2017 IAAF World Challenge explained

The 2017 IAAF World Challenge was the eighth edition of the annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured a total of nine meetings – three fewer than the previous year as the Rieti Meeting, Melbourne Track Classic, Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar and IAAF World Challenge Beijing all dropped out and the only new addition was the Paavo Nurmi Games.[1] [2] The Rieti Meeting was originally scheduled for 3 September, but the meeting folded due to financial issues.

Schedule

NumberDateMeetStadiumCityCountryEvents (M+W)
1Jamaica International Invitational20 MayIndependence ParkKingstonJamaica
2Golden Grand Prix21 MayKawasaki Todoroki StadiumKawasakiJapan
3Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo3 JuneArena CaixaSão Bernardo do CampoBrazil
4Fanny Blankers-Koen Games11 JuneFanny Blankers-Koen StadionHengeloNetherlands
5Paavo Nurmi Games13 JunePaavo Nurmi StadiumTurkuFinland
6Golden Spike Ostrava27–28 JuneMěstský stadionOstravaCzech Republic
7Meeting de Atletismo Madrid14 JulyCentro Deportivo Municipal MoratalazMadridSpain
8ISTAF Berlin27 AugustOlympiastadionBerlinGermany
9Hanžeković Memorial29 AugustSportski Park MladostZagrebCroatia

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2016 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2016
  2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2017 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2017