The world’s best athletes are in Zurich this week to compete for the last global title of the summer season at the Wanda Diamond League Final.The two-day bonanza of world class athletics will see 32 athletes crowned 2021 Wanda Diamond League champion and get their hands on the Diamond Trophy and US$30,000 of prize money.
There will be two press conferences ahead of the final: one on Tuesday featuring athletes who will compete at the city event on Zurich’s Sechseläutenplatz on Wednesday evening, and one on Wednesday for those athletes who will line up in the Letzigrund Stadium on Thursday.
You can follow both press conferences via livestream and on-demand highlights clips using the blog below. Subject to changes, the schedule is as follows (all times GMT+2):
Tuesday (highlights below)
14:00 – Andreas Hediger and Christoph Joho (meeting directors)
14:20 – Mariya Lasitskene, Ryan Crouser
14:50 – Hellen Obiri, Francine Niyonsaba
Wednesday (highlights below)
13:00 – Andreas Hediger, Christoph Joho (meeting directors)
13:20 – Sifan Hassan, Faith Kipyegon, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Timothy Cheruiyot
13:50 – Femke Bol, Lea Sprunger, Karsten Warholm
14:20 – Elaine Thompson-Herah, Ajla Del Ponte, Mujinga Kambundji
14:50 – Jason Joseph, Andre De Grasse
15:10 – Yulimar Rojas, Gianmarco Tamberi, Mondo Duplantis