The Diamond League 2025 season reaches its final stage after 14 rounds of electrifying action. The Diamond League Final will be held in Zurich on August 27 and 28 in the the best track and athletes of the world will battle out for the coveted title.
The platform will also provide a crucial opportunity for earning a wild card spot at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
But beyond medals and Tokyo tickets, this is about bragging rights, legacy, and history. And with Olympic champions and world record holders filling the start lists, fans are in for a show.
The actions will take place at Sechseläutenplatz in the Swiss capital.
Diamond League Final Zurich: Big 5 Storylines To Watch
Duplantis Eyes Record Heights
Swedish pole vault icon Armand “Mondo” Duplantis returns looking for his fifth consecutive Diamond League title. Already the world record holder at 6.29m, he’s a favorite not just to win- but to soar even higher for another world record.
Mahuchikh, Jackson, Tentóglou Lead Stacked Fields
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine, Olympic high jump champ and world record holder, is chasing a fourth Diamond League crown.
- In the women’s shot put, Chase Jackson (USA) goes for her third title against Canada’s Sarah Mitton, a two-time world indoor champ.
- Long jump superstar Miltiádis Tentóglou (Greece), already a double Olympic champion, brings big-leap drama to Zurich’s cobblestones.
- Two-time Diamond League shot put winner Joe Kovacs (USA) returns, hoping to recapture his 2022–2023 dominance.
Julien Alfred Headlines Women’s 100m
Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic gold medallist, Julien Alfred, leads the women’s 100m lineup at the Diamond League Final in Zurich. While stars like Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson are sitting this one out, Alfred faces a stiff challenge from Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Jamaica’s rising star Tia Clayton.
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Lyles vs Tebogo in Sprint Showdown
In the men’s 200m, it’s the race everyone’s waiting for: Noah Lyles (USA) vs Letsile Tebogo (Botswana). The reigning world and Olympic champions reignite their rivalry in what could be the event of the meet. Lyles is chasing history as the first male track athlete to win six Diamond League titles- but Tebogo won’t make it easy at Diamond League Final.
800m- A Race for the Ages
The men’s 800m might produce the most dramatic finish of the night. Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya), with a blistering PB of 1:41.11, will go head-to-head with reigning world champ Marco Arop (Canada). Could David Rudisha’s 1:40.91 world record finally be in danger?
