Doha will host the second round of the 2021 Diamond League athletics season, in its new edition, on 28 May, as the second meeting after the season opens with the first round in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on 23 May.
The organisers of the Diamond League announced the 2021 schedule, which includes 14 meetings, starting on 23 May with the first round in Rabat, followed by the Doha meeting, while Rome, Italy, hosts the third round on 4 June, the fourth round is held in Oslo, Norway, on 10 June, the fifth round in Stockholm, Sweden, on 4 July, the sixth round in Monaco on 9 July, the seventh round in London on 13 July, the eighth round in Shanghai, China, on 14 August, the ninth round in Eugene, United States, on 21 August, the tenth round in China on 22 August, the eleventh round in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 26 August, the twelfth round in the French capital, Paris, on 28 August, the thirteenth round in Brussels, Belgium, on 3 September, and the fourteenth and final round will be held in Zurich, Switzerland, on 8 and 9 September 2021.
The Diamond League organisers confirmed that the schedule is provisional and remains subject to change according to developments in the global health situation amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Doha had hosted the fourth and final round of the 2020 Diamond League on 25 September, with the participation of 117 athletes, including 10 medallists from the last Olympic Games (“Rio 2016”) and 17 medallists from the last World Athletics Championships (“Doha 2019”), who competed in 12 events, and the championship produced numerous world-leading marks for 2020.
