After twelve stops on four continents \u2013 in Doha (Asia) and Rabat (Africa), for instance, in Eugene (North America), and in Lausanne and Brussels (Europe) \u2013 qualified athletes have travelled to Zurich for the final showdown in this year\u2019s Wanda Diamond League season. Ever since 2010, the top-level and most prestigious meeting series in athletics has awarded the most consistent athletes in 16 women\u2019s and 16 men\u2019s events with spots in the series\u2019 final event.<\/p>\n
Only athletes who scored enough points during their journey on the \u201croad to Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich\u201d or who receive a wildcard on the basis of Zurich\u2019s status as a host get to compete in this year\u2019s international programme of events of the meeting. Wildcards are reserved for national athletes. However, Mujinga Kambundji (200m), Chiara Scherrer (3000m SC) and Simon Ehammer (long jump) have all earned a spot to compete in front of their home crowd by collecting points.<\/p>\n
Once they have reached the final, however, all athletes start from scratch: Whoever wins will claim the Diamond Trophy and the 30 000 US dollar prize money that comes with it. Anything is possible, right up to the finish line, right through to the final attempt. Six Wanda Diamond League champions were crowned last night. Who will grab the 26 remaining \u201cdiamonds\u201d?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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