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More Diamond League track and field meets postponed

Every Diamond League track and field meet scheduled for May has been postponed due to the coronavirus.

Meets in Stockholm (May 24), Naples, Italy (May 28) and Rabat (May 31) were suspended indefinitely.

“An alternative calendar for the 2020 season is to be announced in due course,” according to the Diamond League.

The news comes 10 days after the first three Diamond League meets of the year were postponed:

Doha: April 17 (postponed indefinitely)
China: May 9 (postponed indefinitely)
Shanghai: May 16 (now Aug. 13)

The next scheduled Diamond League meet is the Prefontaine Classic on June 7 in Eugene, Ore.