On December 7, 2022, the Wanda Diamond League made a historic change in the 2023 calendar.
According to the press release issued by the organizers, the finals of the event will be held for the first time in the history of the competition outside Zurich, Switzerland.
“The Wanda Diamond League will break new ground in 2023, with a provisional calendar that includes 15 host cities across 12 countries and four continents.
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“For the first time ever, the Wanda Diamond League final will take place not in Zurich or Brussels, but on US soil at the Prefontaine Classic.
“Eugene will host the 2023 season finale, with all 32 Diamond League champions to be crowned across days of elite athletics action on 16 and 17 September,” part of the statement read.
The Wanda Diamond League also announced that the Silesia Memorial meeting has been officially included in the series.
“The Silesia’s Kamila Skolimowska Memorial meeting has now joined the series for the next five years after featuring on a provisional basis in 2022 to compensate for the cancellation of both Chinese legs due to the pandemic," the statement added.
According to the organizers, Silesia will become a full-member meeting from 2023 until 2027 and will host a Wanda Diamond League meeting for the second time in its history on July 16.
Kenyan athletes Faith Kipyegon (1,500m) and Beatrice Chebet (5,000m) won the Diamond League trophies in the 2022 season.
In the men’s category, Ngong-based 1,500m runner Timothy Cheruiyot lost his title to Norwegian athlete Jakob Ingebrigsten.
Kipyegon bagged her third Diamond League trophy after winning the final race which was held in Zurich.
The reigning world champion also clinched the coveted trophy in 2017 and 2021.
The 2022 winners of the Diamond League trophy were each awarded Ksh3,600,000.
2023 Diamond League Meeting Calendar
Doha - May 5, 2023
Rabat - May 28, 2023
Rome - June 2, 2023
Paris - June 9, 2023
Oslo - June 15, 2023
Lausanne - June 30, 2023
Stockholm - July 2, 2023
Silesia - July 16, 2023
Monaco - July 21, 2023
London - July 23, 2023
Shanghai - July 29, 2023
Shenzhen - August 3, 2023
Zurich - August 31, 2023
Brussels - September 8, 2023
Eugene - September 16, and September 17, 2023
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