(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha will host the season-opening meet of the Wanda Diamond League 2022 on May 13, the World Athletics announced yesterday.
The Wanda Diamond League will touch down in 14 cities across four different continents in 2022, with the series set to host two meetings in China in July and August.
Track and field's premier one-day meeting series returns for its 13th annual cycle next summer, with the world's best athletes battling it out throughout the season for a place in the Wanda Diamond League Final.
Athletes will compete for points in 13 series meetings from May to September, with the most successful qualifying for the two-day season finale in Zurich and a shot at the prestigious Diamond Trophy.
After the season opener in Doha on 13 May and a trip to Birmingham (tbc) eight days later, athletes will have the chance to test out the host venue for the 2022 World Athletics Championships when the series arrives in Eugene on 28 May.
The world's best will then head to Rabat on 5 June, before returning to Europe for the rest of the month with meetings in Rome, Oslo, Paris and Stockholm.
After the World Athletics Championships, the Wanda Diamond League will return to China for the first time since 2019, with the Shanghai Diamond League set for 30 July and a second Chinese meeting scheduled for 6 August.
August will then see the series head to Monaco and Lausanne before the last series meeting in Brussels on 2 September. Those athletes who have picked up enough points on the road to the final will then head to Zurich, where the 32 Wanda Diamond League champions will be crowned at a two-day season finale on 7-8 September.
Diamond League 2022 CalendarMay 13: Doha; May 21: Birmingham/London (tbc); May 28: Eugene, United States; June 5: Rabat; June 9: Rome; June 16: Oslo; June 18: Paris; June 30: Stockholm; July 30: Shanghai, China; August 6: Chinese venue to be decided: August 10: Monaco; August 26: Lausanne; September 2: Brussels; September 7/8: Zurich
Read Also
- Qatar ExxonMobil Open and Qatar Total Open to be played in February
- We will do our best to win the title, says Qatar coach
- Excitement mounts as squads confirmed for FIFA Arab Cup 2021
MENAFN26112021000063011010ID1103254214
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.