The IAAF Diamond League is back and it’s finals time. With the world’s best athletes having competed for medals over nine days in Beijing at the IAAF World Championships, their thoughts now turn from precious metals to precious stones, as the destination of Diamond Trophies in 16 disciplines will be decided on Thursday evening in the Swiss city of Zurich.

The Weltklasse Zürich, dubbed the “Olympics in one day” thanks to the array of stars that have competed at the Letzigrund Stadium over the years, is the perfect opportunity for world champions to prove their mettle and for those who missed out on medals to redeem themselves.

The final meetings in Zurich and Brussels offer double Diamond Race points, meaning that the winners in 13 of the 16 disciplines are still to be decided in Switzerland. 

Retrospective…

Surprisingly, only one current IAAF Diamond League record was set in Zurich. Germany’s Christina Obergfoll has won the Diamond Race twice, the first time coming in 2011 and she sealed her crown with a huge 69.57m throw at the Weltklasse Zürich.

Zurich still boasts some outstanding meeting records, however, some of which have been set since 2010, the IAAF Diamond League’s inaugural season.