Only competitions involving professional athletes will be held; all other activities will be canceled.
Published June 26, 2026
This weekend’s Diamond League track and field competition in Paris will go ahead as scheduled despite a historic heatwave hitting the country and straining emergency services, organizers said.
Hours after Paris police authorities announced they had called for the tournament to be canceled, the French Athletics Federation (FFA) confirmed on Friday that the tournament would be held at Charléty Stadium on Sunday, in agreement with the police prefecture.
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Citing the extreme heat that has gripped Paris since June 21, the prefecture has asked organizers to cancel events such as music festivals and Pride marches scheduled for this weekend.
The prefecture said emergency services must focus their efforts on protecting the most vulnerable, so they will be forced to comply with orders if they do not voluntarily consent.
Noah Lyles, Femke Bol and Mondo Duplantis are among the players expected to feature in Paris.
FFA, which organizes the tournament, said the tournament will be held in an “adjusted format to ensure the safety of all participants.”
Only competitions involving professional athletes will be held; all other activities will be canceled.
“Since the beginning of this extreme weather event, FFA has been closely monitoring the situation in constant cooperation with the government authorities. The safety of athletes, coaches, volunteers, officials, spectators and all concerned remains our top priority,” FFA said.
Among the measures taken to alleviate the effects of the heat, FFA cited the postponement of the public opening of stadium gates, the strengthening of medical and emergency services, and the provision of additional drinking water stations and shaded areas.
The average temperature recorded by Météo France’s 30 weather stations on Thursday once again reached 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), tying the previous day’s record for the hottest day in the country.
More than three-quarters of France has been placed under a state of emergency alert for the first time.
