Sport | Outdoor track and field |
---|---|
Founded | 1985 |
Ceased | 2009 |
Continent | Global |
The IAAF Grand Prix was an annual, global circuit of one-day outdoor track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was created in 1985 as the IAAF's first seasonal track and field circuit and lasted until 2009. Athletes scored points based on their performances on the circuit and the top athletes were invited to the annual IAAF Grand Prix Final.
The IAAF Grand Prix expanded over its lifetime to incorporate the IAAF Golden League, the IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Grand Prix II. IAAF/Area Permit Meetings were also attached to the series, allowing athletes to score additional points in certain events at lower level meetings. In 2003 the series concept was renamed at the IAAF World Outdoor Meetings and the Grand Prix was reduced to a single tier of competitions within that tour. The series was again folded into the IAAF World Athletics Tour upon its creation in 2006, before being rendered defunct by the introduction of the IAAF Diamond League and IAAF World Challenge in 2010.
Created in 1985, the IAAF Grand Prix was the first global series of outdoor invitational track and field meetings organised by the IAAF. [1] It followed on from the IAAF Golden Events (1978–82), where the IAAF helped finance meetings between the world's top athletes to encourage seasonal engagement with the sport outside of the Olympic cycle. [2] The creation of the IAAF Grand Prix circuit came two years after the first World Championships in Athletics in 1983, highlighting the sports governing body's pivot to a more direct role in organising athletics competitions. [3]
From 1985 to 1992 the series featured Grand Prix Meetings and IAAF Permit Meetings. [1] The series culminated in the IAAF Grand Prix Final, which athletes gained qualification to based on their performances at the series' meetings. [4] The competing athletes at the final earned additional points for their performances there, and the series winner of each event was the athlete with the highest score (as opposed to the Grand Prix Final event winner). [5] In 1993 the Grand Prix format was amended so that the event winner was the first place athlete at the Final competitions, rather than the seasonal points leader, and this format continued until the last Grand Prix Final in 2002. [5]
In 1993 the IAAF Council approved a new tier of IAAF Grand Prix II meetings, which Permit-level meetings could apply for after two years. [1] That same year four of the Grand Prix meetings (Oslo, Zurich, Brussels and Berlin) organised a Golden Four group of top-level European meetings within the series. [6] [7] [8] In response, the IAAF Grand Prix series was again expanded with the foundation of the IAAF Golden League in 1998, which split out the Golden Four meetings (plus the Herculis and Golden Gala meets) as a new top tier within the IAAF Grand Prix circuit. [9] After this point, the IAAF Grand Prix referred to multiple concepts in that it was both an annual series of track and field meetings incorporating four tiers (the IAAF Golden League, IAAF Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix II and Area Permit Meetings) as well as a term to refer to the second and third tiers of that series. In 2003, an IAAF Super Grand Prix level was added to the circuit, the IAAF Permit Meeting tier was dropped, and the Grand Prix Final was replaced with the IAAF World Athletics Final. [10]
In 2003 the IAAF World Outdoor Meetings brand superseded the IAAF Grand Prix to the umbrella series concept and Grand Prix levels I and II continued within that series. [11] In 2006, the IAAF World Athletics Tour was formed to replace the World Outdoor Meetings and at this time the IAAF Grand Prix II tier was dropped in favour of an Area Permit Meeting structure. [12] The IAAF Grand Prix was made defunct along with the World Athletics Tour in 2010, as both were replaced by the IAAF Diamond League and IAAF World Challenge series. [13]
The IAAF Grand Prix calendar was subject to change during its lifetime, with the number of meetings, the constituent meetings, the categorisation of meetings, and the duration of the series all regularly changing from year to year. Athletes received points based on their performances at the meetings on the circuit, with more points being given at the more prestigious and competitive competitions. From 2006 to 2009, series points could also be scored in certain events at Area Permit Meeting qualifiers (APM-Qs), although the meetings themselves were not considered a formal part of the meeting series.
A total of seven meeting categories existed over the lifetime of the circuit:
Key: As part of IAAF World Athletics Tour As part of IAAF World Outdoor Meetings
Edition | Year | Start date | End date | Meets | GL | SGP | GP | GP2 | PM | Final | Final date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1985 | – | – | 1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 7 September | |||||||
2 | 1986 | – | – | 1986 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 10 September | |||||||
3 | 1987 | – | – | 1987 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 11 September | |||||||
4 | 1988 | – | – | 1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 13 September | |||||||
5 | 1989 | – | – | 1989 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 1 September | |||||||
6 | 1990 | – | – | 1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 7 September | |||||||
7 | 1991 | – | – | 1991 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 20 September | |||||||
8 | 1992 | – | – | 1992 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 4 September | |||||||
9 | 1993 | – | – | 1993 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 10 September | |||||||
10 | 1994 | – | – | 1994 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 3 September | |||||||
11 | 1995 | – | – | 1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 9 September | |||||||
12 | 1996 | 29 February | 16 September | 29 | – | – | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1996 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 7 September | [14] |
13 | 1997 | 20 February | 16 September | 28 | – | – | 17 | 11 | 15 | 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 13 September | [15] [16] [17] |
14 | 1998 | 25 February | 30 August | 26 | 6 | – | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 5 September | [18] |
15 | 1999 | 25 February | 5 September | 28 | 7 | – | 10 | 11 | ? | 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 11 September | [19] |
16 | 2000 | 2 March | 3 September | 26 | 7 | – | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 5 October | [20] |
17 | 2001 | 1 March | 2 September | 28 | 7 | – | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 9 September | [21] |
18 | 2002 | 7 March | 8 September | 27 | 7 | – | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final | 14 September | [22] |
19 | 2003 | 1 March | 7 September | 34 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | – | 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final | 13–14 September | [23] |
20 | 2004 | 12 February | 12 September | 34 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | – | 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final | 18–19 September | [24] |
21 | 2005 | 17 February | 4 September | 34 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | – | 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final | 9–10 September | [25] |
22 | 2006 | 9 March | 3 September | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | – | 25 | 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final | 9–10 September | [26] |
23 | 2007 | 2 March | 16 September | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | – | 27 | 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final | 22–23 September | [27] |
24 | 2008 | 28 September 2007 | 9 September 2008 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | – | 29 | 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final | 13–14 September | [28] [29] |
25 | 2009 | 20 September 2008 | 6 September 2009 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | – | 29 | 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final | 12–13 September | [30] [31] |
# | Meeting | City | Country | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | Germany | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL |
2 | Bislett Games | Oslo | Norway | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL |
3 | Golden Gala | Rome | Italy | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL |
4 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich | Switzerland | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL |
5 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | Belgium | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL |
6 | Meeting Areva | Saint-Denis | France | GP | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL |
7 | Herculis | Monte Carlo | Monaco | GL | GL | GL | GL | GL | WAF | WAF | WAF | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
8 | Athletissima | Lausanne | Switzerland | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
9 | London Grand Prix | London | United Kingdom | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
10 | DN Galan | Stockholm | Sweden | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
11 | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | Doha | Qatar | GP2 | GP | GPF | GP | GP | - | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP |
12 | British Grand Prix | Gateshead | United Kingdom | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | SGP | SGP | SGP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
13 | Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria | Athens | Greece | - | GP2 | GP | GP | GP | SGP | SGP | SGP | SGP | GP | GP | GP |
14 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | SGP | SGP | SGP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
15 | Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid | Spain | - | - | - | - | - | SGP | SGP | SGP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
16 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | United States | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
17 | Osaka Grand Prix | Osaka | Japan | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
18 | Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo | Belém | Brazil | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
19 | Melbourne Track Classic | Melbourne | Australia | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP | GP | GP | GP |
20 | FBK Games | Hengelo | Netherlands | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
21 | Rieti Meeting | Rieti | Italy | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
22 | Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb | Croatia | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP | GP |
23 | Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar | Dakar | Senegal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | GP | GP | GP | GP |
24 | Adidas Grand Prix | New York City | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | GP | GP | GP |
25 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | Shanghai | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | GP | GP |
26 | Helsinki Grand Prix | Helsinki | Finland | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP | - | GP | GP | - | - | - |
27 | Gran Premio Diputación | Seville | Spain | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP | GP | GP | - | - | - | - |
28 | Gugl Grand Prix | Linz | Austria | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP | GP | GP | - | - | - | - |
29 | Cena Slovenska - Slovak Gold | Bratislava | Slovakia | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
30 | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Kazan | Russia | - | - | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - |
31 | International Meeting Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Greece | - | - | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | WAF |
32 | Palo Alto Meeting | Palo Alto | United States | - | - | - | GP | GP | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - |
33 | Meeting du Conseil Général de la Martinique | Fort-de-France | France | - | - | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - |
34 | Notturna di Milano | Milan | Italy | - | - | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - |
35 | Memorial Primo Nebiolo | Turin | Italy | - | - | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - |
36 | Meeting Lille-Métropole | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | France | - | - | - | - | - | GP | GP | GP | - | - | - | - |
37 | Josef Odložil Memorial | Prague | Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - |
38 | KBC Night of Athletics | Heusden-Zolder | Belgium | - | - | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - |
39 | Grande Premio Rio de Atletismo | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - |
40 | Engen Grand Prix | Pretoria | South Africa | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
41 | Meeting Nikaïa | Nice | France | GP | GP | GP | GP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
42 | Adidas Oregon Track Classic | Portland | United States | - | - | - | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - | - |
43 | US Open Meet | St. Louis | United States | GP | GP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
44 | Meeting de L'Humanité | St. Denis | France | GP2 | GP2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
45 | Weltklasse in Köln | Cologne | Germany | - | GP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
46 | Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational | Raleigh | United States | - | - | GP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
In addition to event-level winners decided after the IAAF Grand Prix Final, the male and female athletes with the highest points scores across ally events were crowned the overall IAAF Grand Prix winners. Prize money was awarded to the eight top-scoring athletes on the circuit, with first prize being US$200,000 in 1998. [1] [5]
Year | Men's winner | Men's points | Women's winner | Women's points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Doug Padilla (USA) | 63 | Mary Slaney (USA) | 69 |
1986 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 63 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 69 |
1987 | Tonie Campbell (USA) | 63 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 63 |
1988 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 63 | Paula Ivan (ROM) | 63 |
1989 | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 69 | Paula Ivan (ROM) | 67 |
1990 | Leroy Burrell (USA) | 63 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 63 |
1991 | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 69 | Heike Henkel (GER) | 63 |
1992 | Kevin Young (USA) | 63 | Heike Drechsler (GER) | 63 |
1993 | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 72 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | 72 |
1994 | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 78 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 72 |
1995 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 84 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 78 |
1996 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 103 | Ludmila Engquist (SWE) | 93 |
1997 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 114 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 99 |
1998 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 136 | Marion Jones (USA) | 130 |
1999 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 111 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) | 108 |
2000 | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 101 | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 110 |
2001 | André Bucher (SUI) | 102 | Violeta Szekely (ROM) | 116 |
2002 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 116 | Marion Jones (USA) | 116 |
The IAAF Golden League was an annual series of outdoor track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Athletes who won specific events at all of the series meetings were awarded a jackpot prize, sometimes given in gold bars, which inspired the series name. The competition began with seven meetings and it lasted for twelve years as the IAAF's top tier of one-day meetings. Within the IAAF's global circuit, athletes received additional points for their performances at the Golden League for the IAAF Grand Prix (1998–2002), IAAF World Outdoor Meetings (2003–2005), then IAAF World Athletics Tour (2006–2009). The Golden League was replaced in 2010 by the Diamond League, which marked an expansion to fourteen seasonal meetings covering all track and field events except the hammer throw.
The IAAF World Athletics Final was an annual track and field competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was inaugurated in 2003 to replace the IAAF Grand Prix Final. The competition was part of the IAAF World Athletics Series and was the seasonal culmination of the IAAF World Outdoor Meetings series from 2003 to 2005, then the IAAF World Athletics Tour from 2006 to 2009. Due to changes in the one-day meeting system introduced by the IAAF, the World Athletics Final was discontinued after the 2009 season.
The 2006 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the first edition of the annual global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured 24 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2006 IAAF Golden League, six IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and twelve IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 25 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Stuttgart, Germany from 9–10 September.
The IAAF Super Grand Prix was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Over the competition's history, a total of nine different meetings were part of the circuit – all of which were European meetings with the sole exception of the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, introduced in 2004.
The IAAF World Athletics Tour was an annual global circuit of one day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Formed in 2006, it comprised two separate levels of athletics meetings: the first level being the IAAF Golden League and IAAF Super Grand Prix events, and the second comprising IAAF Grand Prix events and area permit meetings. It replaced the IAAF World Outdoor Meetings series, which had only started three years earlier, and rendered the IAAF Grand Prix II series defunct.
The WMRA World Cup is an annual series of mountain running competitions organised by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) that runs from around May to October. Athletes are awarded points for each performance on the tour. Its predecessor was the Alpine Grand Prix, a 1997 formation including four European races in the Alps region. It formally became the WMRA Grand Prix in 1999 and subsequently expanded to six races in 2001. It reverted to four races in 2007 and from 2008 onwards began to vary between five and seven races. The competition took its current title World Cup in 2014.
The IAAF Grand Prix II was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was introduced in 1993 as an expansion of the IAAF Grand Prix series, adding a second category of competitions in order to support a greater number of meetings the financial benefit of being an official Grand Prix meeting. Prior to its creation, meetings not on the Grand Prix list were included as IAAF Permit Meetings. Further additions to the Grand Prix II level required a competition to have held permit status for two years. Over the competition's history, at least of 25 different meetings were part of the circuit.
The 1998 IAAF Grand Prix was the fourteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series changed format that year to incorporate the six 1998 IAAF Golden League meetings as the top tier, followed by the existing Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II level meetings, then finally the Permit level meetings. Grand Prix I featured nine meetings from 3 May to 25 August and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 25 February to 30 August, making a combined total of 26 meetings for the series. An additional 11 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit. Permit Meetings originally scheduled for Jakarta and San Jose, California were later dropped.
The 2000 IAAF Grand Prix was the sixteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series was divided into four levels: 2000 IAAF Golden League, Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II, and IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seven Golden League meetings, Grand Prix I featured 9 meetings from 13 May to 5 August and Grand Prix II featured 10 meetings from 2 March to 3 September, making a combined total of 26 meetings for the series. An additional 13 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.
The 2001 IAAF Grand Prix was the seventeenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series was divided into four levels: 2001 IAAF Golden League, Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II, and IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seven Golden League meets, Grand Prix I featured 10 meetings from 6 May to 22 July and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 1 March to 2 September, making a combined total of 28 meetings for the series. An additional 12 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.
The 2002 IAAF Grand Prix was the eighteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series was divided into four levels: 2002 IAAF Golden League, Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II, and IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seven Golden League meetings, Grand Prix I featured 9 meetings from 5 May to 23 August and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 7 March to 8 September, making a combined total of 27 meetings for the series. An additional 10 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.
The 2003 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings was the first edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It replaced the IAAF Grand Prix as the IAAF's primary outdoor track and field series. Compared to the 2002 IAAF Grand Prix, a new tier of meetings – IAAF Super Grand Prix – was introduced and the IAAF Permit Meetings concept was dropped. The series had four levels: 2003 IAAF Golden League, Super Grand Prix, Grand Prix and Grand Prix II. There were 6 Golden League meetings, Super Grand Prix category featured 7 meetings from 12 June to 8 August, the IAAF Grand Prix category featured 10 meetings from 4 May to 7 September and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 1 March to 3 August, making a combined total of 34 meetings for the series.
The 2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the fourth and final edition of the annual global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured 25 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2009 IAAF Golden League, five IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and fourteen IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 29 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Thessaloniki, Greece from 12–13 September.
The 2010 IAAF World Challenge was the inaugural edition of the annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series began with a total of thirteen meetings.
The 2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the third edition of the annual global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured 25 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2008 IAAF Golden League, five IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and fourteen IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 29 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Stuttgart, Germany from 13 to 14 September.
The 2007 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the second edition of the annual global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured 24 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2007 IAAF Golden League, five IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and thirteen IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 27 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Stuttgart, Germany from 22–23 September.
The IAAF World Outdoor Meetings were an annual, global circuit of one-day outdoor track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was created in 2003 building upon the IAAF Grand Prix series held since 1985. The series incorporated four categories of competitions: the IAAF Golden League, IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix I and IAAF Grand Prix II. The reorganisation came with the introduction of the IAAF World Rankings system. Athletes scored points based on their performances at the series meetings and the highest scoring athletes in each event were invited to compete at the IAAF World Athletics Final. The series lasted only three years before being reorganised into the IAAF World Athletics Tour.
The 2004 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings was the second edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series had four levels: 2004 IAAF Golden League, IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Grand Prix II. There were 6 Golden League meetings, 8 Super Grand Prix category meetings, 9 IAAF Grand Prix category meetings and 11 Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 34 meetings for the series.
The 2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings was the third and final edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series had four levels: 2005 IAAF Golden League, IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Grand Prix II. There were 6 Golden League meetings, 8 Super Grand Prix category meetings, 10 IAAF Grand Prix category meetings and 10 Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 34 meetings for the series.
The 1997 IAAF Grand Prix was the thirteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series consisted of three levels: IAAF Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix II, and finally IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seventeen Grand Prix meetings and eleven Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 28 meetings for the series from 20 February to 7 September. An additional 15 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.