Birmingham Diamond League 2022: When is the athletics meeting, who is appearing, can I watch it on television in the UK and what is the prize money?

By David Hepburn
Published 16th May 2022, 16:07 BST
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The second leg of the 13-meeting season follows the launch event in Doha earlier this month and will bring some of the world’s finest athletes to the UK.

It will be one of the first events to be held in the Alexander Stadium since it underwent a full renovation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The meeting will see numerous world and Olympic champions take on Britain’s finest athletes.

Here’s what we know about the event.

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What is the Diamond League?

The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising a number of the best invitational athletics meetings – in 2022 there will be 13 meetings.

The series is the top tier of the World Athletics one-day meeting competitions.

What events will take place in Birmingham?

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the second-fastest woman of all time, will be one of the star names appearing in Birmingham.