The Wanda Diamond League has unveiled its 2027 calendar, with the 15-meeting series set to begin in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, 7 May, before culminating in a two-day final in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, 25 and Thursday, 26 August.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe 2027 campaign will mark the 18th season of the premier global one-day athletics series, bringing together the world's leading track and field athletes across 15 cities on four continents.The calendar will see athletes compete for qualification points across 14 series meetings before the season concludes with the Diamond League Final, where champions in individual disciplines will be crowned.Harambee Starlets wipe the floor with Seychelles in 22-0 aggregate victoryOlympic 800m defending champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi will enter the new campaign as the defending Diamond League champion, with the series offering another chance to test himself against the world's best.The Road to the Final will begin in Doha on Friday, 7 May, before the series heads to China for back-to-back meetings in Shanghai/Keqiao on Saturday, 15 May, and Xiamen on Saturday, 22 May.Europe will host the next meeting, with Rome staging its event on Thursday, 27 May, before the series makes its first African stop in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday, 30 May.##NAJAVA_MECA_10017425##The European leg continues in June, with meetings in Oslo on Thursday, 3 June, Stockholm on Sunday, 6 June, and Paris on Friday, 25 June.The series will then cross the Atlantic for the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, 3 July, before returning to Europe for meetings in Monaco on Friday, 9 July, Lausanne on Tuesday, 13 July, and London on Saturday, 17 July.Athletes will have two final opportunities to collect points in August, with Silesia hosting a meeting on Sunday, 15 August, and Brussels staging the penultimate event on Friday, 20 August.Ambani rubbishes claims league delay could hurt AFC Leopards’ title ambitionsThe campaign will conclude in Zurich on Wednesday, 25 August, and Thursday, 26 August, when the most successful athletes across the various disciplines will battle for the prestigious Diamond League titles.Wanyonyi is among a distinguished group of reigning champions listed ahead of the 2027 campaign, alongside Jamaica's Oblique Seville in the men's 100m, American Kenny Bednarek in the 200m and Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi in the 400m.Other defending champions include Australia's Cameron Myers in the men's 1500m, American Ja'Kobe Tharp in the 110m hurdles and Brazilian Alison dos Santos in the 400m hurdles.##NAJAVA_MECA_10017445##Poland's Mateusz Kołodziejski is the reigning men's high jump champion, while Greece's Emmanouil Karalis holds the pole vault title.Jamaica's Tajay Gayle is the defending long jump champion, Slovenia's Kristjan Čeh leads the men's discus throw honours, and Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage is the reigning javelin throw champion.The 2027 Diamond League season will also provide athletes with an important opportunity to assess their form ahead of the World Athletics Championships, scheduled to take place in Beijing, China, in September.Harambee Stars forward in La Liga action as prospect bags Bundesliga assistWith the global championships following shortly after the Diamond League Final, the series will offer a high-level competitive platform for athletes preparing for the major international assignment.The Diamond League remains one of athletics' most prestigious competitions, with past champions including sprint legends Usain Bolt, Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, as well as Kenyan distance-running star Faith Kipyegon, Swedish pole vault sensation Mondo Duplantis and Colombian triple jumper Caterine Ibargüen.The 2027 campaign will feature competitions in 32 disciplines across the 14 qualifying meetings, with athletes accumulating points to secure their places at the Zurich finale.##NAJAVA_MECA_10017459##Schedule:· Doha – Friday, 7 May· Shanghai/Keqiao – Saturday, 15 May· Xiamen – Saturday, 22 May· Rome – Thursday, 27 May· Rabat – Sunday, 30 May· Oslo – Thursday, 3 June· Stockholm – Sunday, 6 June· Paris – Friday, 25 June· Eugene – Saturday, 3 July· Monaco – Friday, 9 July· Lausanne – Tuesday, 13 July· London – Saturday, 17 July· Silesia – Sunday, 15 August· Brussels – Friday, 20 August· Wanda Diamond League Final, Zurich – Wednesday, 25 to Thursday, 26 August
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