Diamond League 2024: Lausanne schedule and start times tonight
Everything you need to know ahead of the Diamond League meeting
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Your support makes all the difference.The Diamond League season resumes after the Olympics as the world’s best athletes seek to run off any post-Paris 2024 blues.
The Athletissima meeting in Lausanne is the 11th leg of the campaign and a star-studded field has been assembled, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen looking to bounce back in the 1500m and Letsile Tebogo back on the track in an individual event for the first time since his stunning 200m gold.
Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita are among the British hopes with the pair part of an intriguing 100m field, and Matthew Hudson-Smith also in action.
A night prior to events at the stadium, Mondo Duplantis secured another pole vault Diamond League, clearing 6.15m at the Place de la Navigation on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is the Diamond League event in Lausanne?
The 2024 Diamond League continues in Lausanne, Switzerland with the full meeting held on Thursday 22 August.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the action live on BBC Two, with coverage on the channel from 7pm BST. A live stream will be available via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.
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What is the schedule in Lausanne?
(all times BST; italics denote non-Diamond League event)
Thursday 22 August
6.39pm Women’s 400m
6.45pm Women’s shot put
6.52pm Women’s 200m
7.04pm Men’s 400m
7.10pm Women’s high jump
7.12pm Men’s 800m
7.20pm Men’s long jump
7.23pm Women’s 100m hurdles
7.33pm Men’s 1500m
7.42pm Men’s javelin
7.44pm Women’s 100m
7.52pm Women’s 3000m
8.10pm Men’s 110m hurdles
8.19pm Women’s 800m
8.31pm Women’s 400m hurdles
8.42pm Men’s 200m
8.52pm Women’s 4x100m
Full live results can be found here.
Which cities are hosting Diamond League events this year?
| MEETING | COUNTRY | DATE |
| Xiamen | CHN | 20th April 2024 |
| Shanghai/Suzhou | CHN | 27th April 2024 |
| Doha | QAT | 10th May 2024 |
| Rabat/Marrakech | MAR | 19th May 2024 |
| Eugene | USA | 25th May 2024 |
| Oslo | NOR | 30th May 2024 |
| Stockholm | SWE | 2nd June 2024 |
| Paris | FRA | 7th July 2024 |
| Monaco | MON | 12th July 2024 |
| London | GBR | 20th July 2024 |
| Lausanne | SUI | 22nd August 2024 |
| Silesia | POL | 25th August 2024 |
| Rome | ITA | 30th August 2024 |
| Zurich | SUI | 5th September 2024 |
| Brussels | BEL | 13th - 14th September 2024 |
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