The 2018
Athletics World Cup
The Athletics World Cup was a team-based international athletics competition held in 2018.
It featured eight national teams based on world rankings, with each team entering one athlete per event, and points gained on the basis of finishing posi ...
was held in London, United Kingdom, from 14 to 15 July 2018. This was the first and only edition of this competition.
Each team entered one athlete per event, and points were gained on the basis of finishing position. Although the majority of World championship events were contested, no races over 1500 metres were held, and no road events or multievents are on the program. The competition focused on an overall team prize, team prize money, The Platinum Trophy and Platinum team medals, but individual gold, silver and bronze medals were also awarded in each individual event.
While the event is organised outside of the official IAAF structures, the IAAF has expressed support for the event notwithstanding the existence of its own
IAAF Continental Cup
The IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field competition organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
The event was proposed by IAAF former President Primo Nebiolo and was first held in 1977 as ...
event.
The United States won the inaugural edition, finishing ahead of Poland, with
Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third overall.
Participating nations
Participation was based on placings at the
2017 World Championships in Athletics
The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom. London was officially awarded the championships on 11 November 2011.
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in World Cup events (multi-events, and races longer than 1500m were therefore ignored).
The following eight nations competed in the 1st Athletics World Cup:
* China
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain and Northern Ireland
* Jamaica
* Poland
* South Africa
* United States
Event schedule and standings
;Schedule
;Final Standings
;Medal table
;Key
Host nation (Great Britain)
Results summary
Detailed results
Men
100 metres
15 July
200 metres
14 July
400 metres
15 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
800 metres
14 July
1500 metres
15 July
110 metres hurdles
14 July
400 metres hurdles
15 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
4 × 100 metres relay
14 July
4 × 400 metres relay
15 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
High jump
14 July
Pole vault
15 July
Long jump
15 July
Triple jump
14 July
Shot put
14 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
Discus throw
14 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
Hammer throw
15 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
Javelin throw
15 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
Women
100 metres
14 July
200 metres
15 July
400 metres
14 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
800 metres
15 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
1500 metres
14 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
100 metres hurdles
15 July
400 metres hurdles
14 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
4 × 100 metres relay
15 July
4 × 400 metres relay
14 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
High jump
15 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
Pole vault
14 July
*
Jamaica withdrew from the competition in this event. They received 0 points.
*
Sophie Cook of Great Britain was entered as a non-scoring athlete (i.e. she did not gain any points for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, though she was eligible for individual awards).
Long jump
14 July
Triple jump
15 July
*
China withdrew from this event and were awarded 0 points.
Shot put
15 July
Discus throw
15 July
Hammer throw
14 July
Javelin throw
14 July
References
External links
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A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
Athletics World Cup
The Athletics World Cup was a team-based international athletics competition held in 2018.
It featured eight national teams based on world rankings, with each team entering one athlete per event, and points gained on the basis of finishing posi ...
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Athletics World Cup
The Athletics World Cup was a team-based international athletics competition held in 2018.
It featured eight national teams based on world rankings, with each team entering one athlete per event, and points gained on the basis of finishing posi ...