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Independent Singapore
an hour ago
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Athletics: Here's what you need to know about the Wanda Diamond League Final
Photo: WELTKLASSE ZURICH: The Wanda Diamond League has been one of the significant events in the world of track and field since 2010. It is a series of one-day meetings that comprises 15 events in global track and field, held across four continents and 13 different countries to reach athletes and fans all around the world. How does the series work? Athletes from 32 disciplines will compete from April to September and will garner points at the 14 series meetings to qualify for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final event. By the end of each series meeting, participating athletes will be awarded 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 points, based on their ranking, from first to eighth, respectively. The top six in the field events, the top eight in the 100-m to 800-m categories, and the top 10 in the 1500-m and long-distance events will be eligible to continue and compete at the Final. Moreover, one athlete may also qualify as a national or global wildcard from each discipline. If there is a tiebreaker, the athlete with the best performance of the season is ranked higher and will be awarded a spot. In the case of throws and horizontal jumps, the 'Final 3' format will be used in all series meetings, excluding the Wanda Diamond League Final. Here is the qualification points for each series meeting: Place Points 1st 8 2nd 7 3rd 6 4th 5 5th 4 6th 3 7th 2 8th 1 What to expect from the Wanda Diamond League Final? The 2025 Wanda Diamond League Final will take place on August 27 and 28 at Weltklasse Zurich. Each champion will receive the iconic Diamond Trophy and a wildcard for the World Athletics Championships, given certain conditions. Furthermore, the league will have a total of US$9.24 million (S$12.47 million) prize money. In each of the 14 regular series meetings, the prize money will be US$500,000, and the prize money at the Wanda Diamond League Final will be US$2.24 million. Per discipline, the prize money would be between US$30,000 and US$50,000 at the series meetings and US$60,000 and US$100,000 at the Final. Here is the calendar of events for the 2025 Wanda Diamond League: April 26 Xiamen (CHN) May 3 Shanghai/Keqiao May 16 Doha (QAT) May 25 Rabat (MAR) June 6 Rome (ITA) June 12 Oslo (NOR) June 15 Stockholm (SWE) June 20 Paris (FRA) July 5 Eugene (USA) July 11 Monaco (MON) July 19 London (GBR) August 16 Silesia (POL) August 20 Lausanne (SIU) August 22 Brussels (BEL) August 27-28 Zurich (SUI) To know more about the current results, standings, disciplines per meeting, statistics of participating athletes, and ticket availability for the remaining events, you may visit Wanda Diamond League's website here.
Indian Express
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
Neeraj Chopra at Paris Diamond League 2025 Live Streaming: Indian thrower seeking 1st victory of season
Neeraj Chopra at Paris Diamond League 2025 Live Streaming: The last time India's Neeraj Chopra and Germany's Julian Weber met on the Diamond League circuit, both athletes breached the 90m mark on the same night. First, Neeraj had breached the elusive threshold with a 90.23m effort in the third round, finally ending his long quest to break the 90-metre barrier. But soon, he was joined in the 90m club by Weber, thanks to a 91.06m effort in the final throw of the competition, snatching victory away from his Indian rival. That heady night in Doha will still be fresh in many memories. But here comes the sequel as Neeraj and Weber meet in Paris at the Diamond League. Of course the duo also competed in the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial a week after Doha. There too, Weber was on top, throwing the spear thrice beyond 85m while Neeraj could only manage a best of 84.14m with his last attempt which helped him end second. Can Chopra best the German javelin thrower? We'll know soon enough. The Meeting de Paris will see five throwers who have breached the 90m mark. Besides Neeraj and Weber, there are also current World No 1 Anderson Peters (Season Best 85.64), Kenya's Julius Yego (SB 78.74) and Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott (SB: 84.65).The three throwers rounding up the field are Brazil's Mauricio Luiz Da Silva (SB: 86.34), Moldova's Andrian Mardare (SB: 80.51) and France's Remi Rougetet (SB: 80.49). Here's a live streaming guide for the Paris Diamond League meet: When will Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Paris Diamond League take place? Neeraj's javelin throw event at the Paris Diamond League will be held in the early hours of Saturday (Friday night in Paris). Where is Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Paris Diamond League taking place? Neeraj will compete at Paris' Stade Charléty on Saturday in the Paris Diamond League meet. What time does Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Paris Diamond League start? Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Paris Diamond League is scheduled for 1.12 am IST (Saturday). Which TV channels will broadcast Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Paris Diamond League? There is no telecast option of Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Paris Diamond League in India. You can catch the streaming of the event at Wanda Diamond League YouTube channel.
The Hindu
20 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Neeraj Chopra at Paris Diamond League 2025: Date, time, live streaming info
Reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Paris Diamond League 2025 on June 20 (June 21 according to IST). This is his second Diamond League outing of the season after Doha, where he broke the 90m mark for the first time with a throw of 90.23m, bettering his previous best of 89.94m. Despite the milestone, Neeraj finished second to Germany's Julian Weber, who threw a world-leading 91.06m — also his first 90m+ throw. When and where can you see Neeraj in action at the Paris Diamond League? Neeraj's event at the Paris Diamond League will begin at 1:12 AM IST on June 21 (9:42 PM local time, June 20). In India, the event will be streamed live on the Wanda Diamond League YouTube channel. In the UK, coverage will be available on BBC iPlayer and the Red Button. FloTrack holds the rights in the U.S., while SuperSport will broadcast the event across most of Africa. Which event did Neeraj last compete in? Neeraj last competed at the Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Chorzów on May 23, finishing second with a final throw of 84.14m. Julian Weber topped the event with 86.12m. When did Neeraj last compete in the Paris Diamond League? Neeraj will make his first Paris Diamond League appearance in eight years. His last outing was in 2017, where he finished fifth with a throw of 84.67m. Germany's Johannes Vetter won that event with a throw of 88.74m. Who will Neeraj compete against in the Paris Diamond League? Luiz Mauricio da SIlva Andrian Mardare Anderson Peters Keshorn Walcott Julian Weber Julius Yego
India.com
21 hours ago
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- India.com
Neeraj Chopra at Paris Diamond League 2025: When and where to watch javelin star in action LIVE in India
Neeraj Chopra is set to compete at Paris Diamond League 2025 on Friday. (Photo: PTI) Two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin star Neeraj Chopra will be back in action on Friday as he gets ready to take on a star-studded field in the Paris Diamond League 2025. Neeraj, who finally breached the elusive 90m mark earlier this season, will be looking to improve his mark as he builds up for his first event at home later this month – the 'Neeraj Chopra Classic'. The Indian ace will be up against Germany's Julian Weber and two-time world champion Anderson Peters from Grenada, who are some of the stars among the eight competitos in the second Diamond League event of the season after Doha. Weber had stunned Neeraj Chopra in the Doha Diamond League last month after the Indian star finally better his 90m throw. Weber had recorded 91.06m with his last throw to trump Chopra who had sent his spear to a distance of 90.23m in the same event. PARIS. IS. READY. 🇫🇷 The #DiamondLeague 💎 is BACK once again this Friday 20th June, for the eighth stop of the season. The #RoadToTheFinal CONTINUES 💥 Find out where to tune in at 💎 #ParisDL — Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 18, 2025 The 31-year-old Weber had also beaten Neeraj Chopra at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial meet on May 23 in Poland where both performed below their best under chilly and overcast conditions. Weber had produced 86.12m while Paris Olympics 2024 silver medallist could only come up 84.14m to finish second. Peters was there in the field too at both the Doha Diamond League 2025 and the Poland event. He had finished third in both. However, Paris Olympics 2024 gold medallist Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan will not be competing in the event. Arshad had also missed the Doha Diamond League 2025 last month. Neeraj Chopra had skipped the Paris Diamond League 2024 in order to focus on the Paris Olympic Games where he took the silver with a throw of 89.45m. He last competed in the Paris Diamond League in 2017 as a junior world champion and finished fifth with a throw of 84.67m. In the eight-man field at the Charlety Stadium on Friday, five have crossed the 90m mark. Chopra and Weber were the latest entrants to the exclusive club. Peters has already done it in 2022. Kenya's 2015 world champion Julius Yego and Trinidad and Tobago's 2012 Olympics gold-winner Keshorn Walcott are the other two in the 90m club. Both achieved the feat back in 2015 and since then their performances have declined. Here are all the details about Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025… When will Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025 take place? Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025 will take place on Friday, June 20. What time will Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025 take place? Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025 will take place from 01.12am IST on Friday night. Where will Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025 take place? Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025 will take place at Stade Sébastien-Charléty in Paris. How can I want Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025 LIVE in India? Neeraj Chopra's javelin event at Paris Diamond League 2025 will be live on Wanda Diamond League's YouTube channel.
India Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis breaks world record for 12th time, first time at home
Mondo Duplantis broke the Paul Vault world record for a whopping 12th time, leaving his home crowd jubilant at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Sunday, June 15. The 25-year-old soared 6.28 metres at the 1912 Olympic Stadium, improving on his previous record of 6.27 metres set in February at Kurtis Marschall tried his best to challenge the Olympic champion, but could only manage a best effort of 5.90 before making three unsuccessful attempts to clear the six-metre mark. As a result, all the focus shifted to the local lad, who attempted to break his world record as promised to his fans ahead of the event and came out with flying never stop fascinating about this did it again!Yes. Armand MONDO Duplantis has set another world record in pole vault!Here! This is the highest jump a human being has reached fair and square with a pole!At home at Stockholm Olympic Stadium as well! Nick post-ESC mourning era (@nicklaslowe) June 15, 2025advertisementAfter achieving the landmark, Duplantis was thrilled to bits as he recalled his childhood days when he jumped for the first time at the historic stadium. 'I feel full to the brim right now. I've got a lot of family here. The first time I jumped in this stadium when I was 11 years old, it was rainy and cold, and I jumped right under four metres – it was quite high for how young I was. I'm just going to enjoy this, enjoy the moment right now,' said Duplantis after breaking his world he mentioned that it was a great honour to have his name etched in the stadium and also set his sights on breaching the 6.30m mark soon.'They etch the names of world record holders here. It's going to be really special to have my name etched in the stadium. It's the most beautiful stadium, in my biased opinion. It'll be one of the greatest memories for me, I think, in my career. There's not much between me and 6.30m, technically. I'm just a perfect day away from it,' he world record jump left the crowd in absolute ecstasy as the American-born Swedish athlete ripped off his shirt to celebrate his first world record set on Swedish soil with his partner and family. Earlier this year, he also became just the second track and field athlete to win the prestigious Laureus Sportsman of the Year award after a record-breaking 2024.
