Every sport have different ways of awarding their athletes, NBA with the NBA Championships rings, NFL with the Superbowl rings, Soccer with the Championship League cup, Tennis, Golf, Swimming etc, and you know the drill. The biggest things in Track and Field besides World Championships and Olympics are the Diamond League races. The athletes compete in 13 different meetings from May to September every year in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Places like Doha, Shanghai, Rome, Eugene, Oslo, New York, Paris, London, Monaco, Stockholm, Lausanne, Birmingham, Zurich and Brussels. The huge award like every other sports get is in the name itself, DIAMONDS baby, a Diamond Trophy and Prize money. There are 32 Individual Event Disciplines, and the best athlete in each event is awarded for being #1 in the World that year. This is easy math isn't it, you have to win 7 of the 13 meetings to win the Diamonds. Not only that, in Stockholm, Sweden, for example if you break the stadium record you will receive one-carat diamond in addition to extra funds etc. Its pretty cool. It takes a lot to stay on top and perform at a high level for so many months in addition to participate all the championships both domestic and international, so tune in to the last meeting and the critical one for many great athletes which is this Friday 7th September 2012, and we'll see who goes home with the diamonds. YES USAIN BOLT will be fighting for to get that diamond trophy among others like Tyson Gay, the World Champion. It will definitely be exciting! I promise you that!
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