NBC Sports Group presents live coverage of the IAAF Diamond League tomorrow, Friday, September 1 at 2 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, from King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, to conclude the 2017 season and crown Diamond League champions. Encore coverage of the event will air Friday at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Sunday, September 3, at 1 p.m. ET on NBC.
Coverage will be streamed live via authentication on OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, and the
NBC Sports app., and with a subscription to
NBC Sports Gold's "Track and Field Pass." As part of its coverage,
NBC Sports Gold will present exclusive bonus coverage of field events, highlights, replays, and an exclusive 30-minute feature highlighting Diamond League action and athletes. In addition,
NBC Sports Gold offers an exclusive 30-minute program focusing on the final races of Usain Bolt's career.
The event, the final IAAF Diamond League meeting of 2017, features 10 world champions who are expected to compete for titles and prize money that totals $1.6 million. The winner of each of the 16 events in Brussels will win $50,000 and the Diamond Trophy.
2017 World Champions competing for the U.S. in Zurich include: Christian Taylor, who narrowly beat teammate Will Claye (silver) to win the men's triple jump at the 2017 World Championships; and Brittney Reese, who bounced back from a second-place finish in Rio to claim gold at 2017 World Championships in the women's long jump. U.S. Olympic medalists Jenny Simpson (women's 1500m), Joe Kovacs (men's shot put), Dalilah Muhammad (women's 400m hurdles), and Sandi Morris (women's pole vault), are also qualified to compete in Brussels.
Bill Doleman calls the action joined by analyst and four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and analyst Paul Swangard.
Coverage of Olympic Sports on
NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
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USA will be live streamed on OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, and the
NBC Sports app. Select replays and highlights will be available on these digital platforms as well as TeamUSA.org.
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