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2027 Diamond League season to begin in Doha and end in Zurich
The 2027 Wanda Diamond League will run across 15 meetings from May to August, with athletes competing on four continents.
The season opens in Doha on May 7 before moving through stops in Asia, Europe, Africa and the United States.
Athletes will earn points at the meetings to qualify for the two-day final in Zurich on August 25-26, where winners in each discipline will be crowned Diamond League champions.
The series is a leading track and field competition, and its final comes just over two weeks before the World Championships begin in Beijing on September 10.
That timing makes the Diamond League a test of form before the global championships.
The calendar is confirmed, with the first meeting scheduled for May 7.
The 2027 Wanda Diamond League will begin in Doha on May 7 and finish with a two-day final in Zurich on August 25-26.
The 15-meeting season will span four continents from May to August.
Athletes will compete for points to qualify for the Zurich final, where discipline winners will be crowned Diamond League champions.
The final will take place just over two weeks before the World Championships begin in Beijing on September 10.
- Who
- The world’s best athletes will compete in the series.
- What
- The 2027 Wanda Diamond League will run across 15 meetings and end with a two-day final.
- When
- The series runs from May 7 to August 26, 2027.
- Where
- The opening meeting is in Doha, and the final is in Zurich; meetings take place across four continents.
- Why
- Athletes will compete for points to qualify for the final and for Diamond League titles.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The series begins with a meeting in Doha.
Meetings take place in Shanghai/Keqiao and Xiamen.
The series resumes in Paris after a break of almost three weeks.
The Diamond League Final takes place in Zurich.
The World Championships are scheduled to begin in Beijing.
- Meetings
- 15
- Opening meeting
- Doha, May 7, 2027
- Final
- Zurich, August 25-26, 2027
- World Championships
- Beijing, September 10-19, 2027
- Broadcast reach
- More than 170 territories
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