It all comes down to the penultimate diamond league event of the season in Brussels. The world’s best track and field athletes will come to compete in the Memorial van Damme, taking place on Friday, 2 September 2022. Here we have everything about the Brussels Diamond League 2022, stars to watch, schedule, and how to watch live on TV and Live Stream.
Brussels Diamond League 2022: When and Where?
The Brussels Diamond League is the 12th meet of the season, taking place on Friday, 2 Sept. 2022. King Baudouin Stadium, a 50,000-seater giant in Brussels will provide the setting for the event.
The event is also named the Memorial van Damme to honor Ivo van Damme, a Belgian Olympic athlete who died in a car crash in 1976. The action will go underway with Men’s Pole Vault at 19:45 local time (GMT+2) and end with the exciting 800m men at 21:52.
Stars to Watch
The event is headlined by the 100m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica. She will face strong competition in women’s 100m in Shericka Jackson, the 200m world goal medal winner. Moreover, the event will feature the exciting American trio Sha’Carri Richardson, Tamara Clark, and Aleia Hobbs.
Eyes will be on Erriyon Knighton in the men’s 200m. The 18-year-old is the world bronze medalist. He has the season’s best record of 19.49 s, which broke the long-standing world under-20 record of Usain Bolt.
The home fans will be behind the two-time Olympic heptathlon champion Nafi Thiam of Belgium. She brings a lot of momentum, winning the heptathlon title at the European Championships in Munich. She will compete in the women’s high jump. The field will also feature the world champion Eleanor Patterson of Australia and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine.
Some 85 medallists from the recent Olympic games, European Champions, and World Championships will go all guns in the Diamond League Brussels 2022.
Full Schedule
All times in Local (GMT+2)
Friday, 2 September
- 19:15 – Pole Vault Men
- 19:22 – Triple Jump Men
- 19:38 – Javelin Throw Women
- 19:50 – High Jump Women
- 20:04 – 400m Hurdles Men
- 20:13 – 3000m Steeplechase Women
- 20:33 – 200m Men
- 20:45 – 100m Women
- 20:54 – 400m Women
- 21:07 – 100m Hurdles Women
- 21:15 – 5000m Men
- 21:36 – 1500m Women
- 21:52 – 800m Men
Brussels Diamond League TV Coverage and Live Stream
The Brussels Diamond League 2022 will be available live on BBC Three in the UK. Moreover, fans can watch the live stream via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
In the United States, Peacock will provide the live stream of the meet. Fans in Canada can watch the event on CBC Sports. The Aussie fans can find the live action on Fox Sports.
Here’s how you can watch Diamond League from anywhere
- Africa: Supersport
- Argentina: TeleRed
- Australia: Fox Sports
- Belgium: VRT
- China: CCTV
- Finland: MTV
- Germany: Sky Deutschland
- New Zealand: Spark
- Singapore: Starhub
- Switzerland: SRG
- Ukraine: Santana
- India: Viacom 18
The event will be live on Wanda Diamond League YouTube Channel for countries without streaming partners.
