{"id":1129,"date":"2020-01-24T10:56:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T10:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/track\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2021-06-09T08:43:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T08:43:41","slug":"world-athletics-continental-tour-2020-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/track\/pre-event\/world-athletics-continental-tour-2020-schedule","title":{"rendered":"World Athletics Continental Tour 2020 schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The full ten-meeting schedule for the 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour (Gold level) has been finalised with the addition of Nairobi, which will be the first African host city.<\/p>\n

World Athletics Continental Tour 2020<\/h3>\n

The pilot year of the $US2 million Gold meeting series will now visit four continents \u2013 Africa, Asia, Europe and North America – with the first meeting at Nairobi\u2019s Moi International Stadium on 2 May, followed by Tokyo on May 10. The series will finish in Zagreb in September.<\/p>\n

Both South America and Oceania will host Silver level meetings this year with a view to staging Gold level meetings in 2021.<\/p>\n

With the completion of the Gold meeting schedule for 2020, World Athletics has also finalised the discipline breakdown for each meeting (download), with a broad events spread to maximise competition opportunities for athletes in all disciplines and all parts of the world.<\/p>\n

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the impetus for creating the Continental Tour was to provide more competition and earning opportunities for more athletes.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween the Wanda Diamond League and the Continental Tour all disciplines will be catered for and many more athletes will have access to top class competition,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Fittingly, given the tradition of African<\/a> distance runners, Nairobi will stage the 3000m steeplechase, 5000m and 10,000m for men and women as part of its programme. This is expected to be the highest quality senior international meeting to be held in Kenya\u2019s history.
\nContinental Tour<\/p>\n

The Continental Tour will be divided into three levels \u2013 Gold, Silver and Bronze \u2013 whose status will be determined by the quality of competition and prize money on offer.<\/p>\n

World Athletics is investing in the Gold level meetings, which will each offer $US200,000 in prize money, to increase the number of high quality competitive opportunities available to showcase our sport\u2019s best athletes.<\/p>\n

Area associations will be responsible for managing the Silver ($US75,000 prize money) and Bronze level competitions ($US25,000). There will be ten Silver and up to 50 Bronze meetings.<\/p>\n

Those disciplines that are not included in this year\u2019s Wanda Diamond League final \u2013 200m, 3000m steeplechase, triple jump, discus – will be core events in the Continental Tour Gold meetings, as will the hammer throw. Each will have guaranteed prize money of $US20,000 at each meeting.<\/p>\n

Performances in those events will attract the same level of world ranking points as the core Diamond League disciplines, and the overall tour winners will receive wildcard entry to the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2021.<\/p>\n

Host broadcasters have been appointed for each meeting and Infront, the tour\u2019s international TV rights holder, will sell the rights into markets around the world.<\/p>\n

The full 10 meet schedule for the Continental Tour Gold is as follows:<\/p>\n

2 May – Nairobi KEN (Africa)
\n10 May – Tokyo JPN (Asia)
\n13 May – Nanjing CHN (Asia)
\n22 May – Ostrava CZE (Europe)
\n1 June – Hengelo NED (Europe)
\n9 June – Turku FIN (Europe)
\n13 June – Kingston JAM (North America)
\n7 June- Szekesfehervar HUN (Europe)
\n6 September – Silesia POL (Europe)
\n15 September – Zagreb CRO (Europe)<\/p>\n

The full schedule of Continental Tour Silver level meetings is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

20 March – Queensland Track Classic, Brisbane AUS (Oceania)
\n4 April – Grenada International Invitational, St. George GRN (North America)
\n2 May – Jamaica International Invitational, Kingston JAM (North America)
\n17 May – Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, Sao Paolo BRA (South America)
\n24 May – Janusz Kusocinski Memorial, Chorz\u00f3w POL (Europe)
\n11 June – Samorin, Samorin SVK (Europe)
\n19 June – Meeting of Madrid, Madrid ESP (Europe)
\n1 July – Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern, Luzern SUI (Europe)
\n8 September – 56th Palio Citta della Quercia, Rovereto ITA (Europe)
\n13 September – ISTAF Berlin, Berlin GER (Europe)<\/p>\n

World Athletics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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