Diamond League
Zeekr ramps up European hires alongside Diamond League deal
Chinese electric car brand Zeekr is looking to fill major marketing and brand positions in Europe as it backs an awareness drive that includes sponsorship of the Diamond League
Ziggo locks in Diamond League rights in Netherlands to 2029
Pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport has announced it is to remain the home of World Athletics' top-tier Diamond League and associated series in the Netherlands for the remainder of the decade.
Infront takes athletics, handball, ice hockey and skating to Nordic market
The Infront agency is engaged in broadcast rights sales processes in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden for leading athletics, handball, ice hockey and ice skating content
Müller to end seven-year main sponsorship of UK Athletics
German dairy products company Müller will end its long-running main sponsorship of UK Athletics at the end of this year.
Diamond League heading back to London Stadium
UK Athletics (UKA) has confirmed elite meetings will return to London Stadium for the first time in four years as the Diamond League heads back to the English capital next year
Irwin Mitchell adds UK Athletics to portfolio in Rocket Sports-brokered deal
UK legal firm Irwin Mitchell has signed as the ‘Official Legal Partner’ to UK Athletics in a three-year agreement.
SporTV picks up Diamond League rights in Brazil
SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to the 2022 season of the Diamond League athletics series
Diamond League finals to alternate between Zurich and Brussels from 2024 to 2027
The finals of the Diamond League athletics series will be held alternately in Zurich and Brussels between 2024 and 2027 following a decision by the league’s general assembly, World Athletics has announced.
Covid-19 continues to plague Diamond League events in China, rugby in Japan
The two Diamond League athletics events due to take place in China later this year have been cancelled because of the country’s quarantine requirements and travel restrictions, World Athletics has announced.
Rai secures Diamond League rights to 2024
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has secured rights to World Athletics’ top-tier Diamond League series in a three-year deal running until 2024.
Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from 2022 Diamond League
Organisers of the Diamond League track and field series have banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from its events “for the foreseeable future” following the invasion of Ukraine.
Shenzhen becomes second Chinese city to host Diamond League meeting
Shenzhen has become the second Chinese city to be added to the Diamond League series schedule following Wanda Sports’ title sponsorship agreement with the competition.
Diamond League plans 14-event 2022 season, including return to China
Athletics' Diamond League has unveiled its provisional calendar for 2022, announcing plans to visit 14 cities on four continents across the course of the season
Oregon ‘to host’ 2023 Diamond League Final
Eugene, Oregon has been awarded the hosting rights to the 2023 Diamond League final, the first time the athletics event will be held outside Europe, according to reports
Sky Deutschland seals exclusive Diamond League rights in Germany and Austria
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has sealed rights to athletics’ Diamond League in Germany and Austria, from 2021 to 2023.
BBC secures Diamond League rights until 2024
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has secured the rights to show athletics' Diamond League series live from 2021 to 2024
L’Équipe, Sportall land French athletics, Diamond League rights to 2024
L’Équipe, the French digital terrestrial channel, and start-up OTT streaming platform Sportall have acquired rights in the 2021-24 cycle to all French Athletics Federation (FFA) events and Diamond League me…
Diamond League 2021 to feature full programme of 32 disciplines
The Diamond League plans to run 13 events in 12 countries in 2021, and to reintroduce 32 disciplines after recently cutting them back