Rules, Points & Prize Money

The Wanda Diamond League rules

The Wanda Diamond League encompasses 32 Diamond Disciplines, following a championship style model. Athletes earn points at the 13 series meetings to qualify for the final of their discipline.

At each of the 13 series meetings, Athletes are awarded 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 points for ranking 1st to 8th respectively. The top 6 in the field events, top eight for 100m-800m and the top 10 for 1500m and long disctances will qualify for the Final. In case of a tie, the best legal performance of the qualification phase wins.

The Final 3 format, which is trialled throughout the season in horizontal and technical disciplines, will not be used in the Wanda Diamond League Final.

The winner of each Diamond Discipline at the Final will become "Diamond League Champion" and be awarded a Diamond Trophy, USD 30'000 prize money and a wild card for the World Athletics Championships (certain conditions apply).

Qualification points at series meetings:

Place	Points
1^st	8
2^nd	7
3^rd	6
4^th	5
5^th	4
6^th	3
7^th	2
8^th	1

Prize Money

SERIES MEETING		FINAL
Place	Prize Money (USD)	Place	Prize Money (USD)
1^st	$10,000	1^st	$30,000
2^nd	$6,000	2^nd	$12,000
3^rd	$3,500	3^rd	$7,000
4^th	$2,000	4^th	$4'000
5^th	$1,250	5^th	$2'500
6^th	$1,000	6^th	$2'000
7^th	$750	7^th	$1'500
8^th	$500	8^th	$1'000

plus rewards for 9th-12th place finishers in distance races and ninth-lane runners in sprints.

World Ranking Points

Name of Meeting	Discipline	Prize Money
Doha	no additional
Birmingham	Men's 110m/h	Full DL prize money
Eugene	Women's 200m	Full DL prize money
Eugene	Women's 100m/h	Full DL prize money
Rabat	Women's 800m	Full DL prize money
Rome	Men's 200m	Full DL prize money
Oslo	Men's Hammer Throw	50% of DL prize money
Paris	Men's 100m	3.200
Paris	Women's Hammer Throw	10.000
Paris	Men's Hammer Throw	10.000
Stockholm	Men's Long Jump	50 % of DL prize money
Stockholm	Women's Shot Put	50% of DL prize money (World ranking points GW)
Silesia	Women's 100m	Full DL prize money
Silesia	Men's Hammer Throw	Full DL prize money
Silesia	Women's Hammer Throw	Full DL prize money
Silesia	Men's 800m	50 % of DL prize money
Silesia	Men's Pole Vault	50 % of DL prize money
Silesia	Men's Shot Put	50 % of DL prize money
Silesia	Women's 100m/h	50 % of DL prize money
Monaco	Mens Mile	Full DL prize money
Lausanne	Men's 400mH	50% of DL prizemoney
Lausanne	Men's PV	50% of DL prizemoney
Lausanne	Women's 4x100m	50% of DL prize money
Lausanne	Men's Triple Jump	50% of DL prize money (World ranking points GW)
Lausanne	Women's 800m	Full DL prize money
Brussels	Men's 400m	50% of DL prizemoney
Brussels	Women's Long Jump	50% of DL prizemoney
Brussels	One hour run	50% of DL prizemoney
Zurich	TBA	50 % of DL prize money
Zurich	TBA	50 % of DL prize money