dawn Harper (USA)  Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA)  Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA)  Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA)
400 m hurdles  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)  Kaliese Spencer (JAM)  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)
3000 m steeplechase  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)  Milcah Cheywa (KEN)  Hiwot Ayalew (ETH)  Virginia Nyambura (KEN)
Long jump  Brittney Reese (USA)  Brittney Reese (USA)  Yelena Sokolova (RUS)  Shara Proctor (GBR)  Tianna Bartoletta (USA)  Tianna Bartoletta (USA)
Triple jump  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)  Olha Saladuha (UKR)  Olga Rypakova (KAZ)  Caterine Ibargüen (COL)  Caterine Ibargüen (COL)  Caterine Ibargüen (COL)
High jump  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)  Chaunté Lowe (USA)  Svetlana Shkolina (RUS)  Mariya Kuchina (RUS)  Ruth Beitia (ESP)
Pole vault  Fabiana Murer (BRA)  Silke Spiegelburg (GER)  Silke Spiegelburg (GER)  Silke Spiegelburg (GER)  Fabiana Murer (BRA)  Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE)
Shot put  Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)  Valerie Adams (NZL)  Valerie Adams (NZL)  Valerie Adams (NZL)  Valerie Adams (NZL)  Christina Schwanitz (GER)
Discus throw  Yarelys Barrios (CUB)  Yarelys Barrios (CUB)  Sandra Perković (CRO)  Sandra Perković (CRO)  Sandra Perković (CRO)  Sandra Perković (CRO)
Javelin throw  Barbora Špotáková (CZE)  Christina Obergföll (GER)  Barbora Špotáková (CZE)  Christina Obergföll (GER)  Barbora Špotáková (CZE)  Barbora Špotáková (CZE)

Countries by number of event winners

RankCountry201020112012201320142015 Total
1  United States 11 7 6 6 9 9 48
2  Kenya 7 5 6 3 5 4 30
3  Jamaica 1 2 4 3 3 1 14
4  Ethiopia 1 1 2 3 1 2 10
5  France 2 1 1 1 2 1 8
 Czech Republic 1 0 2 2 1 2 8
 Germany 0 3 1 2 1 1 8
8  Russia 1 0 2 2 1 - 6
 Great Britain 0 3 1 1 0 1 6
 Croatia 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
11  Botswana 0 1 1 1 1 1 5
12  Cuba 2 2 0 0 0 - 4
 Poland 1 1 0 0 1 1 4
 New Zealand 0 1 1 1 1 - 4
15  Colombia 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
16  Canada 1 1 0 0 0 - 2
 Brazil 1 0 0 0 1 - 2
-  Grenada 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
-  Ukraine 0 1 0 1 0 - 2
 Estonia. Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1 0 - 2
 Panama. Qatar 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
24  Belarus. Norway 1 0 0 0 0 - 1
 Australia. Lithuania 0 1 0 0 0 - 1
 Belgium. Kazakhstan 0 0 1 0 0 - 1
 Djibouti. Sweden 0 0 0 1 0 - 1
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 1 - 1
 Finland. Greece
 Netherlands. Spain
0 0 0 0 0 1 1
38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table Titles

RankName CountryTotal Titles
1 Renaud Lavillenie  France 6
2 Christian Taylor  United States 4
2 Sandra Perković  Croatia 4
Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 4
Kaliese Spencer  Jamaica 4
Milcah Cheywa  Kenya 4
Valerie Adams  New Zealand 4
3^ Justin Gatlin  United States 3
David Oliver  United States 3
Allyson Felix  United States 3
Piotr Małachowski  Poland 3
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica 3
Eunice Jepkoech Sum  Kenya 3
Amantle Montsho  Botswana 3
Silke Spiegelburg  Germany 3
Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya 3
Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 3
Total 17 10 -

Diamond League records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 9.69 (-0.1 m/s) Yohan Blake  Jamaica 23 August 2012 Athletissima Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland
200 m 19.26 (+0.7 m/s) Yohan Blake  Jamaica 16 September 2011 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium
400 m 43.74 Kirani James  Grenada 3 July 2014 Athletissima Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland [3]
600 m 1:13.71 David Rudisha  Kenya 24 August 2014 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom [4]
800 m 1:41.54 David Rudisha  Kenya 6 June 2012 Meeting Areva France Paris,France
1000 m 2:13.62 Abubaker Kaki  Sudan 3 July 2010 Prefontaine Classic United States Eugene, United States
1500 m 3:26.69 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 17 July 2015 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco [5]
Mile 3:47.32 Ayanleh Souleiman  Djibouti 31 May 2014 Prefontaine Classic United States Eugene, United States [6]
3000 m 7:27.26 Yenew Alamirew  Ethiopia 6 May 2011 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar Doha, Qatar
Two miles 8:07.85 Mo Farah  Great Britain 24 August 2014 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom [7]
5000 m 12:46.84 Dejen Gebremeskel  Ethiopia 6 June 2012 Meeting Areva France Paris,France
10,000 m 26:43.16 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 16 September 2011 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium
110 m hurdles 12.80 (+0.3 m/s) Aries Merritt  United States 20 July 2012 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco [8]
400 m hurdles 47.62 Bershawn Jackson  United States 8 July 2010 Athletissima Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland
3000 m steeplechase 7:53.64 Brimin Kipruto  Kenya 22 July 2011 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
High jump 2.43 m Mutaz Essa Barshim  Qatar 5 September 2014 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium [9]
Pole vault 6.05 m Renaud Lavillenie  France 30 May 2015 Prefontaine Classic United States Eugene, United States [10]
Long jump 8.54 m (+1.7 m/s) Mitchell Watt  Australia 29 July 2011 DN Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Triple jump 18.06 m (+0.8 m/s) Pedro Pablo Pichardo  Cuba 15 May 2015 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar Doha, Qatar [11]
18.06 m (+1.1 m/s) Christian Taylor  United States 9 July 2015 Athletissima Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland [12]
Shot put 22.56 m Joe Kovacs  United States 17 July 2015 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco [13]
Discus throw 69.83 m Piotr Malachowski  Poland 10 July 2010 British Grand Prix (athletics) United Kingdom Gateshead, United Kingdom
Javelin throw 91.39 m Julius Yego  Kenya 7 June 2015 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Birmingham, Great Britain [14]

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
100 m 10.70 (+2.0 m/s) Carmelita Jeter  United States 4 June 2011 Prefontaine Classic United States Eugene, United States
200 m 21.98 (+1.4 m/s) Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica 12 June 2010 Adidas Grand Prix United States New York City, United States
21.98 (+1.6 m/s) Alyson Felix  USA 15 May 2015 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar Doha, Qatar [15]
400 m 49.33 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 19 July 2013 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
800 m 1:56.59 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 7 September 2012 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium
1500 m 3:50.07 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 17 July 2015 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
Mile 4:16.71 Faith Kipyegon  Kenya 11 September 2015 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium [16]
3000 m 8:20.68 Hellen Obiri  Kenya 9 May 2014 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar Doha, Qatar
Two miles 9:11.49 Mercy Cherono  Kenya 24 August 2014 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom [17]
5000 m 14:14.32 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia 17 May 2015 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix China Shanghai, China [18]
10,000 m 30:24.39 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia 1 June 2012 Prefontaine Classic United States Eugene, United States
100 m hurdles 12.35 (+0.9 m/s) Jasmin Stowers  USA 15 May 2015 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar Doha, Qatar [19]
400 m hurdles 52.79 Kaliese Spencer  Jamaica 5 August 2011 London Grand Prix United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
3000 m steeplechase 9:05.02 Yuliya Zaripova  Russia 17 August 2012 DN Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden [20]
High jump 2.05 m Anna Chicherova  Russia 16 September 2011 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium
Pole vault 4.83 m Yarisley Silva  Cuba 26 July 2013 London Grand Prix United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou  Greece 4 July 2015 Meeting Areva France Saint-Denis, France [21]
Sandi Morris  United States 6 May 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar Doha, Qatar [22]
Long jump 7.25 m (+1.6 m/s) Brittney Reese  United States 10 May 2013 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix Qatar Doha, Qatar
Triple jump 15.31 m (0.0 m/s) Caterine Ibargüen  Colombia 18 July 2014 Herculis Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco [23]
Shot put 21.03 m Valerie Adams  New Zealand 28 August 2013 Golden Gala Italy Rome, Italy
Discus throw 70.52 m Sandra Perkovic  Croatia 18 May 2014 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix China Shanghai, China
Hammer throw 75.98 m Tatyana Lysenko  Russia 3 July 2010 Prefontaine Classic United States Eugene, United States
Javelin throw 69.57 m Christina Obergföll  Germany 8 September 2011 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
4 × 100 m relay 41.60 Sherone Simpson
Natasha Morrison
Elaine Thompson
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
 Jamaica 3 September 2015 Weltklasse Zürich Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland [24]

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