In each of the 32 event disciplines there is a ‘Diamond Race’ with points available throughout the 14 meeting season. Winners of each Diamond Race receive a 40,000 USD cash prize and a spectacular Diamond Trophy created by Beyer, one of the oldest and most respected jewellers in the world, but more importantly, they will have shown season long consistency to earn the unchallenged honor of being the World Number 1. Each of the 32 event disciplines is staged seven times with the top three athletes being awarded the same amount of points at each meeting with the exception of the Final where the points are doubled. Points per event discipline at each meeting 1st place – 4 points (Final: 8 points) 2nd place – 2 points (Final: 4 points) 3rd place – 1 point (Final: 2 points) The athlete with the highest number of points in each event discipline at the end of the IAAF Diamond League season wins the ‘Diamond Race’.
Pole Vault Men
Competition overall 7
- Raphael HOLZDEPPE – (GER) 6Pts
- Renaud LAVILLENIE – (FRA) 6Pts
- Konstantinos FILIPPIDIS – (GRE) 4Pts
- Malte MOHR – (GER) 3Pts
- Björn OTTO – (GER) 2Pts
Competition remaining 4 Next up: Lausanne (SUI) July 4
Pole Vault Women Competition overall 7
- Yarisley SILVA – (CUB) 5Pts
- Silke SPIEGELBURG – (GER) 5Pts
- Jennifer SUHR – (USA) 5Pts
- Yelena ISINBAYEVA – (RUS) 4Pts
- Fabiana MURER – (BRA) 4Pts
- Nikoleta KYRIAKOPOULOU – (GRE) 2Pts
- Mary SAXER – (USA) 2Pts
- Anna ROGOWSKA – (POL) 1Pts
Competition remaining 3; Next up Paris (FRA) July 6
