The 16th Diamond League season begins in Xiamen, China on Saturday as athletics’ Olympic stars begin to build towards their shot at world glory in 2025, live on the BBC.
The series will see athletes compete for points in 32 disciplines across 14 meetings in a bid to qualify for the winner-takes-all two-day finals in Zurich in August.
That takes place just over two weeks before the start of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September.
It is also the first year in which the Diamond League must compete with Michael Johnson’s new Grand Slam Track for athletes’ attention.
Of the three remaining Grand Slam Track events, only one clashes directly with Diamond League competition – with the Miami Slam on 2–4 May taking place at the same time as the meet in Keqiao, China on 3 May.
The Diamond League has increased its prize money to the highest level in its history, with a total prize pot of $9.24m (£6.95m) on offer across the series.
That includes $500,000 (£375,000) at each of the 14 series meetings, and $2.2m (£1.7m) at the Diamond League final.
Watch the Diamond League action on the BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 12:00 to 14:00 BST on Saturday.
On Friday, BBC Sport announced it has agreed a deal to broadcast the Diamond League for the next five years.
