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."World Athletics Continental Tour to launch in 2020 " . World Athletics. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021."Triple jump and 200m cut from 2020 Diamond League" . Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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 Edition Year Start date End date Meets Gold Silver Bronze Challenger 1 2020 22 February 6 December 28 7 5 16 2 2021 6 February 18 September 69 12 16 41 3 2022 22 January 17 December 152 12 18 53 69 4 2023 21 January 10 September 165 14 25 48 78 5 2024 20 January 20 September 221 12 33 70 106 6 2025 25 January 7 September 249 12 45 89 103 7 2026 17 January 18 September 243 12 40 82 109
Gold Standard meetings # Meeting City Country 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1USATF Bermuda GamesDevonshireBermuda 1 6 2USATF Golden GamesWalnutUnited States 3 2 3USATF Grand PrixEugeneUnited States 1 4Kip Keino ClassicNairobiKenya 7 12 3 4 2 2 2 5Seiko Golden Grand PrixTokyoJapan 3 2 4 5 4 3 3 6Ostrava Golden SpikeOstravaCzech Republic 5 4 5 12 5 8 8 7Adidas GamesBostonUnited States 5 8Irena Szewińska MemorialBydgoszczPoland 8 6 9 8 4 4 9Janusz Kusociński MemorialChorzówPoland 7 10FBK GamesHengeloNetherlands 6 8 8 9 9 9 11USATF New York Grand PrixNew York CityUnited States 9 11 6 — — 12Paavo Nurmi GamesTurkuFinland 1 7 10 10 7 5 5 13Gyulai István MemorialBudapestHungary 2 9 11 13 10 11 11 14Kamila Skolimowska MemorialChorzówPoland 4 10 15Hanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia 6 11 12 14 11 10 10 16Maurie Plant MeetMelbourneAustralia 1 1 1 1 17Grenada InvitationalSt. George'sGrenada 2 18Botswana Golden Grand PrixGaboroneBotswana 3 — — 19USATF Los Angeles InvitationalLos AngelesUnited States 7 3 7 7 20World Athletics Continental Tour - BeijingBeijingChina 12 21Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de AtletismoSão PauloBrazil 12 22USATF Lone Star Grand PrixTexasUnited States — — — — — — 6
The number in the table represents the order in which the meeting took place.
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