The Diamond League is one of the most prestigious competitions for an athlete and its 2024 calendar promises some exhilarating action.
The Diamond League is one of the most prestigious competitions for an athlete in track and field, and its 2024 calendar promises some exhilarating action. The season will have a total of 15 stops in its 15th season, an all-time high for the event.
Things will kick off in China in April with a meet scheduled in Xiamen, which will feature the popular 100m sprint being the highlight of the action. The action will then head to Shanghai, before making stops in Doha, Rabat, Eugene, and Oslo in May. Athletes will then take to the ground in Stockholm, Paris, Monte Carlo, and London over June and July, before a temporary pause in the schedule for the Paris Olympics. Once the Olympics are done and dusted, fans will get to witness athletes tour Lausanne, Silesia, and Rome in August, before stopping in Zurich on September 5.
Finally, after 14 intense days of competition spread over five months, the Diamond League final will take place on September 13 and 14 in Brussels, Belgium. Here the athletes who have proven themselves to be the best of the best over the past meets will battle it out till fans have their 2024 Diamond League champion.
The Diamond League, the premiere athletic competition in the entire athletic calendar, is set to be back with an even more action-packed year in 2024. Let us see how will the entire calendar pan out along with the events that are out there:
Let us look at some of the medal winners from last year:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Javelin Throw | Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) 84.24 m | Neeraj Chopra (IND) 83.80 m | Oliver Helander (FIN) 83.74 m |
| High Jump | Woo Sang-Hyeok (KOR) 2.35 m | Norbert Kobielski (POL) 2.33 m | JuVaughn Harrison (USA) 2.33 m |
| Triple Jump | Andy Diaz Hernandez (ITA) 17.43 m | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) 17.25 m | Donald Scott (USA) 16.84 m |
| 400 m Hurdles | Rai Benjamin (USA) 46.39 | Karsten Warholm (NOR) 46.53 | Kyron McMaster (IVB) 47.31 |
| 400 m | Kirani James (GRN) 44.30 | Quincy Hall (USA) 44.44 | Vernon Norwood (USA) 44.61 |
| 100 m | Christian Coleman (USA) 9.83 | Noah Lyles (USA) 9.85 | Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN) 9.87 |
| 3000 m Steeplechase | Simon Koech (KEN) 8:06.26 | Samuel Firewu (ETH) 8:10.74 | George Beamish (NZL) 8:14.01 |
| 1 Mile | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:43.73 | Yared Nuguse (USA) 3:43.97 | George Mills (GBR) 3:47.65 |
| Discus Throw | Matthew Denny (AUS) 68.43 m | Kristjan Ceh (SLO) 67.64 m | Daniel Stahl (SWE) 67.36 m |
| Long Jump | Simon Ehammer (SUI) 8.22 m | Tajay Gayle (JAM) 8.22 m | Hashioka Yuki (JPN) 8.15 m |
| 800 m | Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) 1:42.80 | Marco Arop (CAN) 1:42.85 | Djamel Sedjati (ALG) 1:43.06 |
| Pole Vault | Mondo Duplantis (SWE) 6.23 m [WR] | EJ Obiena (PHI) 5.82 m | Sam Kendricks (USA) 5.72 m |
| 3000 m | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 7:23.63 | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 7:23.64 | Grant Fisher (USA) 7:25.47 |
| 110 m Hurdles | Hansle Parchment (JAM) 12.93 | Grant Holloway (USA) 13.06 | Daniel Thomas (USA) 13.07 |
| Shot Put | Joe Kovacs (USA) 21.93 m | Ryan Crouser (USA) 21.91 m | Tom Walsh (NZL) 22.69 m |
| 200 m | Andre De Grasse (CAN) 19.75 | Kenny Bednarek (USA) 19.95 | Erriyon Knighton (USA) 19.97 |
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Javelin Throw | Kitaguchi Haruka (JPN) 63.78 m | Tori Peeters (NZL) 61.30 m | Mackenzie Little (AUS) 61.24 m |
| Pole Vault | Katie Moon (USA) 4.86 m | Tina Sutej (SLO) 4.81 m | Sandi Morris (USA) 4.71 m |
| 3000 m Steeplechase | Winfred Yavi (BRN) 8:50.66 | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) 8:51.67 | Faith Cherotich (KEN) 8:59.65 |
| Triple Jump | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 15.35 m | Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) 15.03 m | Kimberly Williams (JAM) 14.61 m |
| 1500 m | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 3:50.72 | Diribe Welteji (ETH) 3:53.93 | Laura Muir (GBR) 3:55.16 |
| Shot Put | Chase Ealey (USA) 20.76 m | Sarah Mitton (CAN) 19.94 m | Auriol Dongmo (POR) 19.92 m |
| 100 m | Shericka Jackson (JAM) 10.70 | Marie-Josee Ta Lou (CIV) 10.75 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) 10.79 |
| High Jump | Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) 2.03 m | Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) 2.03 m | Angelina Topic (SRB) 1.95 m |
| 5000 m | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) 14:00.21 [WR] | Beatrice Chebet (KEN) 14:05.92 | Ejgayehu Taye (ETH) 14:21.52 |
| 400 m Hurdles | Femke Bol (NED) 51.98 | Shamier Little (USA) 53.45 | Rushell Clayton (JAM) 53.56 |
| Discus Throw | Valarie Allman (USA) 68.66 m | Laulanga Tausaga (USA) 68.36 m | Sandra Perkovic (CRO) 66.85 m |
| 400 m | Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 49.58 | Natalia Kaczmarek (POL) 50.38 | Lieke Klaver (NED) 50.47 |
| Long Jump | Ivana Vuleta (SRB) 6.85 m | Ese Brume (NGR) 6.85 m | Quanesha Burks (USA) 6.77 m |
| 100 m Hurdles | Tobi Amusan (NGR) 12.33 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) 12.38 | Keni Harrison (USA) 12.44 |
| 800 m | Athing Mu (USA) 1:54.97 | Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) 1:55.19 | Natoya Goule-Toppin (JAM) 1:55.96 |
| 200 m | Shericka Jackson (JAM) 21.57 | Marie Josee Ta-Lou (CIV) 22.10 | Anthonique Strachan (BAH) 22.16 |
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