IAAF Diamond League
Current season, competition or edition: 2017 IAAF Diamond League | |
Sport | Athletics |
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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, Morocco, and the United States.
Editions
Edition | Year | No. of meets |
Start date | End date |
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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 |
8th | 2017 | 14 | 5 May | 1 September |
Scoring system
The original Diamond League scoring system, used from 2010 to 2015, awarded points to the top three athletes at each meeting (4 points for first place; 2 points for second place; 1 point for third place). Each of the thirty-two disciplines (sixteen each for male and female athletes) was staged a total of seven times during the season; points scored in the final meeting for that discipline (either Zürich or Brussels) were doubled. The athletes who finished the season with the highest number of points in their discipline won the "Diamond Race"; in case of a tie on points, the number of victories was used as the first tie-breaker, followed by the results of the final. Only athletes who competed in their discipline's final meeting were eligible to win the Diamond Race. In 2016 scoring was expanded to the top six (10–6–4–3–2–1); double points (20–12–8–6–4–2) were still awarded in the event finals.[2]
A completely new system was introduced in 2017; the top eight athletes at each meeting are now awarded points (8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1), but these points only determine which athletes qualify for the discipline finals in Zürich and Brussels. The athletes who win at the finals are declared IAAF Diamond League Champions, and the allocation of the overall prize money is likewise determined solely by the results of the final.[3] This system, with the winner of the final automatically winning the overall championship, is similar to the former IAAF Grand Prix circuit with its Grand Prix Final.[4]
Meetings
The following fourteen meetings have been confirmed for the 2017 season:[5]
Diamond League winners
Men
Women
Countries by number of event winners
Rank | Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total Individual |
Diamond League Record |
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1 | United States | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | - | 54 | 9 |
2 | Kenya | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 33 | 8 |
3 | Jamaica | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 17 | 7 |
4 | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | 6 |
5 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 7 |
Czech Republic | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 4 | |
7 | Germany | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 2 |
8 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 5 |
Great Britain | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 1 | |
10 | Russia | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 |
New Zealand | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | |
12 | Botswana | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 |
13 | Poland | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 |
Cuba | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | |
Colombia | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | |
16 | Panama | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 |
Spain | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | ||
18 | South Africa | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
Australia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |
Qatar | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
Canada | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
Brazil | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
Ukraine | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
Grenada | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | ||
Estonia | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
Puerto Rico | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
Greece | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | ||
Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | ||
34 | Djibouti | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Belarus | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Norway | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Lithuania | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Belgium | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Kazakhstan | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Sweden | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Finland | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
Bahrain | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
Latvia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
Serbia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Table titles
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Diamond League records
Men
Women
References
- 1 2 "IAAF to launch global Diamond League of 1 Day Meetings". IAAF. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ↑ http://en.omriyadat.com/european-athletics/the-new-scoring-system-for-the-diamond-league
- ↑ "IAAF announces Diamond League changes to offer “dramatic showdown”". Athletics Weekly. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Pitkämäki Timanttiliigan uudistuksista: Minulle sopii" (in Finnish). MTV3. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ http://www.diamondleague.com/calendar/
- ↑ "400m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ↑ "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "1000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ http://en.omriyadat.com/american-athletics/elaine-thompson-iaaf-diamond-league-olympics
- ↑ LetsRun.com (17 July 2015). "Asbel Kiprop Puts On An Exhibition In Monaco 1500". LetsRun. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Diamond League Eugene 2014 Results". www.diamondleague-eugene.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "Two Miles Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Which Records Will Tumble In 2014? – IAAF Diamond League". www.iaaf.org. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "High Jump Results". IAAF. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "Prefontaine Classic 2015 Complete Results" (PDF). eugene.diamondleague.com. May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "Triple Jump Results". IAAF. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Prefontaine Classic 2016 Results". tilastopaja.org. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "200m Results". IAAF. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ↑ "800m Results" (PDF). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Two Miles Results". IAAF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "5000m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "100m Hurdles Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "3000m Steeplechase Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "High Jump Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ↑ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Mike Rowbottom (18 July 2014). "Ibarguen's terrific triple jump of 15.31m in Monaco - IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ "Discus Throw Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "4×100m Relay Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- Diamond league records
- Diamond League Records – Men. all-athletics.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-30.
- Diamond League Records – Women. all-athletics.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-30.