Doha and Rome are the final additions to the list of venues for athletics’ new Diamond League series, beginning 2010.
After an initial 12 venues had been announced in March, Doha, Rome and Berlin remained under consideration for a place on the tour. The IAAF said in press release that only Doha and Rome fulfilled the necessary criteria. But the Track and Field News website reported that the organisers of the Berlin meet said they had decided not to join the Diamond league.
The 14-venue calendar was confirmed at a meeting of the general assembly of the Diamond League, which is being run by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
The provision 2010 calendar is:
Doha (QAT) – Fri 14 May
Shanghai (CHN) – Sun 23 May
Oslo (NOR) – Fri 4 June
Rome (ITA) – Thu 10 June
New York (USA) – Sat 19 June
Eugene (USA) – Sat 3 July
Lausanne (SWI) – Thu 8 July
Gateshead (GBR) – Sun 11 July
Paris (FRA) – Fri 16 July
Monaco (MON) – Thu 22 July
Stockholm (SWE) – Fri 6 Aug
London (GBR) – Fri 13 and Sat 14 Aug
Zürich (SWI) – Thu 19 Aug
Brussels (BEL) – Fri 27 Aug
