The sixteenth Diamond League season begins in Xiamen, China on Saturday as athletics’ Olympic stars start to construct in direction of their shot at world glory in 2025, stay on the BBC.
The collection will see athletes compete for factors in 32 disciplines throughout 14 conferences in a bid to qualify for the winner-takes-all two-day finals in Zurich in August.
That takes place simply over two weeks earlier than the beginning of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September.
It’s also the primary 12 months during which the Diamond League should compete with Michael Johnson’s new Grand Slam Observe for athletes’ consideration.
Of the three remaining Grand Slam Observe occasions, just one clashes straight with Diamond League competitors – with the Miami Slam on 2–4 Might going down concurrently the meet in Keqiao, China on 3 Might.
The Diamond League has elevated its prize cash to the best stage in its historical past, with a complete prize pot of $9.24m (£6.95m) on provide throughout the collection.
That features $500,000 (£375,000) at every of the 14 collection conferences, and $2.2m (£1.7m) on the Diamond League last.
Watch the Diamond League motion on the BBC Crimson Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport web site and app from 12:00 to 14:00 BST on Saturday.
On Friday, BBC Sport introduced it has agreed a deal to broadcast the Diamond League for the following 5 years.
