Emmanuel Karalis, Miltos Tentoglou and Elina Gengho are thrown into the battle of the Diamond League final in Lecigrund, Zurich.
Three Greeks, two men and one woman are preparing to represent the Greek colors in the last big test before the mass … campaign in Tokyo.
Zurich’s Letsigrund is once again the place of the final of the Diamond League series, which, like any chronic, gathers much of the classic elite, including Miltos Tentoglou, Emmanuel Karalis and the rookie at this great celebration, Elina.
The first two fight the Wednesday 27 August to 19:35 and 18:43 respectively, while Gengho Next day (28/8) to 20:45.
OR ERT3 will cover the final, Wednesday between 18:30-20:30 and on Thursday between 20:00-23:00.
The series began very early this year, on April 26 in Siamese, China and, according to the new system, is completed before the World Championship is completed.
In 2025 three more “diamond” Greek victories were added – by Elina Gengho to Shanghai and Rabat and Emmanuel Karalis in Lausanne – raising the total number from 2010, the year that the Diamond League replaced the Golden League in 39. Katerina Stefanidis remains first on the list with 15.
In particular, six Greek firsts have been recorded in the final match of the Diamond League, although they have not all led to the acquisition of the diamond, as the format was different in the past. The diamond has been made four times by Katerina Stefanidis and one by one by Nikol Kyriakopoulou and Miltos Tentoglou.
Now, anyone who wins the final, wins the diamond, but also – under conditions – a place at the Tokyo World Championships. It is also worth noting that the regulation of the latest effort with the first rankings will not apply to the throws and horizontal jumps.
Greek appearances in a final Diamond League
Let’s look at the year in the year the previous Greek appearances in the final of the institution:
2010: Without Greek participation
2011: Kostas Filippides wins the last match in Brussels in the short, but the diamond is conquered by Reno Lavileni.
2012: For the second consecutive year, Filippides is the only Greek participation. This time he takes fifth place in Zurich.
2013: Triple Greek presence. In Zurich, Kostas Baniotis will come second and Nikol Kyriakopoulou 5th in the short. In the other final, in Brussels, Philippides will be seconded.
2014: Again three Greeks, all in the midst of the two finals. In Zurich, Katerina Stefanidis is third and Kyriakopoulou fourth. Third place for Filippides in Brussels.
2015: Kyriakopoulou wins the first Greek diamond by winning Zurich, where Stefanidis is Thursday. Again third in Brussels Philippides.
2016: The diamond in the short stays in Greek hands, in those of Katerina Stefanidis, despite the second place in the Brussels final. In the same rally, Voula Papachristou is fourth in the triple, while earlier Philippides was sixth in Zurich.
2017: The year of change in the process of winning the diamond, as winners are the winners of those who win the final. With or without the new system, Stefanidis is the ruler of the year and with her victory in Brussels makes her own diamond for a second (consecutive) year. In Zurich, in the first time final, Philippides was seventh.
2018: Three in three (diamonds) for Stefanidis in Zurich, in a race where Kyriakopoulou takes sixth place. Filippides bids farewell to the institution with an eighth position. In total he took part eight times in the final.
2019: And fourth diamond for Stefanidis in Zurich in a final that had four Greek appearances for the first time. Papachristou was fifth in the triple, and Miltos Tentoglou (fifth in length) and Emmanuel Karalis (13th in the short) appeared.
2020: There is no final because of the pandemic.
2021: The only final with a place with Zurich for that year is established. After four wins, this time Stefanidis is second.
2022: Tentoglou’s time to get his first diamond in the Zurich final. In her eighth presence, Stefanidis was sixth.
2023: For the first time, the final travels outside Europe to Yujin, but is not a representative of Greece.
2024: Return to Brussels with Karalis taking second place and Tentoglou on Tuesday.