— Published January 7, 2025

Boost for the Diamond League

Athletics

The prestigious Diamond League circuit will reach a new milestone in 2025 with a significant increase in its financial prize money. World Athletics has announced that the total prize money will increase from $6,9 million in 2024 to $9,24 millionthis year. This increase aims to attract the best athletes in the world and reward their performances in an even more substantial way.  Winning a meeting will bring $10.000, like last year, but a number of disciplines will be categorized as Diamond+(four per meeting) and will award higher prize money ($20.000 for the winner, $10.000 for the second, etc.). The scale of these bonuses will remain identical in men and women. "The new season will see a total of $9,24 million paid out in prize money, the largest prize pool in Diamond League history, the event website emphasizes.Including the promotion fees for top athletes, a total of approximately $18 million will be paid to athletes during the 2025 season." The first stage will be held in Xiamen (China) at the end of April.