Diamond League 2023: Xiamen schedule and start times
The Diamond League returns after a thrilling World Championships in Budapest, with Xiamen backing up Zurich on the elite athletics circuit
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Your support makes all the difference.The Diamond League returns to China with Xiamen hosting the premier event in athletics outside the Olympics and World Championships.
Budapest provided some incredible performances and Zurich offered a chance of redemption for some of the athletes who fell short of their expectations in Hungary.
Stars to look out for in China on Saturday include American hurdler Grant Holloway and women's 400m world champion and Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino.
While Great Britain’s Ben Pattison returns in the 800m after his surprise bronze in Budapest, and he’ll be looking to take down Canada’s world champion Marco Arop.
Here is the schedule for Xiamen on Saturday and where to go for live results.
Xiamen Diamond League - Saturday 2 September
- 18:09 - Long jump women
- 18:20 - High jump women
- 19:04 - 400m men
- 19:16 - 3000m women
- 19:26 - Discus women
- 19:35 - 100m men
- 19:44 - Triple jump men
- 19:44 - 800m men
- 19:57 - 400m women
- 20:07 - 3000m steeplechase men
- 20:27 - 400m hurdles women
- 20:37 - 1500m women
- 20:53 - 110m hurdles men
Full live results can be found here.
Which cities are hosting Diamond League events this year?
5 May: Doha, Qatar
28 May: Rabat, Morocco
2 June: Florence, Italy
9 June: Paris, France
15 June: Oslo, Norway
30 June: Lausanne, Switzerland
2 July: Stockholm, Sweden
16 July: Chorzow, Poland
21 July: Monaco
23 July: London, United Kingdom
31 August: Zurich, Switzerland
2 August: Xiamen, China
8 September: Brussels, Belgium
16-17 September: Eugene, United States
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