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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. [1] [2]

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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

EditionYearStart dateEnd dateMeetsGoldSilverBronzeChallengerRef.
1 2020 22 February6 December287516 [3]
2 2021 6 February18 September69121641 [4]
3 2022 22 January17 December15212185369 [5]
4 2023 21 January10 September16514254878 [6]
5 2024 20 January20 September221123370106 [7]

Gold standard meetings

#MeetingCityCountry 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
1 USATF Bermuda Games Devonshire Bermuda16
2 USATF Golden Games Walnut United States32
3 USATF Grand Prix Eugene United States1
4 Kip Keino Classic Nairobi Kenya712343
5 Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo Japan32455
6 Ostrava Golden Spike Ostrava Czech Republic545126
7 Adidas Games Boston United States5
8 Irena Szewińska Memorial Bydgoszcz Poland8699
9 Janusz Kusociński Memorial Chorzów Poland7
10 FBK Games Hengelo Netherlands68810
11 USATF New York Grand Prix New York City United States9117
12 Paavo Nurmi Games Turku Finland1710108
13 Gyulai István Memorial Székesfehérvár Hungary29111311
14 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów Poland410
15 Hanžeković Memorial Zagreb Croatia611121412
16 Maurie Plant Meet Melbourne Australia11
17 Grenada Invitational St. George's Grenada2
18 Botswana Golden Grand Prix Gaborone Botswana32
19 USATF Los Angeles Invitational Los Angeles United States74

The number in the table represents the order in which the meeting took place.

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References

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