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What is the difference between the World Athletics Championships and the International Athletics Diamond League?

1, the level of the event is different: the World Championships has a higher gold content, in addition to the Olympic Games, the highest level of track and field events;

2, the time is different: the World Championships is held once every two years, the Diamond League held every year N stops;

3, the participants are different: the top players will not miss the World Championships, but the Diamond League is more selective participation in a few of the stops;<

4, the nature of the competition is different: compared with the World Championships and the Diamond League, the former is more competitive and the latter is more commercial;

5, the purpose of participation is different: the World Championships are full of masters, who participate in the competition mainly to compete with their peers. Participate in the Diamond League players purpose is different, some are for the prize money, some are in advance for the back of the tournament warm-up, some are in order to race instead of practicing to maintain the state of competition and so on.

6, the impact of the event is different: the former is all the best athletes may participate in the sport, the influence is very large, the latter some athletes will be selective to participate in the game, the influence of a little.