{"id":949,"date":"2016-04-14T15:23:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T15:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/three-weeks-three-changes\/"},"modified":"2016-04-14T15:23:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T15:23:23","slug":"three-weeks-three-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/three-weeks-three-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Three weeks, three changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">In 2016, however, the competition will look a little different to previous years. Always keen to move with the times, the IAAF Diamond League has made three major changes. Here&#8217;s a quick reminder of three brand new things to look out for as you follow the 2016 Diamond Race.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><b>A new continent<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">2016 will be the year in which the IAAF Diamond League arrives in Africa. The Meeting International Mohammed VI was welcomed into the fold in March, meaning the Diamond League has expanded to a new city (Rabat), a new country (Morocco) and a new continent (Africa).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><link http:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/news\/single-news\/news\/detail\/News\/iaaf-diamond-league-expands-into-a-fourth-continent-africa\/ - - \"Opens internal link in new window\">Full story here<\/link><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><link http:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/news\/single-news\/news\/detail\/News\/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-rabat\/ - external-link-new-window \"Opens external link in new window\">Read more about Rabat here<\/link><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>Today we welcome a new meeting: on the great continent of <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Africa?src=hash>#Africa<\/link>! <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetingIM6>@MeetingIM6<\/link> <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rabat?src=hash>#Rabat<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/P9zHAb3WYs>https:\/\/t.co\/P9zHAb3WYs<\/link> <link https:\/\/t.co\/VrtJI7acjE>pic.twitter.com\/VrtJI7acjE<\/link>\n<p>\u2014 IAAF Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <link https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/705357043595612160>March 3, 2016<\/link><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><b>A new points system<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">At the heart of the Diamond League is the Diamond Race. Athletes compete for points as they struggle to reach the top of their respective table and get their hands on the Diamond Trophy at the end of the season. From 2016, the points system will be changed to state that athletes finishing in the top six will all win points. This should blow open competiton and make the Diamond Race even more exciting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <span style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\"><link https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCxpaEIjuNW\/ _blank>Revolution is in the air&#8230;The #DiamondRace points system will change in 2016. From now on, the #Top6 will all get points, rather than just the #Top3.<\/link><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by IAAF Diamond League (@diamondleagueathletics) on Mar 10, 2016 at 6:23am PST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><link http:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/news\/single-news\/news\/detail\/News\/diamond-race-points-revolutionised\/ - external-link-new-window \"Opens external link in new window\">Full story here<\/link><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"> <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><b>A new format for the field<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\">Also new to the Diamond League in 2016 will be the format of certain field events. In the horizontal jumps and throwing disciplines, all participants will now have three attempts, and only the top four at that stage will have a further three.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just three weeks time, the 2016 IAAF Diamond League season will kick off in Doha. 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