Media Guide 2016
1 IAAF Diamond League 2016 media guide Contents 2......................... Introduction 2016 Diamond Race 3......................... Basic information – how it works, points, prize money 5......................... Season preview 6......................... Calendar 7......................... Event disciplines 9......................... Host broadcasters Past seasons 10....................... Diamond Race winners (2010-2015) 16....................... Diamond Race all-time statistics (2010-2015) 29....................... TV reach 30....................... Competition review 2015 Useful information 46....................... Contact details – DL AG, IAAF, IMG, meeting organisers and press chiefs 53....................... Media accreditation 2 IAAF Diamond League 2016 media guide Introduction Welcome to the 2016 season of the IAAF Diamond League. Now in its seventh year, the IAAF Diamond League has firmly established itself as the sport’s leading non-championship competition. But, crucially, it also continues to evolve. Having covered Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA in its first six seasons, the IAAF Diamond League will, for the first time, extend to a new continental area in 2016: Africa. As of this year, the Meeting International Mohammed VI in Rabat will replace the New York Grand Prix. Also new in 2016 is a change to the scoring system. Previously, just the top three finishers in each discipline would score points at IAAF Diamond League meetings, but now there will be points on offer to the top six finishers. But other fundamental aspects of the series remain in place. The season-long Diamond Race – the core of the IAAF Diamond League – will encourage athletes to line up against one another throughout the summer as they accumulate points in pursuit of the US$40,000 cash prize, the stunning Diamond Trophy, and the In this year’s series, 10 meetings will take place in the build-up to indisputable honour of being the world No.1 in their event.
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