Doha Diamond League Postponed to June; Venue Switched to Khalifa International Stadium

The Wanda Diamond League meeting in Doha has been postponed from its original May 8 date to June 19.

Originally intended to open the 2026 season at the Qatar Sports Club, the event—now known as the Mazzraty Doha Meeting—was rescheduled following a safety assessment conducted by Diamond League organizers and Qatari authorities. Because of the intense summer heat expected in June, the competition will move to the Khalifa International Stadium, a temperature-regulated venue that previously hosted the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

Under this revised schedule, Doha will serve as the eighth leg of the series, positioned between events in Oslo and Paris. The 2026 season will now officially kick off in Shanghai/Keqiao on May 16 and conclude with the series final in Brussels on September 4-5.

Across 15 global meetings and 32 disciplines, the league remains committed to providing a secure environment for the elite athletes competing for a spot in the two-day finale. 

Girmachew Kebede

Founder of Tilafok.com, Girmachew Kebede is a sports journalist with more than a decade of newsroom and on-air experience. He served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Ethio-Sport newspaper, was host and News Editor for the Bisrat Sport radio show, and worked as a football analyst with Kuas Meda. He co-created the Rigore sports show. He was also sports and political stringer for Voice of America’s Horn of Africa Service. His articles were selected among the Top 10 in Africa by the AIPS Sport Media Awards in 2018 and 2022.

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