The  two  meet  IAAF Diamond  League  finals  this  year  will  be  held  back  to  back  for  the  first  time.

This  with  the Weltklasse  Zurich  event  on  August  30  and  the  van Damme  memorial  in  Brussells  on  August  31.

This  will  follow  the   lone  qualifying  meeting  in  Birmingham  on  August  18.

As usual   the series will begin in Doha and shanghai in the first and second week of May, before heading to Eugene for the Prefontaine Classic on May 26.

The first European stop will once again be the Pietro Mennea Golden Gala in Rome, on May 31, before the June schedule kicks off with Oslo’s Bislett Games on June 7 and Stockholm on June 10.

Next up will be Paris on June 30, just a week before the series heads to Lausanne for Athletissima on the 5th of July…………. Rabat is the next stop, on July 13

Later in the month, London hosts the Müller Anniversary Games over two days, with Monaco’s meeting Herculis taking place just a few days later.