On Wednesday, The Wanda Diamond League, observe and discipline’s premier race collection, introduced it is going to improve its prize cash to greater than USD $9,000,000 for the 2025 season. The information comes after the announcement of two aggressive leagues aiming to rival the Diamond League subsequent yr.
Prize cash within the Wanda Diamond League will improve to its highest ever stage from the 2025 season onwards 💎
New complete over a 3rd increased than current seasons, with an estimated 270 million USD invested in athletes since 2010 📈
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) September 18, 2024
Diamond League athletes will share a USD $18 million prize pool, with look charges additionally supplied. Women and men will reportedly obtain equal pay. All 14 common meets will award USD $500,000, whereas the Wanda Diamond League Remaining will supply USD $2,240,000—almost double the 2024 complete.
“The Wanda Diamond League stays dedicated to rewarding athletes extra whereas guaranteeing long-term sustainability,” mentioned Petr Stastny, CEO of Diamond League AG, in an announcement.
Prize cash for every meet will vary from $30,000 to $50,000, and between $60,000 and $100,000 for the ultimate, making use of to all 32 disciplines. Zurich was introduced because the host of the 2025 closing.
Beforehand, the league supplied $10,000 for occasion winners on the common meets and $30,000 for the Diamond League closing. The brand new prize construction displays the league’s ambition to take care of its place (and market share) as athletics’ prime one-day collection.
This improve is available in response to the launch of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Monitor League, and Athlos, a girls’s-only observe league backed by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Athlos will debut on Sept. 26 in New York Metropolis and have outstanding athletes resembling Religion Kipyegon, Gabby Thomas and Gudaf Tsegay.
