The IAAF World Challenge was an annual, global circuit of one-day
track and field
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competitions organized by the
International Association of Athletics Federations
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(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.
IAAF Diamond League reaches agreement on meetings for 2020 season
IAAF (2019-10-21). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
Editions
*The Rieti Meeting was included in the original series schedule in 2016, but was later cancelled
Meetings
Series records
Men
Women
References
External links
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Recurring sporting events established in 2010
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2019
Annual athletics series
World Challenge
Defunct athletics competitions