With the summer nearing, the world’s athletics community is gearing up for the “Road to Weltklasse”. The upcoming outdoor season will be filled with exciting national and international highlights: There are the national championships (which will be held at Letzigrund Stadium this year), world and European championships, and there are 13 Wanda Diamond League meetings. The global series will culminate in a two-day Final at Weltklasse Zürich on 7 and 8 September.
It will be the second time that Weltklasse Zürich will host all Wanda Diamond League final events – some of them in the city centre, others at Zurich’s legendary Letzigrund Stadium. And once again, promoters will treat fans to a unique programme of events. The action on Sechseläutenplatz will include the women’s pole vault competition (long jumpers will compete at the stadium this time around). And the stars of the men’s high jump, too, will be making their debut in the extraordinary setting on Lake Zurich.
As in 2021, 5000m runners in both the women’s and the men’s race will compete on a temporary Conica track that leads them around the Opernhaus and the arena, which will again include a shot put circle, as both the men’s and the women’s final events will be held on Sechseläutenplatz, as well.
Another 26 spectacular final events will be underway at Letzigrund Stadium one day later. There will be duels and narrow wins on track and breathtaking performances on the infield and thus plenty of occasions to make the hearts of fans leap. Both stadium visitors and viewers at home no doubt still have fond memories of the show – and the encores – the pole vaulters put on last year, for instance. And who would want to miss the hurdles action, the awe-inspiring javelin throws, or the sprints, of course, which will feature local stars Mujinga Kambundji and Ajla Del Ponte?
All competitions will be broadcast worldwide by producer SRG SSR.
Wanda Diamond League: Weltklasse Zürich to host final again in 2025 and 2027 – no Chinese meetings in the 2022 season
As the Wanda Diamond League confirmed last Friday, the two Chinese meetings of Shenzhen and Shanghai will have to be cancelled again due to the coronavirus pandemic. They will be replaced by a meeting in Poland. Today, the most prestigious international meeting series announced the hosts of its Finals for the editions after 2023, when the series will be concluded outside of Europe for the first time, at Eugene’s Prefontaine Classic.
Between 2024 and 2027 the two former co-hosts Brussels and Zurich will organise the Final in alternate years: The Allianz Memorial van Damme will host the event in 2024 and 2026 (on the occasion of the meeting’s 50th anniversary), while Weltklasse Zürich will serve as host again in 2025 and 2027. The decision was made by the Wanda Diamond League General Assembly.
«Hosting the Wanda Diamond League Final again after a very successful premiere last year is a great honour for Weltklasse Zürich. We truly appreciate the opportunity of staging further innovative editions of such an important season highlight this year and then again in 2025 and 2027. Our meeting is known, both nationally and internationally, for its unique way of combining tradition, modernity, sustainability, and innovation to create something entirely new and unique. This ambition and motivation will continue to be our driving force,” says Co-Meeting Director Christoph Joho.
Ticket sales to go on sale on 17 may; standing area tickets to be available again
Stadium tickets for Weltklasse Zürich 2022 will go on sale to the general public on 17 May. Many fans will be excited to hear that tickets for the stadium’s most famous sector – the standing area – will be available again. Due to pandemic-related restrictions, there had been no standing area last year. In addition, families can buy ticket packages for seats in special family sectors. Fans interested in buying tickets can now search for their favourite spots in clips explaining the various seating areas on the night of the meeting.
