IAAF World Challenge
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The IAAF World Challenge is an annual global circuit of fourteen one day athletics competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF). Started in 2010 it comprised the second level (after the IAAF Diamond League
) of athletics meetings over the season and replaced the IAAF Grand Prix
.
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
(IAAF). Started in 2010 it comprised the second level (after the IAAF Diamond League
IAAF Diamond League
The Samsung Diamond League is an annual series of track and field meetings held from 2010 onwards, beginning with the 2010 IAAF Diamond League...
) of athletics meetings over the season and replaced the IAAF Grand Prix
IAAF Grand Prix
The IAAF Grand Prix was an annual global circuit of fourteen one day athletics competitions as part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations...
.
IWC Meetings 2011
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| Melbourne Track Classic Melbourne Track Classic The Melbourne Track Classic is an annual outdoor track and field meeting which takes place in early March at the Olympic Park Stadium.The competition was inaugurated in the late 1980s at the Olympic Stadium and gained a place on the IAAF Grand Prix circuit in its formative years... |
Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... |
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| Jamaica International Invitational Jamaica International Invitational The Jamaica International Invitational is an annual track and field competition at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2004.-Men:-Women:-External links:*... |
Kingston Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island... |
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| Golden Grand Prix Kawasaki Golden Grand Prix Kawasaki The Golden Grand Prix is an track and field competition at the Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2011 and sponsored by Seiko. It replaced the Osaka Grand Prix as the major athletics meet in... |
Kawasaki Kawasaki, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.... |
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| Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships | Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... |
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| Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo The Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo is an annual athletics event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as part of the IAAF World Challenge. It was first organized in 1985 , held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.-History:... |
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... |
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| Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar The Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar is a track and field competition at the Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2003 as Meeting International d'Athletisme de la Ville de Dakar. From 2006 to 2009 the IAAF classified... |
Dakar Dakar Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland... |
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| Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Fanny Blankers-Koen Games The FBK Games is an annual track and field event at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion in Hengelo, Netherlands as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1981... |
Hengelo Hengelo Hengelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.-Traffic and transport:... |
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| Golden Spike Ostrava Golden Spike Ostrava Golden Spike is an annual athletics event at the Městský Stadion in Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1961.-History:... |
Ostrava Ostrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... |
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| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat The Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat is an annual track and field competition at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2008. Its name honours Mohammed VI of Morocco, the present king of... |
Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000... |
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| Znamensky Memorial | Zhukovsky Zhukovsky (city) Zhukovsky is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, southeast of Moscow. Population: The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh . It was named after Alexey Stakhanov - a famous Soviet miner... |
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| Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Meeting de Atletismo Madrid The Meeting de Atletismo Madrid is an annual international athletics meeting that takes place at the Estadio de Vallehermoso in Madrid, Spain. It is one of 14 events in the IAAF World Challenge. The most recent event took place on 9th, July 2011. -Men:... |
Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
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| ISTAF | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
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| Rieti Meeting | Rieti Rieti Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River... |
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| Hanzekovic Memorial Hanžeković Memorial Hanžeković Memorial is an athletics event at the ŠRC Mladost Stadion in Zagreb, Croatia as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1951.- Name :... |
Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... |
IWC Meetings History
| Meeting | 2010 | 2011 | Years |
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| Melbourne Track Classic Melbourne Track Classic The Melbourne Track Classic is an annual outdoor track and field meeting which takes place in early March at the Olympic Park Stadium.The competition was inaugurated in the late 1980s at the Olympic Stadium and gained a place on the IAAF Grand Prix circuit in its formative years... |
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| Jamaica International Invitational Jamaica International Invitational The Jamaica International Invitational is an annual track and field competition at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2004.-Men:-Women:-External links:*... |
X | 1 | |
| Golden Grand Prix Kawasaki Golden Grand Prix Kawasaki The Golden Grand Prix is an track and field competition at the Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2011 and sponsored by Seiko. It replaced the Osaka Grand Prix as the major athletics meet in... |
X | 1 | |
| Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships | X | X | 2 |
| Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo The Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo is an annual athletics event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as part of the IAAF World Challenge. It was first organized in 1985 , held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.-History:... |
X | X | 2 |
| Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar The Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar is a track and field competition at the Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2003 as Meeting International d'Athletisme de la Ville de Dakar. From 2006 to 2009 the IAAF classified... |
X | X | 2 |
| Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Fanny Blankers-Koen Games The FBK Games is an annual track and field event at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion in Hengelo, Netherlands as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1981... |
X | X | 2 |
| Golden Spike Ostrava Golden Spike Ostrava Golden Spike is an annual athletics event at the Městský Stadion in Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1961.-History:... |
X | X | 2 |
| Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat The Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat is an annual track and field competition at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2008. Its name honours Mohammed VI of Morocco, the present king of... |
X | X | 2 |
| Znamensky Memorial | X | X | 2 |
| Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Meeting de Atletismo Madrid The Meeting de Atletismo Madrid is an annual international athletics meeting that takes place at the Estadio de Vallehermoso in Madrid, Spain. It is one of 14 events in the IAAF World Challenge. The most recent event took place on 9th, July 2011. -Men:... |
X | X | 2 |
| ISTAF | X | X | 2 |
| Rieti Meeting | X | X | 2 |
| Hanzekovic Memorial Hanžeković Memorial Hanžeković Memorial is an athletics event at the ŠRC Mladost Stadion in Zagreb, Croatia as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1951.- Name :... |
X | X | 2 |
| Osaka Grand Prix Osaka Grand Prix The Osaka Grand Prix was an annual international athletics competition held annually in Osaka, Japan from 1996 to 2010. Formerly part of the IAAF Grand Prix and the IAAF World Challenge , it was replaced in 2011 by the Golden Grand Prix Kawasaki... |
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