For the world’s best athletes, the Wanda Diamond League isn’t just about what happens on track. From April to September, the elite one-day circuit is also their home from home as they travel from city to city in a bid to reach the series final and get in shape for the year’s major championships.<\/p>\n
So what is life really like on the road for track and field’s biggest stars? What goes on behind the scenes at a Diamond League meeting? And what does it take to prepare yourself for the biggest stages in sport?<\/p>\n
In 2024, our “Unscripted<\/strong>” series offered an exclusive, fly-on-the-wall account of life on the Diamond League circuit. From the weird and wonderful to the intimate and everyday, our cameras gave fans a glimpse of what it means to be an elite athlete.<\/p>\n In Suzhou, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Christian Coleman tried their hands at traditional Chinese glove puppetry, while in Marrakech, Jamaican sprint legend Yohan Blake dived into the bedlam of the city’s famous Jemaa el-Fnaa market square.<\/p>\n During a quiet moment at the warm-up track in Oslo, South Africa’s Akani Simbine talked about his post-career plans and the trials of summer travel, and we also caught up with the USA’s biggest pole vault stars as they clashed over cards on the train to Stockholm. <\/p>\n Brazilian 400m hurdles star Alison Dos Santos confessed his love for Manchester City as he geared up for a shot at glory in London, while the cameras caught Italian high jump star Gianmarco Tamberi pulling some jazzy moves at pre-competition training session in Rome. <\/p>\n