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Check Out the Xiamen Diamond League Program
We are two days out from the second stop of the 2026 Diamond League season in Xiamen, China! On Saturday May 23 the worlds greatest athletes are ready to take the center stage in the Xiamen Olympic Sports Center Egret Stadium. Key Highlights to Look Out For: Warholm, Dos Santos and Samba clash in men’s … <a href="https://shanghai.diamondleague.com/xiamen-diamond-league-program/">Continued</a>
2026 Shanghai Diamond League Event Review
A Diamond League record of 21.09m by Jessica Schilder in the women’s shot put and a meeting record of 6.12m by Mondo Duplantis in the men’s pole vault were among the highlights of the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Shanghai/Keqiao on Saturday (16). Schilder produced her stunning throw in the fifth round, smashing the Dutch record and the Diamond League … <a href="https://shanghai.diamondleague.com/xiamen-diamond-league-program/">Continued</a>
One-on-one with: Emmanouil Karalis!
It was an achievement that echoed around the athletics world. When Emmanouil Karalis soared over 6.17m in Athens earlier this year, the Greek pole vaulter realised a long-held dream in ascending to such a height – which only one man in history has surpassed: his great friend and rival Mondo Duplantis. The pair will take … <a href="https://shanghai.diamondleague.com/xiamen-diamond-league-program/">Continued</a>
Shanghai Diamond League: Where To Watch
In 2026, the Wanda Diamond League will once again be broadcast in more than 170 countries across the world. Use the dropdown menu below to find out where you can watch each meeting in your territory.
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Perkovic versus Harting as throwers combine for Shanghai discus
Fans at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on 13 May will be treated to a unique event when the best male and female discus throwers in the world compete together for the first time ever at a top-level track and field meeting.
Tough tests for Rio’s hurdles heroes in Shanghai
A roll call of recent champions and record breakers will line up for the two hurdles events at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on 13 May when Rio Olympic gold medallists Omar McLeod and Kerron Clement face tough early season tests at the start of their 2017 campaigns.
Rio jump rivalries to resume in Shanghai
Olympic jump champions Derek Drouin and Jeff Henderson will face the men they beat to claim gold in Rio last August when they open their 2017 Diamond League campaigns in Shanghai on 13 May.
Pole vault stars to light up Shanghai Diamond League
An all-star cast takes centre stage for the men’s pole vault at the 2017 Shanghai Diamond League meeting on 13 May as two world champions, the Olympic gold medallist and the world record holder all vie for points at the second stop on the International Association of Athletics Federation’s premier track and field circuit.
Sensational sprints in store for Shanghai Diamond League
Sprint fans are in for a treat at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Saturday on 13 May when some of the fastest men and women on the planet will be burning up the track in the hunt for early season points on the International Association of Athletics Federations’ global circuit of one-day meetings.
Rio’s golden stars to shine at Shanghai Diamond League
No fewer than 13 Rio Olympic champions are among the galaxy of international track and field stars announced today for the 2017 Shanghai Diamond League on 13 May, the second stop on the International Association of Athletics Federations’ global circuit of premier one-day meetings.
$3.2 million prize money for Finals of 2017 IAAF Diamond League
In a major restructure, the IAAF Diamond League has adopted a championship style model with the finalists competing for a prize pool of $3.2 million.
China’s jumpers lead the way as relay boys power to victory
It was Huang Changzhou who claimed China is now “a powerhouse in men’s long jumping” last Thursday, but it was his young friend and rival Gao Xinglong who overcame an ankle injury to claim the hosts’ only individual victory of the 2016 Shanghai Diamond League.
4x100m Men: Zhang brings baton home for China
Zhang Peimeng brought the 2016 Shanghai Diamond League meeting to a rousing climax as he held off Ronald Levy down the finishing straight to hand China’s world silver medallists a sprint relay victory over a quality Jamaican quartet. The 2009 Asian 100m champion took the baton from Su Bingtian after Xie Zhenye and Chen Shiwei had put the hosts in the lead over the first two legs. Zhang was half a stride ahead of Levy and rode a wave of noise as the screams of the crowd brought him home in 38.71, the quickest 4x100m relay time ever at this meeting. The Jamaican MVP team were second in 38.85 with a mixed international team third in 38.85.
Javelin Men: Röhler beats Czech pair as Abdelrahman comes up short
World silver medallist Ihab Abdelrahman couldn’t match his 2014 heroics on his return to Shanghai this evening as Thomas Röhler took the first javelin points of the year ahead of Czech pair Jakub Vadlejch and Vítězslav Veselý. The German’s opening throw of 85.71 was enough to seal the win with Vadlejch second on 84.77, two metres short of his world lead, and 2013 world champion Veselý third at 83.81. Abdelrahman’s African record of 89.21 two years ago was way out of reach tonight as the Egyptian world silver medallist had to settle for fourth with 83.16.