The Wanda Diamond League today announces a further change to its 2020 calendar. The M\u00fcller Grand Prix in Gateshead, scheduled for September 12th to have been the fifth competitive meeting of the season, has been cancelled.<\/p>\n
"It is with sad news that we announce that the proposed M\u00fcller Grand Prix Gateshead due to take place this September, has now been officially cancelled," said organisers British Athletics in a joint statement with local authority Gateshead Council.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government measures brought in earlier this year due to COVID-19 have ultimately prevented the progress of the much-needed upgrade of the facilities at the Gateshead International Stadium."<\/p>\n
"Time has ultimately defeated us to ensure that international athletes can not only compete in a safe manner but can also compete to their full potential using world class facilities."<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to work together to achieve our ambition of returning International Athletics back to Gateshead next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Due to the ongoing global health situation and ever-changing regulations, the 2020 Wanda Diamond League calendar remains provisional and subject to further changes.<\/p>\n
Seven competitive meetings are currently scheduled to go ahead between August 14th and October 17th. Click here<\/link> to view the latest calendar in full. The 2020 Wanda Diamond League will not be a structured series of events leading to a final as is usually the case. Athletes will therefore not earn Diamond League points this season, and there will not be a single, 24-discipline final in Zurich as originally planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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