Diamond League, 2010 - 2024

The Diamond League was created by World Athletics (then known as IAAF) to replace the older IAAF Golden League. The idea was to create an intercontinental circuit of elite one day track and field meetings, giving top athletes more regular competition opportunities and giving fans a season long narrative beyond the Olympics and World Championships.

The first Diamond League season ran in 2010. It featured 14 meetings across several continents, beginning with a first meeting on 14 May in Doha, Qatar, and ending 27 August in Brussels. The programme comprised 32 “Diamond Disciplines” — 16 men’s and 16 women’s events.

The Diamond League has become truly global: by 2017 it had distribution in 162 countries, and by 2025 that had expanded to ~170 countries, showing growth in reach and international interest.

Its global TV-audience numbers have reached hundreds of millions annually (282 million in 2017, 360 million in 2018), indicating that it’s one of the most widely viewed recurring athletics circuits.

Recent Diamond League Games:

2025 Diamond League Season: 

The 2025 season saw 1085 athletes compete, representing 92 different nations (569 men from 77 countries & 516 women from 66 countries)

Noah Lyles (USA) — won the men’s 200 m in 19.74, securing his sixth Diamond League title, making him the most successful track athlete in series history.

2024 Diamond League Season: 

The 2024 season featured six world records, 88 national records, and winners from almost 50 different countries.

Mondo Duplantis won the men’s Pole Vault, clearing 6.11 m (meeting record) to capture another Diamond Trophy.

2023 Diamond League Season: 

There were 1,085 athletes competing across the season.

The 2023 Final, held at Prefontaine Classic (in Eugene, USA) on 16–17 September, was the first time the Diamond League final was staged in the United States.