 | |
| Sport | Track and field |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ceased | 2019 |
| Continent | global |
| Official website | IAAF World Challenge |
The IAAF World Challenge was an annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). First held in 2010, it replaced the IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Super Grand Prix series to form the second tier of international one-day meetings, after the IAAF Diamond League. Unlike the Diamond League, the IAAF World Challenge comprised stand-alone meetings, and no overall winners are crowned. The series was made defunct at the end of 2019 and was replaced by the World Athletics Continental Tour, which includes series winners for non-Diamond League events.[1]
Editions
| Edition | Year | Start date | End date | Meets | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | 4 March | 1 September | 13 | [2] |
| 2 | 2011 | 3 March | 13 September | 14 | [3] |
| 3 | 2012 | 3 March | 9 September | 14 | [4] |
| 4 | 2013 | 6 April | 8 September | 15 | [5] |
| 5 | 2014 | 22 March | 7 September | 13 | [6] |
| 6 | 2015 | 21 March | 13 September | 13 | [7] |
| 7 | 2016 | 5 March | 6 September | 12 | [8] |
| 8 | 2017 | 20 May | 29 August | 9 | [9] |
| 9 | 2018 | 19 May | 4 September | 9 | [10] |
| 10 | 2019 | 28 April | 3 September | 9 | [11] |
- The Rieti Meeting was included in the original series schedule in 2016, but was later cancelled
Meetings
| Meeting | City | Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | Czech Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Fanny Blankers-Koen Games | Hengelo | Netherlands | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb | Croatia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid | Spain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | 9 |
| Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo | Belém | Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | — | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Golden Grand Prix | Kawasaki | Japan | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Jamaica International Invitational | Kingston | Jamaica | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Rieti Meeting | Rieti | Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | 7 |
| Melbourne Track Classic | Melbourne | Australia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | 7 |
| Meeting de Rabat | Rabat | Morocco | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo | Ponce | Puerto Rico | — | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| IAAF World Challenge Dakar | Dakar | Senegal | X | X | — | X | — | X | X | — | — | — | 5 |
| IAAF World Challenge Beijing | Beijing | China | — | — | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | 4 |
| Paavo Nurmi Games | Turku | Finland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | X | X | 3 |
| Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting | Daegu | South Korea | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Moscow Challenge | Moscow | Russia | — | — | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Zhukovsky | Russia | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Osaka Grand Prix | Osaka | Japan | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Nanjing World Challenge | Nanjing | China | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | 1 |
Series records
Men
| Event | Record | Name | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.78 (+0.9 m/s) |  Nesta Carter (JAM)
|
2010 | Rieti | |
| 200 m | 19.77 (+0.0 m/s) |  Isaac Makwala (BOT)
|
2017 | Madrid | |
| 300 m | 30.81 |  Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)
|
2017 | Ostrava | |
| 400 m | 44.16 |  LaShawn Merritt (USA)
|
2014 | Ostrava | |
| 800 m | 1:41.01 |  David Rudisha (KEN)
|
2010 | Rieti | |
| 1500 m | 3:29.90 | Nixon Chepseba (KEN)
|
2012 | Hengelo | |
| Mile | 3:56.95 |  Charlie Grice (GBR)
|
20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [12] |
| 3000 m | 7:28.70 |  Tariku Bekele (ETH)
|
2010 | Rieti | |
| 5000 m | 12:57.56 | Telahun Haile Bekele (ETH)
|
2019 | Hengelo | |
| 110 m hurdles | 12.97 (+1.2 m/s) | Aries Merritt (USA)
|
2012 | Berlin | |
| 400 m hurdles | 47.66 | L. J. van Zyl (RSA)
|
2011 | Ostrava | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:02.55 | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)
|
2011 | Ostrava | |
| High jump | 2.40 m |  Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR)
|
2014 | Tokyo | |
| Pole vault | 5.92 m |  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
|
2013 | Ostrava | |
| Long jump | 8.66 m (+1.0 m/s) |  Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB)
|
13 June 2018 | Ostrava | [13] |
| Triple jump | 17.57 m (−1.1 m/s) | Christian Taylor (USA)
|
2017 | Ostrava | |
| Shot put | 22.28 m | Ryan Crouser (USA)
|
2016 | Zagreb | |
| Discus throw | 71.84 m |  Piotr Małachowski (POL)
|
2013 | Hengelo | |
| Hammer throw | 83.44 m | Paweł Fajdek (POL)
|
2017 | Ostrava | |
| Javelin throw | 91.28 m |  Thomas Röhler (GER)
|
2016 | Turku |
Women
| Event | Record | Name | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.76 (+1.1 m/s) | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)
|
2011 | Ostrava | |
| 200 m | 22.02 (−0.3 m/s) |  Dafne Schippers (NED)
|
2016 | Hengelo | |
| 300 m | 34.41 |  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH)
|
2019 | Ostrava | |
| 400 m | 49.95 | Sanya Richards-Ross (USA)
|
2015 | Kingston | |
| 800 m | 1:55.68 | Caster Semenya (RSA)
|
2016 | Berlin | |
| 1500 m | 3:56.14 | Sifan Hassan (NED)
|
2017 | Hengelo | |
| Mile | 4:22.45 |  Marta Pen (POR)
|
2018 | Berlin | |
| 3000 m | 8:22.22 | Almaz Ayana (ETH)
|
2015 | Rabat | |
| 5000 m | 14:37.22 | Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN)
|
9 June 2019 | Hengelo | [14] |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.39 (+2.0 m/s) | Jasmin Stowers (USA)
|
2015 | Kingston | |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.32 |  Zuzana Hejnová (CZE)
|
2013 | Ostrava | |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:52.80 | Gesa-Felicitas Krause (GER)
|
1 September 2019 | Berlin | [15] |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:03.70 | Norah Jeruto (KEN)
|
2017 | Berlin | |
| High jump | 2.06 m |  Mariya Lasitskene (RUS)
|
20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [16] |
| Pole vault | 4.90 m | Yarisley Silva (CUB)
|
2013 | Hengelo | |
| Long jump | 6.96 m (+1.1 m/s) |  Ivana Španović (SRB)
|
2016 | Zagreb | |
| Triple jump | 15.02 m (−0.4 m/s) |  Yulimar Rojas (VEN)
|
2016 | Madrid | |
| Shot put | 20.88 m |  Valerie Adams (NZL)
|
2013 | Ostrava | |
| Discus throw | 70.83 m |  Sandra Perković (CRO)
|
2017 | Zagreb | |
| Hammer throw | 79.72 m | Anita Włodarczyk (POL)
|
2017 | Ostrava | |
| Javelin throw | 70.53 m | Mariya Abakumova (RUS)
|
2013 | Berlin |
References
- ^ IAAF Diamond League reaches agreement on meetings for 2020 season . IAAF (2019-10-21). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2010". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2011". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2012". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2013". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2014". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2015". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2016". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2017". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2018". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ "IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2019". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (20 June 2019). "Miller-Uibo breaks 300m world best, Lasitskene tops 2.06m and Kirt joins 90-metre club in Ostrava". IAAF. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Long Jump Results" (PDF). zlatatretra.cz. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Eric Roeske (10 June 2019). "Victories for Kendricks, Kipkemboi and Bekele in Hengelo". IAAF. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Krause smashes 2000m steeplechase world best in Berlin". IAAF. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (20 June 2019). "Miller-Uibo breaks 300m world best, Lasitskene tops 2.06m and Kirt joins 90-metre club in Ostrava". IAAF. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
External links
- IAAF World Challenge website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-11-09)
