Upping Ante: Wanda Diamond League Lifts Prize Money To Record High

Track and Field athletes will have their fortune undergo a welcome change in coming days. The Wanda Diamond League is set to hike athlete prize money to the highest levels in the history of the meets from next season.

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In a record-breaking decision, the total amount of prize money paid over the course of the season will grow to 9,240,000 US dollars in 2025. The new figure is almost a third higher than the amount paid during the pandemic-affected period of 2021-2024. This is the highest ever sum since the launch of the league in 2010. 

Under the new scheme, the total prize money allocated per meeting will be 500,000 USD at each of the 14 regular series meetings with 2,240,000 USD earmarked for the Wanda Diamond League Final.

The total prize per discipline has been set between 30,000 USD and 50,000 USD at the series meetings, and between 60,000 USD and 100,000 USD at the Final. 

Keeping in line with the tradition, the prize is entirely gender-equal, with exactly the same rewards for male and female athletes. The hike will apply to all the 32 disciplines, benefitting athletes across track and field events. 

Top athletes competing in the league will stand a chance to earn a total of 18 million USD, which includes the athletes’ promotional fees.

It is a significant rise from the 2024 prizes where winners collected 10,000 USD and  final winners claimed 30,000 USD.

“The Wanda Diamond League remains committed to rewarding the athletes more, whilst at the same time ensuring the long-term sustainability of the series,” said the Diamond League chief executive, Petr Stastny. “We provide the world’s best athletes the opportunity to compete at the highest possible level.”

The latest efforts comes as part of the league’s aim to consolidate the series as a premier one-day series which sees world’s biggest stars compete against each other in track and field. 

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The 2025 edition of the Diamond League series will take place in 13 different countries starting April and lasting through to August.

During the prestigious, athletes compete in 14 different meetings to collect points to qualify for the 15th and the final meet which marks the culmination of the series. 

The final of the next edition will be held in Zurich on 27th and 28th August 2025.