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Under the new format, athletes will earn points in the first
12 league meetings of the season to qualify for the finals in
Zurich or Brussels, where $100,000 will be up for grabs in each
of the 32 disciplines, including $50,000 for each winner.
Athletes who finish second in their respective disciplines will
earn $20,000 each, with $10,000 awarded for third place,
effectively turning the season into a championship-style race to
reach the finals, which will each feature 16 events.
Previously, the winners in each of the disciplines were decided
by how many points they accumulated during the season,
irrespective of whether they won the final event.
"After seven seasons which have established the IAAF Diamond
League as our premier circuit it is important to assess its
impact and build for the future," IAAF president and the
league's chairman Sebastian Coe said in a statement.
"These decisions are the first step to growing the
attractiveness of the series."
(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; editing by Ken
Ferris)
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