The 2021 Diamond League, also known as the 2021 Wanda Diamond League for sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth season of the annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by World Athletics. The 2021 season sees an increase back to 32 Diamond Disciplines from the 24 originally planned for the 2020 Diamond League. The final used a new format which took place over two days on 8–9 September in one final meet, the Weltklasse Zürich, as had been planned to be introduced in 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new award will be introduced for the "Best Performing Athletes" which will recognize ten athletes (five men and five women) for consistent top placements. US$50,000 will be awarded to one man and one woman in each of the sprints, hurdles, distance runnings, jumps, and throws.
Schedule Fourteen meetings were scheduled to be included in the 2021 season. Two of them did not take place: the Diamond League Shanghai (14 August) and a would be new Diamond League Shenzhen (22 August), both of which were cancelled due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LegDateMeetStadiumCityCountryEvents (M+W)1Müller Grand Prix GatesheadGateshead International StadiumGateshead7 + 7 = 142Doha Diamond LeagueQatar Sports Club StadiumDoha7 + 7 = 143Golden Gala – Pietro MenneaFlorence7 + 7 = 144Bislett GamesBislett StadiumOslo7 + 6 = 135BauhausgalanStockholm Olympic StadiumStockholm7 + 7 = 146Herculis EBSStade Louis IIMonaco7 + 7 = 147Müller British Grand Prix (Anniversary Games)Gateshead International StadiumGateshead7 + 7 = 148Prefontaine ClassicHayward FieldEugene7 + 7 = 149AthletissimaStade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne7 + 7 = 1410Meeting de ParisStade Sébastien CharlétyParis7 + 7 = 1411Allianz Memorial Van DammeKing Baudouin StadiumBrussels7 + 7 = 1412Weltklasse ZürichLetzigrundZürich16 + 16 = 32
The Bislett Games in Oslo were originally scheduled to be the fourth meeting on 10 June, but on 10 April was delayed to an undetermined date (later scheduled for 1 July). On April 16 the first meeting on the calendar, Meeting de Rabat, was cancelled and the British Grand Prix in Gateshead was reintroduced to take its place on the same date. Additionally, the Golden Gala was relocated from Rome to Florence and pushed back to 10 June."Strong Wanda Diamond League 2021 season takes shape in Olympic year". Diamond League. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16. On 7 May, UK Athletics announced the Anniversary Games will be relocated from the London Stadium due to the prohibitive costs of repurposing the stadium for only the meeting."CHANGE OF VENUE FOR MÜLLER ANNIVERSARY GAMES". UK Athletics. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07. On 27 May the Anniversary Games were confirmed to be moved to Gateshead and renamed the Müller British Grand Prix.Henderson, Jason (2021-05-27). "Diamond League in London moves to Gateshead". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
Results
Men
Track 1 Gateshead 1 - 20.33 - - 3:36.27 13:08.52 - - 8:30.20 2 Doha - 19.88 44.27 1:43.91 3:30.48 - - 47.38 - 3 Florence 10.08 - 44.76 - - 12:48.45 13.01 = - 8:08.54 4 Oslo - 20.09 - - - 7:26.25 (3000 m) - 46.70 - 5 Stockholm 10.03 - 44.63 1:43.84 3:32.30 - - 47.34 - 6 Monaco 9.91 - - 1:42.91 3:28.28 - - 47.08 8:07.75 7 Gateshead 2 9.98 - - 1:44.76 - 7:27.64 (3000 m) 13.22 - - 8 Eugene 9.74 19.52 - 1:44.51 - - - - - 9 Lausanne - 19.65 - 1:44.50 - 7:33.06 (3000 m) 13.07 - - 10 Paris - 19.79 - 1:43.94 - - 13.03 - 8:07.12 11 Brussels 9.94 - 44.03 - 3:33.20 - - 48.23 - 12 Zürich 9.87 19.70 44.41 1:44.56 3:31.37 12:58.65 13.06 47.35 8:17.45
Field 1 Gateshead 1 8.11 m - - 5.74 m - - 81.18 m 2 Doha - - 2.33 m - 21.63 m - - 3 Florence - - 2.33 m - 21.47 m - - 4 Oslo - 17.24 m - 6.01 m - 68.65 m - 5 Stockholm 8.55 m - - 6.02 m - 68.64 m - 6 Monaco 8.24 m - 2.32 m - - - - 7 Gateshead 2 - 17.50 m 2.25 m - - - 85.25 m 8 Eugene - 17.63 m - - 23.15 m - - 9 Lausanne - - - 5.82 m 22.81 m - 88.54 m 10 Paris - 16.97 m - 6.01 m - - 85.98 m 11 Brussels 7.99 m - - 6.05 m - 69.31 m - 12 Zürich 8.17 m 17.70 m 2.34 m 6.06 m 22.67 m 66.49 m 89.11 m
Women
Track 1 Gateshead 1 11.35 - 51.86 - 4:03.73 - 13.28 - - 2 Doha 10.84 - - 1:58.26 - 8:27.49 (3000 m) - - 9:00.67 3 Florence - 22.06 - - 3:53.63 - 12.38 53.44 - 4 Oslo 10.91 - - 1:57.60 - 14:26.38 - 53.33 - 5 Stockholm - 22.10 - 1:56.28 - - - 52.37 9:04.34 6 Monaco - 22.23 - 1:56.73 3:51.07 - - - 9:03.82 7 Gateshead 2 - 22.43 50.44 - - - 12.69 53.24 - 8 Eugene 10.54 22.06 - 1:55.04 3:53.23 - - 52.77 8:53.65 9 Lausanne 10.60 - 50.40 - 4:02.24 - - 53.05 - 10 Paris 10.72 - 50.12 - - 8:19.08 (3000 m) 12.50 54.44 - 11 Brussels - 21.84 - 1:58.09 - 14:25.34 12.69 - - 12 Zürich 10.65 21.78 49.88 1:57.98 3:58.33 14:28.98 12.42 52.80 9:07.33
Field 1 Gateshead 1 - 14.29 m 1.91 m - 18.16 m - - 2 Doha - 15.11 m - 4.84 m - 61.35 m - 3 Florence 6.74 m - - 4.91 m - 66.90 m - 4 Oslo 6.86 m - - - - - 62.62 m 5 Stockholm 6.88 m - 2.03 m - 19.26 m - - 6 Monaco - 14.75 m - 4.90 m - - 63.08 m 7 Gateshead 2 6.77 m - - 4.76 m - - - 8 Eugene - - 1.98 m 4.82 m - - - 9 Lausanne 6.85 m 15.56 m 1.98 m - - - - 10 Paris - - 1.98 m - - 66.08 m - 11 Brussels - - 2.02 m - - 66.47 m - 12 Zürich 6.96 m 15.48 m 2.05 m 5.01 m 19.41 m 69.20 m 65.26 m
Diamond League Final Men 100 m MenRankLane/OrderNameNationalityResultReaction TimeNotes5Fred Kerley9.870.1346Andre De Grasse9.890.110=PB4Ronnie Baker9.910.13447Trayvon Bromell9.960.12758Akani Simbine10.100.11362Rohan Browning Australia10.180.12773Michael Rodgers10.230.15289Silvan Wicki Switzerland10.250.12791Yupun Abeykoon Sri Lanka10.250.120200 m Men7Kenneth Bednarek19.700.1656Andre De Grasse19.700.1605Fred Kerley19.830.13748Aaron Brown20.130.14754Josephus Lyles20.130.18263Isaac Makwala20.310.16772Vernon Norwood20.460.15081William Reais Switzerland20.490.157400 m Men4Michael Cherry44.410.1795Kirani James Grenada44.420.1546Deon Lendore44.810.18748Vernon Norwood44.840.16653Liemarvin Bonevacia45.350.15667Isaac Makwala45.410.19872Ricky Petrucciani Switzerland46.380.16581Davide Re46.640.146110 m hurdles Men4Devon Allen13.060.115SB7Ronald Levy13.060.128SB5Hansle Parchment13.170.13243Daniel Roberts13.310.17352Paolo Dal Molin13.430.13568Finley Gaio Switzerland13.720.13571Koen Smet13.770.1326Jason Joseph SwitzerlandDQFalse Start400 m hurdles Men7Karsten Warholm47.350.1506Alison dos Santos Brazil47.810.1815Kyron McMaster British Virgin Islands48.240.16043Rasmus Mägi48.840.15858Constantin Preis49.080.25962Ramsey Angela49.390.16771Chris McAlister Great Britain49.730.1684Yasmani CopelloDQFalse Start800 m Men7Emmanuel Korir Kenya1:44.566Ferguson Rotich Kenya1:44.963Clayton Murphy1:45.2145Marco Arop1:45.2354Elliot Giles Great Britain1:45.2561Isaiah Harris1:45.7078-1Amel Tuka Bosnia and Herzegovina1:46.1982Wyclife Kinyamal Kenya1:46.528-2Patryk Sieradzki PolandDNFPacemaker1500 m Men8Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya3:31.379Jakob Ingebrigtsen3:31.457Stewart McSweyn Australia3:32.1445Oliver Hoare Australia3:32.66PB56Mohamed Katir3:32.7762Ronald Kwemoi Kenya3:33.34PB74Charles Cheboi Simotwo Kenya3:34.2483Ignacio Fontes3:34.4591Birgin Bethwell Kenya3:46.0110Erik SowinskiDNFPacemaker3000 m steeplechase Men8Benjamin Kigen Kenya8:17.459Soufiane El Bakkali8:17.706Abraham Kibiwot Kenya8:18.1643Leonar Bett Kenya8:20.2057Getnet Wale8:21.1165Tadese Takele8:21.6872Hillary Bor8:24.8184Ahmed Abelwahled8:25.0691Mohamed Tindouft8:25.3310Wilberforce C. Kones KenyaDNFPacemaker5000 m Men9Berihu Aregawi12:58.655Birhanu Balew Bahrain13:01.272Jacob Krop Kenya13:01.8141Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli Kenya13:02.4357Yomif Kejelcha13:04.2968Michael Kibet Kenya13:15.36711Jonas Raess Switzerland13:43.4786Andrew Butchart Great Britain14:03.133Birgen Bethwell KenyaDNFPacemaker10Jerry Motsau South AfricaDNF4Matthew Ramsden AustraliaDNFPacemakerPole Vault Men6Armand Duplantis Sweden6.06MR4Sam Kendricks5.93SB1Timur Morgunov Authorised Neutral Athletes5.93SB43Ernest John Obiena Philippines5.8355Christopher Nilsen5.8362KC Lightfoot5.83High Jump Men6Gianmarco Tamberi2.343Andriy Protsenko2.30=SB4Ilya Ivanyuk Authorised Neutral Athletes2.3045Maksim Nedasekau Belarus2.2752Django Lovett2.2761Donald Thomas2.24Long Jump Men5Thobias Montler Sweden8.173Steffin McCarter8.146Ruswahl Samaai South Africa7.9942Simon Ehammer Switzerland7.9454Benjamin Gföhler Switzerland7.9061Radek Juška Czech Republic7.8777Filippo Randazzo7.87Triple Jump Men6Pedro Pichardo Portugal17.705Hugues Fabrice Zango Burkina Faso17.204Yasser Triki Algeria17.0341Tobia Bocchi16.7152Tiago Pereira Portugal16.6163Donald Scott16.22Shot Put Men6Ryan Crouser22.67MR5Joe Kovacs22.292Armin Sinancevic Serbia21.8644Tomas Walsh New Zealand21.6151Filip Mihaljevic Croatia21.5962Zane Weir20.85Discus Men6Daniel Ståhl Sweden66.493Kristjan Ceh Slovenia65.391Fedrick Dacres Jamaica65.3342Andrius Gudžius Lithuania64.0455Simon Pettersson Sweden63.6864Lukas Weißhaidinger Austria63.20Javelin Men6Johannes Vetter Germany89.114Julian Weber Germany87.03SB7Jakub Vadlejch Czech Republic85.2243Andrian Mardare Moldova84.9855Anderson Peters Grenada81.6561Simon Wieland Switzerland78.11SB72Gatis Cakšs Latvia68.67
Women