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With the 2024 Paris Olympics drawing near, athletics fans are poised for some intense action at the upcoming Xiamen Diamond League.
The Xiamen Diamond League is the first meeting of the 2024 Wanda Diamond League slated for Saturday, April 20, at the Xiamen Olympic Sports Center – Egret Stadium in Xiamen, China.
The first meeting of the Diamond League will feature multiple events, including men’s pole vault, women’s discus throw, men’s 5000m, women’s 100m hurdles, and women’s 400m.
Elite athletes with the likes of Sha'Carri Richardson, Terry Twanisha, and Christian Coleman will display their athletics proficiency ahead of the world's most prestigious event, the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The 2022 and 2023 world champion Mondo Duplantis will lock horns with Ben Broeders in the men's pole vault event. The women's 100m hurdles will witness a promising showdown from Amusan Tobi, Charlton Devynne, and Masai Russell.
The men's 100m will witness a fierce faceoff between Fred Kerley, Yohan Blake, Ackeem Blake, and Coleman.
Schedule for the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League
The first meet of the 2024 Diamond League in China will feature a total of 14 competitions, 7 for men and 7 for women.
The schedule for the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League meet is given below.
05:35 - Men’s high jump
06:21 - Women’s Shot Put
06:30 - Men’s pole vault
07:04 - Women’s 400m
07:17 - Women’s 100m Hurdles
07:20 - Women’s discus throw
07:25 - Men’s 5000m
07:39 - Men’s triple jump
07:47 - Women’s 200m
07:55 - Men’s 800m
08:05 - Women’s 3000m Hurdles
08:27 - Men’s 110m hurdles
08:37 - women’s 1500m
08:53 - Men’s 100m
All the above events' times are according to the Eastern Time.
Where to watch the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League
Athletics fans in the United States can watch the action unfold at the Erget Stadium on NBC Sports. Fans in Australia, France, Iceland, Ireland, and Japan can tune in to the Wanda Diamond League YouTube channel or Facebook.
The action will be live-streamed for the fans in Africa on Supersport and NWTV+. The home fans can stream the action live on CCTV. Fans in India can switch to Viacom 18. The Canadian athletics enthusiast may resort to CBC for the live coverage of the Diamond League meeting in China.
While fans in the United Kingdom can view the showdown on BBC, fans in Germany and the Netherlands can switch to Sky Deutschland and Ziggo Sports/NOS, respectively.
