The Match Europe v USA was an international two-day outdoor track and field competition between the United States and Europe. It took place from 9–10 September 2019 in Minsk, Belarus, three weeks prior to the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, a few days after the conclusion of the 2019 Diamond League, and three months after the 2019 European Games.The Match Europe v USA Minsk 2019 website is now live . European Athletics (2019-05-20). Retrieved 2019-08-18.

Team Europe won the Match, defeating Team USA by 724½ to 601½.

Creation of the Match

The match was agreed between European Athletics and USA Track & Field in December 2018 and marked the first international match between the two since the 1960s.Europe v USA match set to be staged in Minsk in 2019. European Athletics (2018-12-11). Retrieved 2019-08-18. The competition followed the successful creation of the Athletics World Cup in 2018, which included the United States and several European nations.Athletics World Cup: Eight nations to compete at London Stadium. BBC Sport (2018-02-05). Retrieved 2019-08-18. Athletes from the United States and Europe also compete in the quadrennial IAAF Continental Cup, though American athletes are part of a combined Americas team rather than a national one.Team Europe ready to defend IAAF Continental Cup title. European Athletics (2018-09-07). Retrieved 2019-08-18. Minsk also played host to the 2019 European Games that year, the athletics portion of which was a national team matchplay competition held in the new DNA Athletics format.Nedelec, Jeremy (2018-12-11), Athlétisme – Un duel Europe-Etats-Unis à Minsk en 2019 . Sport 365. Retrieved 2019-08-18.

The program

Events The event programme consisted of 37 events, and includes six individual track running events, three obstacle events, four jumping events, four throwing events, and a sprint relay event for each sex. There is also a 1600 metres mixed-sex sprint medley relay with four athletes running 200, 200, 400 and 800 metres, similar to a mixed 4 × 400 metres relay which will be introduced at the 2020 Summer Olympics.Minsk to host Europe vs USA match in 2019 . IAAF (2018-12-12). Retrieved 2019-08-18.

Track events Running 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 3000 metres Obstacle events 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase Relay events 4 × 100 metres relay, 1600 metres sprint medley relay (mixed)

Field events Jumping events Pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump Throwing events Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw

Special match rules applied to the field events. For the six Horizontal field events (all four throwing events, the long and triple jumps), there were three initial attempts in each event. Following this, the top six athletes from these trials advanced to the final three rounds. At each subsequent round, the lowest placing athlete, based on all attempts thus far in the competition, was eliminated. In the vertical jumps (high jump and pole vault) each competitor was limited to three attempts at any specific height and eight attempts in total.

Scoring

Each team was allowed to field 4 athletes in each individual event, and two teams of four in each relay. The winner of each individual event and each relay scored 9 points, the second 7 points, the third score 6, and so on. The highest score either team could achieve in a single event was therefore 27 points, and the lowest (barring disqualification, failure to finish or record a mark) 10 (or in relays, 16 and 11 respectively).

Across the competition, a theoretical high score of 966 points was available, and a theoretical low score, ignoring disqualifications, DNFs and no marks, of 373. However, the match would be won once either team achieves over half of all available points - the winning post for the Match before it commenced was therefore 670 points. Following withdrawals and 'no marks' on day one of the Match, the winning post was recalculated as 662 points.The Match USA v Europe Team Manual. Europe secured victory when they reached a 664½–560½ lead. The final result was 724½–601½.

Scoring scheme for The Match USA v Europe Position Points Position Points 1st 9 5th 4 2nd 7 6th 3 3rd 6 7th 2 4th 5 8th 1 * 0 points are awarded in the event of a DQ, DNF or NM. 3½ points was awarded for dead heat for 5th place in 400m hurdles men.

Prize money The organiser of the event will award prize money to the competitors. For relay events, the winning team will receive €6,000, the runners-up €4,000, and the third-placers €2,000. The prize money structure for individual events is as follows:

€7,000 €5,000 €4,000 €3,000 €2,000 €1,000 €500 €500

Results

Men 100 metres 10.20 10.25 10.25200 metres 20.16 20.66 20.83400 metres 45.13 45.39 46.05800 metres 1:46.77 1:46.89 1:46.941500 metres 3:38.88 3:38.90 3:39.633000 metres 7:57.48 7:57.55 7:58.11110 metres hurdles 13.21 13.39 13.43400 metres hurdles 48.99 49.12 49.203000 metres steeplechase 8:32.64 8:33.65 8:33.754 × 100 metres relay United States 1Demek KempMike RodgersIsaiah YoungChristopher Belcher 38.26 Europe 1Joris van GoolTaymir BurnetHensley PaulinaChurandy Martina 38.45 United States 2Brandon CarnesCameron BurrellCordero GrayChris Royster 38.70High jump 2.35 WL 2.31 2.29Pole vault 5.85 5.80 5.75Long jump 8.17 8.17 8.17 * Placings decided on countbackTriple jump 17.01 16.71 16.70Shot put 22.35 21.92 21.60Discus throw 67.22 64.89 63.99Hammer throw 80.71 78.33 77.89Javelin throw 90.03 88.91 83.54

Women 100 metres 11.29 11.30 11.39200 metres 22.61 22.92 22.99400 metres 51.01 51.36 51.52800 metres 2:04.81 2:04.90 2:05.381500 metres 4:02.49 4:04.92 4:05.583000 metres 9:00.70 9:00.77 9:01.033000 metres steeplechase 9:33.24 9:38.47 9:42.68100 metres hurdles 12.80 12.86 12.92400 metres hurdles 55.32 55.46 55.494 × 100 metres relay United States 1Dezerea BryantMorolake AkinosunCaitland SmithAshley Henderson43.36 United States 2Courtne DavisKiara ParkerKortnei JohnsonKyra Jefferson 43.66 Europe 1Bowien JansenNargelis Statia PieterEefje BoonsNaomi Sedney43.82High jump 2.02 1.98 1.98Pole vault 4.85 4.70 4.70Long jump 6.74 6.73 6.71Triple jump 14.36 14.21 14.08Shot put 19.47 19.06 18.95Discus throw 67.65 63.71 62.44Hammer throw 74.34 72.70 72.59Javelin throw 64.63 64.41 60.86

Mixed 1600 metres medley relay Europe 1Patrick DomogalaJessica-Bianca WessollyIga Baumgart-WitanAmel Tuka 3:21.13 United States 1Remontay McClainKiara ParkerAllyson FelixIsaiah Harris 3:21.21 United States 2Jamiel TrimbleKyra JeffersonCourtney OkoloBrannon Kidder 3:21.47

Final scores

Teams 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 3000m 1/110m 400 m 4 x 100 m 1600m relay Total Score Team Europe 14 20 15 23 19 16 21 24 16½ 12 14 25 20 1427 19 25 2526 724½ PTS 17 19 16 24 14 11 22 20 26 11 25 21 20 24 20 21 23 21 Team USA 22 17 22 14 18 21 21 13 20½ 15 13 12 17 22 7 18 11 1211 601½ PTS 20 18 21 13 23 25 15 17 11 16 12 15 17 9 17 16 13 16 TEAM EUROPE WINS THE MATCH 724½ – 601½

+ Points from each placement 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total points Points for placement 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Team Europe Events 17 26 21 23 16 19 12 4 724½ Points 153 182 126 115 63½ 57 24 4 Team USA Events 20 11 16 14 19 14 20 21 601½ Points 180 77 96 70 75½ 42 40 21

17 events were won by Team Europe; Team USA won 20. Team Europe achieved 64 podium positions; Team USA achieved 47.

References

External links Official website