IAAF World Challenge explained

Sport:	Track and field
Founded:	2010
Folded:	2019
Website:	IAAF World Challenge
Continent:	global

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
1		4 March	1 September	13	^[2]
2		3 March	13 September	14	^[3]
3		3 March	9 September	14	^[4]
4		6 April	8 September	15	^[5]
5		22 March	7 September	13	^[6]
6		21 March	13 September	13	^[7]
7		5 March	6 September	12	^[8]
8		20 May	29 August	9	^[9]
9		19 May	4 September	9	^[10]
10		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
		Czech Republic	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
		Netherlands	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
		Germany	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
		Croatia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
		Spain	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	—	9
		Brazil	X	X	X	X	X	—	X	X	X	X	9
		Japan	—	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
		Jamaica	—	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
		Italy	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	—	—	—	7
		Australia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	—	—	—	7
		Morocco	X	X	X	X	X	X	—	—	—	—	6
		Puerto Rico	—	—	X	X	X	X	—	—	—	—	6
		Senegal	X	X	—	X	—	X	X	—	—	—	5
		China	—	—	—	X	X	X	X	—	—	—	4
		Finland	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	X	X	X	3
		South Korea	X	X	X	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
		Russia	—	—	X	X	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
		Russia	X	X	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
		Japan	X	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
		China	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	X	1

Series records

Men

Event	Record	Name	Date	Place
100 m	9.78 (+0.9 m/s)		2010	Rieti
200 m	19.77 (+0.0 m/s)		2017	Madrid
300 m	30.81		2017	Ostrava
400 m	44.16		2014	Ostrava
800 m	1:41.01		2010	Rieti
1500 m	3:29.90		2012	Hengelo
Mile	3:56.95		20 June 2019	Ostrava	^[12]
3000 m	7:28.70		2010	Rieti
5000 m	12:57.56		2019	Hengelo
110 m hurdles	12.97 (+1.2 m/s)		2012	Berlin
400 m hurdles	47.66		2011	Ostrava
3000 m steeplechase	8:02.55		2011	Ostrava
High jump	2.40 m		2014	Tokyo
Pole vault	5.92 m		2013	Ostrava
Long jump	8.66 m (+1.0 m/s)		13 June 2018	Ostrava	^[13]
Triple jump	17.57 m (-1.1 m/s)		2017	Ostrava
Shot put	22.28 m		2016	Zagreb
Discus throw	71.84 m		2013	Hengelo
Hammer throw	83.44 m		2017	Ostrava
Javelin throw	91.28 m		2016	Turku

Women

Event	Record	Name	Date	Place
100 m	10.76 (+1.1 m/s)		2011	Ostrava
200 m	22.02 (-0.3 m/s)		2016	Hengelo
300 m	34.41		2019	Ostrava
400 m	49.95		2015	Kingston
800 m	1:55.68		2016	Berlin
1500 m	3:56.14		2017	Hengelo
Mile	4:22.45		2018	Berlin
3000 m	8:22.22		2015	Rabat
5000 m	14:37.22		9 June 2019	Hengelo	^[14]
100 m hurdles	12.39 (+2.0 m/s)		2015	Kingston
400 m hurdles	53.32		2013	Ostrava
2000 m steeplechase	5:52.80		1 September 2019	Berlin	^[15]
3000 m steeplechase	9:03.70		2017	Berlin
High jump	2.06 m		20 June 2019	Ostrava	^[16]
Pole vault	4.90 m		2013	Hengelo
Long jump	6.96 m (+1.1 m/s)		2016	Zagreb
Triple jump	15.02 m (-0.4 m/s)		2016	Madrid
Shot put	20.88 m		2013	Ostrava
Discus throw	70.83 m		2017	Zagreb
Hammer throw	79.72 m		2017	Ostrava
Javelin throw	70.53 m		2013	Berlin

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/diamond-league-2020-season-meetings IAAF Diamond League reaches agreement on meetings for 2020 season
2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2010 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2010
3. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2011 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2011
4. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2012 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2012
5. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2013 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2013
6. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2014 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2014
7. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2015 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2015
8. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2016 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2016
9. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2017 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2017
10. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2018 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2018
11. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2019 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2019
12. News: Miller-Uibo breaks 300m world best, Lasitskene tops 2.06m and Kirt joins 90-metre club in Ostrava. IAAF. Bob Ramsak. 20 June 2019. 7 September 2019.
13. Web site: Long Jump Results. zlatatretra.cz. 13 June 2018. 21 June 2018.
14. News: Victories for Kendricks, Kipkemboi and Bekele in Hengelo. IAAF. Eric Roeske. 10 June 2019. 7 September 2019.
15. Web site: Krause smashes 2000m steeplechase world best in Berlin. IAAF. 1 September 2019. 8 September 2019.
16. News: Miller-Uibo breaks 300m world best, Lasitskene tops 2.06m and Kirt joins 90-metre club in Ostrava. IAAF. Bob Ramsak. 20 June 2019. 7 September 2019.