On Wednesday, The Wanda Diamond League, monitor and box’s premier race sequence, introduced it is going to building up its prize cash to greater than USD $9,000,000 for the 2025 season. The scoop comes after the announcement of 2 aggressive leagues aiming to rival the Diamond League subsequent yr.
Prize cash within the Wanda Diamond League will building up to its very best ever stage from the 2025 season onwards 💎
New general over a 3rd upper than fresh seasons, with an estimated 270 million USD invested in athletes since 2010 📈
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) September 18, 2024
Diamond League athletes will percentage a USD $18 million prize pool, with look charges additionally presented. Women and men will reportedly obtain equivalent pay. All 14 common meets will award USD $500,000, whilst the Wanda Diamond League Ultimate will be offering USD $2,240,000—just about double the 2024 general.
“The Wanda Diamond League stays dedicated to rewarding athletes extra whilst making sure long-term sustainability,” stated Petr Stastny, CEO of Diamond League AG, in a observation.
Prize cash for each and every meet will vary from $30,000 to $50,000, and between $60,000 and $100,000 for the overall, making use of to all 32 disciplines. Zurich was once introduced because the host of the 2025 ultimate.
Prior to now, the league presented $10,000 for match winners on the common meets and $30,000 for the Diamond League ultimate. The brand new prize construction displays the league’s ambition to deal with its place (and marketplace percentage) as athletics’ most sensible one-day sequence.
This building up comes based on the release of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Observe League, and Athlos, a girls’s-only monitor league sponsored through Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Athlos will debut on Sept. 26 in New York Town and have distinguished athletes akin to Religion Kipyegon, Gabby Thomas and Gudaf Tsegay.