By AFPMore by this AuthorLAUSANNEThe Lausanne Diamond League meeting will not take place on August 20 because of restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic but organisers said Thursday they were looking at "other options". The meeting director told AFP he instead hoped to hold a joint Swiss event with the Zurich Weltklasse, one of the Diamond League's traditional highlights that is scheduled to take place on September 11. But they said they were looking at "which alternatives and which formats could still be possible to give athletes the possibility of competition". AdvertisementThe meeting director, Pierre Tenger, said while he hoped to hold a meeting in cooperation with the Zurich event, the format "had not yet been decided". The Diamond League season, which had been due to start in Doha on April 17, has been heavily affected by the pandemic.

Source: Daily Nation April 30, 2020 13:30 UTC