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Diamond League 2025 Set to Open in Xiamen with Star Athletes and New Formats

Karsten Warholm targets 300m hurdles world record as Armand Duplantis and top sprinters return to action in revamped season opener.

Norway's Karsten Warholm poses with his time of 33.05 seconds after he broke the men's 300m hurdles world record during the Xiamen IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at Egret Stadium in Xiamen, in China’s eastern Fujian province, on April 26, 2025.
Men's 400m hurdles world record holder Karsten Warholm is setting his sights on breaking another world record in the newly-introduced 300m hurdles at the 2025 Diamond League opener in Xiamen on Saturday. (Photo credit: World Athletics)
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Overview

  • The 2025 Diamond League season kicks off in Xiamen on April 29, featuring 15 meetings worldwide and culminating in the Zurich finals on August 27–28.
  • Karsten Warholm aims to break his own 300m hurdles world record of 33.26 seconds in the event’s inaugural race at the season opener.
  • Armand Duplantis, who vaulted a world record 6.24m in Xiamen last year, returns to the venue and expresses excitement about competing again.
  • Chinese sprinter Xie Zhenye will face Christian Coleman and Letsile Tebogo in a highly anticipated men’s 100m showdown.
  • The season introduces Diamond+ Disciplines at each meeting, offering increased prize money to elevate competition and athlete incentives.