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Diamond League track and field schedule makes changes

The Diamond League track and field schedule was changed slightly, including moving the season’s first meet on May 23 from Rabat, Morocco, to Gateshead, Great Britain.

The annual meet in Oslo, Norway, was moved from June 10 to July 1. An annual meet in Rome moved to Florence and from June 4 to June 10.

The Rabat and Oslo changes were made due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Italian meet switch was due to Rome hosting matches for soccer’s European men’s championship.

The Prefontaine Classic, the biggest annual international track and field meet in the U.