On your marks, set, go! The starter pistol sounds for the new season of the World Athletics track and field series.

The season-opener in Doha was postponed until June, so Shanghai/Keqiao is the start of the path to the Diamond League Finals in Brussels.

Among the elite athletes in attendance are three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon, hurdling star Karsten Warholm, sprinting sensation Letsile Tebogo, rising star Gout Gout, and dominant pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, who rarely misses an opportunity to break his own world record.

Great Britain are represented by Ben Pattison (800m), Lawrence Okoye (Discus), Amy Hunt (200m), Melissa Courtney-Bryant (5000m) and Revee Walcott-Nolan (5000m).

When the best athletes on the planet come together, there are usually fireworks. Saturday’s season opener should be no different and UK fans can tune in for free.

Radio Times brings you our guide to watching the athletics at Diamond League Shanghai 2026 on TV and online.

Diamond League Shanghai 2026 on TV and live stream

Diamond League Shanghai takes place on Saturday 16 May 2026.

Coverage of Diamond League Shanghai will be shown live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

The broadcast will start at 12pm UK time and run for two hours until the end of the meet.

Diamond League Shanghai 2026 TV schedule – Saturday 16 May

UK time. BBC coverage starts at 12pm.

10:19am – Long jump men
11:15am – Pole vault men
11:27am – Shot put women
11:37am – 5000m women
12:04pm – 400m women
12:14pm – 110m hurdles men
12:19pm – Long jump women
12:23pm – 3000m steeple women
12:41pm – 800m men
12:48pm – Discus throw men
12:52pm – 200m women
1:00pm – 3000m men
1:16pm – 100m men
1:28pm – 1500m women
1:41pm – 300m hurdles men
1:52pm – 100m hurdles women

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Diamond League 2026 season schedule

Thursday 16 May – Shanghai (CHN) (China Textile City Sports Center)
Friday 23 May – Xiamen (CHN) (Xiamen Egret Stadium)
Saturday 31 May – Rabat (MAR) (Rabat Olympic Stadium)
Wednesday 4 June – Rome (ITA) (Stadio Olimpico)
Saturday 7 June – Stockholm (SWE) (Stockholm Olympic Stadium)
Tuesday 10 June – Oslo (NOR) (Bislett Stadium)
Thursday 19 June – Doha (QAT) (Khalifa International Stadium)
Saturday 28 June – Paris (FRA) (Stade Sébastien Charléty)
Friday 04 July – Eugene (USA) (Hayward Field)
Thursday 10 July – Monaco (MON) (Stade Louis II)
Friday 18 July – London (GBR) (London Stadium)
Thursday 21 August – Lausanne (SUI) (Stade olympique de la Pontaise)
Saturday 23 August – Silesia (POL) (Stadion Śląski)
Wednesday 27 August – Zurich (SUI) (Letzigrund)
Thursday 4 – Friday 5 September – Brussels (BEL) (King Baudouin Stadium)

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