UK Sport has announced an award of up to £150,000 to support delivery of the 2023 Diamond League taking place at the London Stadium on Sunday 23 July.
This exceptional award of National Lottery major event funding is designed to cover a proportion of the projected deficit in hosting this year’s event and support a transition towards the long term viability of the UK hosting an annual Diamond League meeting.
The funding will also help support the future pipeline of major international athletics events being hosted in the UK, following UK Sport’s investment of £1.45m in the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow, and £3m in the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Sally Munday, CEO of UK Sport said: “We have a talented group of British athletes who we are looking forward to seeing competing on the Diamond League stage in London in just a few weeks’ time. This is a great opportunity for the British public to see world class athletics up close just a year out from the Paris Olympic Games.
“We want the UK to remain on the Diamond League calendar and for the event to become financially sustainable as quickly as possible. We are looking forward to working collaboratively with our colleagues at UK Athletics in the build up to the event and beyond to try to ensure this happens.”
Jack Buckner, CEO of UK Athletics said: "It’s great that UK Sport are supporting this Summer’s Diamond League at the Olympic stadium with the award announced today.
"As well as continuing the support they have given to major athletics events over many years, it is recognition that it forms a key part of the athlete journey - hosting Diamond League athletics in the UK gives the GB and NI team the best possible build up and support towards major championship success.
"We’re grateful to UK Sport for this award, and look forward to working with them around the long term sustainability of athletics events staged in the UK."