Doha Diamond League Scheduled To Go Ahead Despite War

The Diamond League's season-opening meet successful Doha is "scheduled to spell up arsenic planned" but organisers opportunity they are "exploring replacement options" amid nan warfare successful nan Middle East.

Qatar's superior is owed to big nan first of this year's 15 Diamond League events connected 8 May.

A last determination will beryllium taken "no later than a month" earlier that date.

The Diamond League said successful a connection that it "continues to show nan business successful Doha, moving successful adjacent coordination pinch gathering organisers, nan Qatar Athletics Federation, nan applicable authorities successful Qatar and World Athletics".

It added: "The information of athletes and spectators is our superior concern, and we are besides exploring replacement options pinch each stakeholders."

Several high-profile sporting events person been affected by nan situation successful nan Middle East, aft nan US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes connected Iran successful February.

Formula 1 has cancelled nan Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekends successful April.

The Finalissima betwixt Argentina and Spain, which was set to return spot successful Qatar this month, was besides cancelled.

Former world number 1 Daniil Medvedev was among nan players who became stranded pursuing nan Dubai Tennis Championships erstwhile airspace successful nan region closed successful nan contiguous aftermath of nan attacks.

Following nan arena successful Doha, nan Diamond League moves to China for events successful Shanghai and Xiamen.