The 2020 Doha Diamond League was the 22nd edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Doha, Qatar. Held on 25 September at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium, it was the eighth and last leg of the 2020 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit.Dutch, Taylor (2020-09-25). "The Adjusted Diamond League Season Ends With World Leads and National Records". Runner's World. Retrieved 2021-05-05. Despite being the last meet in the series, no Diamond League champions were crowned due to the shortened season, and no points were awarded for event placements.
The meet was originally scheduled to be held at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium on April 17, except for the men's high jump, which would have been held at the Katara Cultural Village amphitheatre on April 16."Barshim headlines as four world champions are confirmed for Wanda Diamond League opener in Doha". World Athletics (2020-02-12). Retrieved 2021-05-05. However, on March 16, it was announced that the meet had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Zaccardi, Nick (2020-03-17). "Diamond League track and field early season meets called off". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-05-05. In May, a new date of 9 October had been selected making it the twelfth leg of the 2020 Diamond League."New Diamond League calendar revealed, Doha leg on October 9". Reuters via The Peninsula (2020-05-13). Retrieved 2021-05-05. In August it was rescheduled for the last time to 25 September, making it the eighth and last meet in the 2020 Diamond League after several other meets were cancelled.Houston, Michael (2020-08-04). "Doha Diamond League meeting given new date in 2020 calendar". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
Results Because of the shortened season, no Diamond League points were awarded for athlete placements, and no Diamond League champions were crowned.
In the women's long jump event, the "Final 3" format was used, resulting in a different order of the top-3 marks.
Men
+Men's 200 Metres Place Athlete Country Time Arthur Cissé 20.23 Julian Forte 20.39 Christophe Lemaitre 20.68 4 Mario Burke 20.72 5 Christopher Belcher 20.86 6 Abdelaziz Mohamed 20.88 7 Mike Rodgers 21.19 8 21.87
+Men's 400 Metres Place Athlete Country Time Kahmari Montgomery 45.55 Yousef Karam 45.72 Mohamed Nasir Abbas 45.96 4 Ludvy Vaillant 46.11 5 Rabah Yousif 46.46 6 Liemarvin Bonevacia 46.70 7 Kennedy Luchembe 46.89 8 David Kendziera 47.38
+Men's 800 Metres Place Athlete Country Time Ferguson Rotich 1:44.16 Elliot Giles 1:44.56 Wyclife Kinyamal 1:45.68 4 Peter Bol 1:45.74 5 Bryce Hoppel 1:45.86 6 Guy Learmonth 1:46.25 7 Wesley Vázquez 1:46.44 8 Timothy Cheruiyot 1:46.78 9 Erik Sowinski 1:46.81 10 Álvaro de Arriba 1:47.19 11 Jamal Hairane 1:47.88 Joseph Deng
+Men's 1500 Metres Place Athlete Country Time Stewart McSweyn 3:30.51 Selemon Barega 3:32.97 Soufiane El Bakkali 3:33.45 4 Lamecha Girma 3:33.77 5 James West 3:34.07 6 Ignacio Fontes 3:34.74 7 Jesús Gómez 3:35.31 8 Piers Copeland 3:35.32 9 Musab Adam Ali 3:35.60 10 Bethwell Birgen 3:36.67 11 Hamza Driouch 3:37.15 12 Ryan Gregson 3:37.75 13 Vincent Kibet 3:38.27 Conseslus Kipruto Brimin Kiprono Kiprotich Mariano García B Race Ilyass el Ouali 3:43.66 Mohamad Al-Garni 3:44.30 Joseph Deng 3:47.39 4 Hamze Ali Hassan 3:48.97 Yaser Bagharab Aden Moussa Absieh Mohcine Zaytouni Babker Abdo Koudi
+Men's 110 Metres Hurdles Place Athlete Country Time Aaron Mallett 13.15 Jason Joseph 13.40 David King 13.54 4 Gabriel Constantino 13.60 5 13.76 Freddie Crittenden Paolo Dal Molin Wilhem Belocian
+Men's Pole Vault Place Athlete Country Mark Armand Duplantis = Sam Kendricks = Renaud Lavillenie = 4 Matt Ludwig 5 Ben Broeders 6 Cole Walsh 7 Audie Wyatt 8 Thibaut Collet Harry Coppell
Women
+Women's 100 Metres Place Athlete Country Time Elaine Thompson-Herah 10.87 Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith 11.21 Kayla White 11.25 4 Kristal Awuah 11.27 5 Anthonique Strachan 11.42 6 Amy Hunt 11.43 7 Payton Chadwick 11.51 8 Cindy Sember 11.74
+Women's 800 Metres Place Athlete Country Time Faith Kipyegon 1:57.68 Esther Guerrero 1:59.22 Adelle Tracey 1:59.87 4 Habitam Alemu 2:00.11 5 Winnie Nanyondo 2:00.49 6 Angelika Cichocka 2:01.06 7 Kaela Edwards 2:01.49 8 Shelayna Oskan-Clarke 2:02.22 9 Eunice Sum 2:02.42 Emily Cherotich Tuei
+Women's 3000 Metres Place Athlete Country Time Hellen Obiri 8:22.54 Agnes Tirop 8:22.92 Beatrice Chepkoech 8:22.92 4 Margaret Kipkemboi 8:24.76 5 Hyvin Jepkemoi 8:25.13 6 Gudaf Tsegay 8:25.23 7 Laura Weightman 8:26.31 8 Lemlem Hailu 8:35.78 9 Jessica Hull 8:36.03 10 8:39.88 11 Eilish McColgan 8:40.88 12 Beatrice Chebet 8:50.40 13 Melissa Courtney-Bryant 8:56.11 14 Genevieve Gregson 9:07.40 Winny Chebet - Tsehay Gemechu
+Women's 100 Metres Hurdles Place Athlete Country Time Payton Chadwick 12.78 Taliyah Brooks 12.86 Cindy Sember 13.02 4 Klaudia Wojtunik 13.21 5 Zoë Sedney 13.24 6 Mette Graversgaard 13.25 7 13.48 8 Yanique Thompson 13.52
+Women's Long Jump Place Athlete Country Mark Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk Ese Brume Khaddi Sagnia 4 Milica Gardašević 5 Taliyah Brooks 6 Eva Bastmeijer 7 Yarianny Argüelles
See also 2020 Golden Gala (previous meet in the 2020 Diamond League season)
References
Results "Wanda Diamond League Doha (QAT) 25th September 2020". Diamond League (2020-09-25). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
External links Official Doha Diamond League website