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Independent Singapore
5 hours 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.
Times
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Times
Inside Josh Kerr's training camp, a running mecca 5,000 miles from home
T he sun has yet to rise over the Sandia Mountains that provide a spectacular backdrop to his New Mexico home but Josh Kerr has already sent a video message to one of his training partners. 'Hope you're enjoying your lie-in,' he says to Brandon Miller, which is Kerr's way of letting the American know that today, like every other day, he means business. It is 5.30am and within four minutes Miller has fired back a message to his friend and tormentor. He too is up and preparing for a track session that will leave Britain's 1,500m world champion and double Olympic medal-winner seeking the shade of a tree while trying not to vomit. The exchange between Kerr and Miller is good-humoured but there is method to this early-morning madness. Kerr wants every workout to count and he endeavours to do this by creating a sense of competition among the professional runners who form the Brooks Beasts Track Club. 'We're not f***ing around here,' he says.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Danny Jansen's RBI single
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Independent Singapore
a day ago
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Noah Lyles cancels highly anticipated race against Tyreek Hill, fans argue over who would win
The much-awaited competition between Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill will not be happening as it was initially planned after all. Lyles, an Olympic gold medalist, has announced that he is cancelling the race, despite all arrangements being prepared and the race being all set. Lyles shared the reason for his cancellation, stating, 'We were very deep into creating the event… In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend. Unfortunately, there were some things, complications, and personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass, but we were full on. We were going to shut down New York's Times Square and everything, it was going to be a lot of fun.' Lyles and Hill's rivalry Ever since Noah Lyles won the 100-metre gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, he and Tyreek Hill, a Miami Dolphins receiver, have been engaging in trash talk. This has been fueled by Hill's challenge to race against Lyles in a 50-metre race. Given that Lyles called off their competition, Hill took to social media to share his reaction to the news. He posted a meme of Lyles as if retreating to a bush and said in the caption: ' . @LylesNoah after seeing me run the 100m last weekend' However, the post backlashed as some netizens showed their support for Lyles. One commented, 'He ran a 9.78 in the Olympics.' Another user wrote, 'He's disappearing because he realises that you should be competing against high schoolers, not Olympians.' A two-time high school track champion, Hill recently ran the 100m event in just 10.15 seconds. Though impressive, it was still behind Noah Lyles' 9.79 seconds —his time when he secured gold at the Paris Olympics. In another social media post made by Bleacher Report, it said, 'Noah Lyles has canceled his proposed race with Tyreek Hill in NY's Times Square due to 'personal reasons'… Cheetah ran a 10.15 100m last week and trolled Lyles in response to Noah's 'Tyreek Could Never' sign after his 60m run in February 👀' Some fans sided with Hill, suggesting Lyles backed out because he knew he might lose. One user wrote, 'That boy got scared,' while another called Lyles 'the most unlikable gold medalist of all time.' Others defended Lyles, pointing to his Olympic achievements and upcoming commitments. 'Noah is an Olympic gold medalist, can we stop with this nonsense lol,' one commenter said. Another added, 'He must have tweaked something… the U.S. Championship is coming up August 2nd.'
Independent Singapore
a day ago
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
'We need an actual season' — Redditor shares track and field reform ideas ahead of LA28
The final Grand Slam track that was supposed to happen in Los Angeles was cancelled due to financial issues. The organisers of the athletic event, which was backed by Olympic Champion Michael Johnson, admitted that they would now wish to focus on improving the series for next year's run. With this announcement, a Redditor expressed his thoughts regarding the future of track and field in the United States. He said in his post, ' The LA Olympics in 2028 are coming up soon, so the time is now for US track & field to make some big changes to the sport to make it more popular. ' The posts include three main points on how he thinks the sport can reach a broader audience of sports fans. Firstly, he stated that it would be nice to have an 'actual season of track.' The Redditor explaine d, 'Right now, there's not really a track season, as you just need to qualify by time for US Champs. If we created a centralised professional league that combines Diamond League/Grand Slam Track/USATF events all into one points system league, this could make events have more meaning and get casual fans to tune in.' He also admitted that 'extending the post-season' would also be a solution. He added, ' US Champs is selling itself short by having 10 straight days of action. Instead, we should look to extend the US Champs period to three straight weekends with prelims, semis, and finals happening in separate weekends. All other major sports leagues have lengthy playoff periods, and championship racing should be extended too to allow for more peak viewing time.' Lastly, he suggested that having 'new event formats' can help as well. He further discussed, 'If you think about it, most professional sports leagues have All-Star games, or fun, exciting formats such as dunk contests or home run derbies that showcase their sport in a fun new setting. Track should do the same to allow celebrities to participate in the sport, and create new fun formats such as elimination-style internal races, which can get more casual fans to tune in.' See also Pope Leo spills his tennis secret to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Other Redditors expressed their opinions on these suggestions. One user commented, 'Extending US champs is a no-go. The reason you have everything compact and within a three-day span is that it weeds out the one-off racers who can't make it through the rounds. If you use the format you propose, then we could potentially have one hit wonders make the team, and when the Olympics or world champs come, they won't survive the rounds.' Another Redditor said, ' Making the meet three weekends long is just in no way realistic.' One more commenter said, 'Track is what it is… a hugely popular participation sport but a niche sport at the national and professional level. I'd love for it to be more popular, but I don't think we should realistically ever hope that it's going to be a major sport, and that's okay.'
