The World Athletics Continental Tour is an annual series of independent track and field athletic competitions, recognised by World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF). The Tour forms the second tier of international one-day meetings after the Diamond League. First held in 2020, it replaced the IAAF World Challenge series.[1][2]
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World Athletics Continental Tour | |
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| Sport | Track and field |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| Continent | global |
| Official website | World Continental Tour |
Initially divided into three levels – Gold, Silver and Bronze – the Continental Tour was expanded in 2022 with the fourth tier: Challenger. The Gold meetings are organised globally, with investment from World Athletics, and represent the second tier of meetings in the sport. Area associations are responsible for managing the Silver and Bronze level competitions.
Editions
edit| Edition | Year | Start date | End date | Meets | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Challenger | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | 22 February | 6 December | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | — | [3] |
| 2 | 2021 | 6 February | 18 September | 69 | 12 | 16 | 41 | — | [4] |
| 3 | 2022 | 22 January | 17 December | 152 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 69 | [5] |
| 4 | 2023 | 21 January | 10 September | 165 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 78 | [6] |
| 5 | 2024 | 20 January | 20 September | 221 | 12 | 33 | 70 | 106 | [7] |
Gold standard meetings
editThe number in the table represents the order in which the meeting took place.
References
edit- ^ "World Athletics Continental Tour to launch in 2020 " Archived 2019-12-31 at the Wayback Machine. World Athletics. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Triple jump and 200m cut from 2020 Diamond League" Archived 2019-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "World Athletics Continental Tour | Calendar/Results – 2020". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "World Athletics Continental Tour | Calendar/Results – 2021". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "World Athletics Continental Tour | Calendar/Results – 2022". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "World Athletics Continental Tour | Calendar/Results – 2023". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ "World Athletics Continental Tour | Calendar/Results – 2024". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-05-19.