It has been speculated for a long time that the Swedish athletics competition Bauhausgalan will lose its Diamond League status next season when the international athletics association will redo the format.

Today also came the message that this will be the case. However, according to competition director Jan Kowalski, it should not have a negative impact on the crow.

- However, this does not affect our ambition at all that the Bauhaus gala will continue to be one of the world's best athletics gala. Now we have the opportunity to do exactly the competition we want, without being guided by Diamond League directives, ”he said in a press release.

- We can choose for ourselves which branches should be included in the Bauhaus gala, and not which previously have a number of branches assigned. We are also free to decide how to spend our money. Now we don't have to be unlocked by Diamond League rules.

Have been speculating for a while

Rumors of Bauhausgalan's Diamond League status began to flourish a few weeks ago. Then the competition director Jan Kowalski was critical to the decision-making process.

- It is very unfortunate if it is a decision that has been made and that it has been made in the corridors. Then international athletics has a major credibility problem, Kowalski told SVT Sport then.