(Reuters) - Britain will stage the first meeting of the 2021 Diamond League season at the Gateshead International Stadium in May after COVID-19 restrictions ruled out Morocco as hosts, organisers said on Friday.
Rabat had been due to host the opening meeting on May 23 but Gateshead will now be the first stop on this year's circuit, which ends in Zurich in September.
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