Hayward Field in Oregon, host of this year's World Athletics Championships, will become the first non-European venue for the Diamond League final next season ©Getty Images

The Diamond League final will take place outside Europe for the first time since the event began in 2010 next season, with Hayward Field in Eugene in Oregon - host of this year's World Athletics Championships - scheduled to stage the last meeting.

Chinese hosts Shanghai and Shenzhen, which have had to cancel their prospective meetings in each of the last two years because of COVID-19 complications, are down on the list again and due to stage consecutive meetings on July 29 and August 3, respectively.

It remains to be seen whether the situation in China, where there have been signs of COVID-19 regulations being eased recently, will enable the first home hostings in this competition for the title sponsor, Wanda, whose partnership was announced in December 2019.

The last Diamond League meeting to have gone ahead in China took place in Shanghai on May 18 2019.

Meanwhile Poland's Silesia meeting, which stepped in successfully to fill one of the gaps left by last season's China cancellations, has now got a minimum five-year deal to remain as a top-tier host, with its next staging due for July 16.

The decision to hold the final in Oregon will ensure that there is another strong focus on the sport in the United States a year after it staged World Athletics' flagship event for the first time, with the hope that it will help to stimulate interest in the sport stateside.

China, which has had to cancel its proposed Diamond League meetings in Shanghai and Shenzhen in each of the last two seasons due to COVID-19 restrictions, will try again next season ©Getty Images
China, which has had to cancel its proposed Diamond League meetings in Shanghai and Shenzhen in each of the last two seasons due to COVID-19 restrictions, will try again next season ©Getty Images

Traditionally the final has been shared between Brussels and Zürich, with the latter taking sole responsibility for the last couple of years but with a deal agreed to alternate between the two for finals between 2024 and 2027.

Eugene's Pre Classic, named in honour of US long-distance legend Steve Prefontaine, has traditionally seen fast times and next year will probably provide more given that the meeting will take place just a few weeks after the World Championships in Budapest.

Jamaica's double Olympic 100 metres champion Elaine Thompson-Herah ran her 10.54sec timing, the second-fastest ever, at the Pre Classic in 2021.

The provisional calendar includes 15 host cities across 12 countries and four continents.

The start of the season will take place in Doha on May 5, with the Qatari capital set to host the season launch for the 12th time since 2010.

London will also host a Diamond League event for the first time since 2019, with athletics back in the British capital on July 23 after a few years in both Gateshead and Birmingham.