Here is how the prize money is divided in the Wanda Diamond League 2024 one-day meetings and the two-day final in Eugene.
In the one-day qualification meetings the prize pool per discipline is 25,000 dollars. Eight best athletes in each discipline of all one-day meetings are rewarded with a cash prize. $10,000 goes to the meeting winner of each Diamond League discipline. The runner-up is awarded with $6,000 and the athlete who finishes third gets $3,500.
In the two-day Diamond League final in
Brussels in September a prize pool of 60 000 dollars in each discipline is provided to the athletes. The winner takes half of the pot ($30,000) and the other half is distributed among the other seven finalists. In addition to the $30,000 prize money each champion is awarded a prestigious "Diamond Trophy".
The minimum bonus awarded for breaking a World Record is 50,000 dollars.
Diamond League prize money 2023
Meetings
Place | Prize money (USD) |
1. | $10,000 |
2. | $6,000 |
3. | $3,500 |
4. | $2,000 |
5. | $1,250 |
6. | $1,000 |
7. | $750 |
8. | $500 |
Final
Place | Prize money (USD) |
1. | $30,000 |
2. | $12,000 |
3. | $7,000 |
4. | $4,000 |
5. | $2,500 |
6. | $2,000 |
7. | $1,500 |
8. | $1,000 |
plus rewards for 9th-12th place finishers in distance races and ninth-lane runners in sprints.
See also: Diamond League 2024 - Schedule, meetings, results & standings