Xiamen Diamond League 2024: Schedule, order of events , how and where to watch

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 Xiamen Diamond League will feature a total of 14 events.

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.

About the author

Janhavi is a Sports Management graduate working as a US Olympics journalist at Sportskeeda. She emphasizes meticulous research and fact-checking before creating content, relying on multiple sources including social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, as well as various sports publications.

She has competed in the 10m Air Rifle Shooting event at the national level alongside renowned athletes such as Anjali Bhagwat, Apurvi Chandela, and Anjum Moudgil, which further fueled her passion for the sport.

Abhinav Bindra is her favorite Olympian, and she particularly cherishes his and Neeraj Chopra's gold medal victories as they revolutionized Indian athletes' mindset towards achieving sporting excellence.

If given the opportunity to introduce a new sport to the Olympics, she would choose American Football for its widespread appeal and intense competition. Apart from reporting on the latest news in the world of Olympics, she likes to immerse herself in reading, painting, and traveling.

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Edited by Samya Majumdar