Diamond League to Increase Prize Money to Record Levels

The Wanda Diamond League will increase athlete prize money to the highest levels in the series’ history from next season.

Following a decision by the Diamond League General Assembly on Sunday, the total amount of prize money paid over the course of the season will increase to US $9,240,000 in 2025.

The new total is almost a third higher than the sum paid during the pandemic-affected period of 2021-2024, and the highest ever since the Diamond League’s launch in 2010.

Including promotional fees for top athletes, a total of around US $18 million will be paid to athletes in total over the course of the 2025 season, with many more millions being invested in athlete services such as travel and transport, accommodation and medical and physio provision.

Under the new structure, the total prize money awarded per meeting will be US $500,000 at each of the 14 regular series meetings, and US $2,240,000 at the Wanda Diamond League final.

The total prize money per discipline will be between US $30,000 and US $50,000 at the series meetings and between US $60,000 and US $100,000 at the final.

As always, prize money is entirely gender-equal, with the same rates for male and female athletes.

The increase will also apply to all 32 Diamond disciplines, benefitting athletes across the full diversity of track and field.

The increase in prize money reflects the Wanda Diamond League’s position as athletics’ premier one-day series and the backbone of the outdoor season for the world’s biggest stars.

With 15 meetings in 13 countries on four different continents, the series provides elite athletes from across the globe with a chance to compete at the highest level from April to September.