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The 2017
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 World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation ...
was the eighth edition of the annual, global circuit of one-day
track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
competitions organized by the
International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, coverin ...
(IAAF). The series featured a total of nine meetings – three fewer than the previous year as the Rieti Meeting,
Melbourne Track Classic The Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne is an annual outdoor track and field meeting which takes place in February at the Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, Australia since 2023. Last held under the old name, Melbourne Track Classic, in early March 2016, ...
, Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar and
IAAF World Challenge Beijing IAAF World Challenge Beijing is an annual track and field competition held in Beijing, China, in May. First held in 2013, it takes place at the Beijing National Stadium, the venue for the Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is part of the IA ...
all dropped out and the only new addition was the
Paavo Nurmi Games The Paavo Nurmi Games is an annual track and field meet that takes place at Paavo Nurmi Stadium in Turku, Finland. It was first held in 1957. The competition has been part of the IAAF World Challenge since 2017. Meeting records Men Women R ...
.IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2017
IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01. The Rieti Meeting was originally scheduled for 3 September, but the meeting folded due to financial issues.


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Official website
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World Challenge Meetings