How to watch the Diamond League live on the BBC

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The Diamond League - athletics' premier one-day meeting series - consists of 15 stops, this year culminating in a two-day final in Brussels in September.

Athletes compete for points across 32 Diamond League disciplines at the 14 regular series meetings in a bid to qualify for the finals.

The top six athletes in field events, top eight in track events from 100m up to 800m, and top 10 in distances from 1500m upwards, will qualify for the finals.

The finals, which precede the inaugural season-ending World Athletics Ultimate Championship, are a winner-takes-all showdown to be crowned Diamond League champion in each event.

The 2025 Diamond League championsImage source, Getty Images

All Diamond League events will be shown on the BBC until 2030 after a new multi-year deal was agreed last year.

The total prize money remains the same as 2025, when it was increased to $9.2m (£6.8m) - including $500,000 (£370,000) at each of the 14 series meetings, and $2.2m (£1.6m) at the Diamond League final.

However, the prize money structure has been altered to provide higher earnings to the winners of eight selected 'Diamond+' disciplines' at each meet, which offer $20,000 (£14,800) at series meetings and up to $60,000 (£44,400) at the finals.

Diamond League calendar 2026

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