Welcome to Thursday 13 June 2019
Welcome to Thursday 13 June 2019 Once again, we have the pleasure of inviting the media to the Oslo Bislett Games at the Bislett stadium in Oslo, Norway. This year’s edition of the traditional meeting takes place on Thursday 13 June and is the fifth meeting of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League series. The IAAF Diamond League The IAAF Diamond League showcases 32 event disciplines following a championship style model where athletes earn points at the qualification meetings to qualify for the final of their discipline. At each of the 12 qualification meetings, athletes are awarded 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 points for ranking 1st to 8th, respectively. The top 8 or 12 athletes (depending on the discipline) will be awarded a start at the Final. The Final takes place in Zürich (29 August) and Brussels (6 September). Each of the disciplines is staged six or four times before the Final. The winner at the Final of each Diamond Discipline will become “IAAF Diamond League Champion” and be awarded a Diamond Trophy, USD 50 000 prize money and a wild card for the IAAF World Championships (certain conditions apply). Diamond League disciplines The Diamond Trophy is awarded in the following event disciplines (men and women): Track events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m/1mile, 3000m/5000m, 3000m steeplechase, 100m hurdles (women) / 110m hurdles (men), 400m hurdles. Field events: High jump, Pole vault, Long jump, Triple jump, Shot put, Discus throw, Javelin throw. Diamond League meetings in 2019 Doha 3 May Rabat 16 June Birmingham 18 August Shanghai 25 May Eugene 28+29 June Paris 24 August Stockholm 2 June Lausanne 5 July Zürich 29 August Rome 6 June Monaco 12 July Brussels 6 September Oslo 13 June London 20+21 July For more information on IAAF Diamond League meetings, rules and prize money, please see the Diamond League website (www.diamondleague.com).
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