Some of the biggest names on the Wanda Diamond League circuit will feature in a six-part documentary on the world's best sprinters which the online streaming platform Netflix has just announced for next year.
The series is being produced by Box2Box Films, which also produces the successful F1 Series Drive to Survive. It will trace the athletes' journeys through the World Athletics season, including their appearances at Wanda Diamond League meetings.
“From a World Athletics perspective this is a really exciting moment," said World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.
“This series has the potential to lift the bonnet on the sport, and sprinting in particular, and for a whole new audience to understand that although it takes just 10 seconds to do the 100m it’s a 10-year commitment to be the best in the world. Our athletes have such rich personal stories and they come from every continent on the planet. No other sport can match that. When they come together the racing is always spectacular.”
Box2Box will complete filming at the World Championships in Budapest and the series is due to premiere on Netflix before the Paris Olympic Games next year.
