2019 IAAF World Challenge

{{short description|Track and field events}}

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|Name = 2019 IAAF World Challenge

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|Edition = 10th

|Start date = 28 April

|End date = 3 September

|Meetings = 8

|Diamond Races =

|Ambassadors =

|World records =

|Total prize money =

|Broadcasters =

|Sponsors =

|previous = 2018

|next =

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The 2019 IAAF World Challenge was the tenth edition of the annual IAAF World Challenge, a nine-leg series of track and field meetings. The Jamaica International Invitational was cancelled at the last minute due to financial issues{{cite news |last1=Raynor |first1=Kayon |title=Jamaica's World Challenge meeting canceled due to financial issues |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-jamaica/jamaicas-world-challenge-meeting-canceled-due-to-financial-issues-idUSKCN1S6044 |accessdate=20 June 2019 |work=Reuters |date=30 April 2019 |language=en}} and thus the series this year comprises only eight meetings. The Meeting de Atletismo Madrid was not part of the series for the first time, but was replaced by a new meeting, the Nanjing World Challenge.[https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2019 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2019]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.

Schedule

The following nine meetings were scheduled to be included in the 2019 season:{{Cite web|title=Nanjing added to IAAF World Challenge calendar|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/world-challenge-2019-calendar|publisher=IAAF|date=16 January 2019|accessdate=19 January 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Number

!Date

!Meet

!Stadium

!City

!Country

!Events (M+W)

align=center|1

| {{Sort|04-28|28 April}}

| Brazil Grand Prix of Athletics

| Arena Caixa Atletismo

| Bragança Paulista

| Brazil

| align=center|7 + 7 = 14

align=center|2

| {{Sort|05-04|4 May}}

| Jamaica International Invitational

| Kingston (National Stadium)

| Kingston

| Jamaica

| align=center|7 + 6 = 13

align=center|3

| {{Sort|05-19|19 May}}

| Golden Grand Prix Osaka

| Yanmar Stadium Nagai

| Osaka

| Japan

| align=center|7 + 6 = 13

align=center|4

| {{Sort|05-21|21 May}}

| Nanjing World Challenge

| Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre

| Nanjing

| China

| align=center|7 + 6 = 13

align=center|5

| {{Sort|06-9|9 June}}

| Fanny Blankers-Koen Games

| Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion

| Hengelo

| Netherlands

| align=center|8 + 5 = 13

align=center|6

| {{Sort|06-11|11 June}}

| Paavo Nurmi Games

| Paavo Nurmi Stadium

| Turku

| Finland

| align=center|6 + 8 = 14

align=center|7

| {{Sort|06-20|20 June}}

| Golden Spike Ostrava

| Mestský Stadion

| Ostrava

| Czech Republic

| align=center|7 + 7 = 14

align=center|8

| {{Sort|09-01|1 September}}

| ISTAF Berlin

| Olympiastadion

| Berlin

| Germany

| align=center|7 + 8 = 15

align=center|9

| {{Sort|09-03|3 September}}

| Hanžeković Memorial

| Sportski Park Mladost

| Zagreb

| Croatia

| align=center|7 + 6 = 13

Season overview

  • Events held at IAAF World Challenge meets, but not included in the IAAF World Challenge points race, are marked in grey background.
  • IAAF World Challenge winners are marked with light blue background.

=Men=

==Track==

{{Diamond League Men's Track}}
1

|align=left|Bragança Paulista

| -

|{{flagathlete|Bernardo Baloyes|COL}}
20.08 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

|{{flagathlete|Alfred Kipketer|KEN}}
1:47.16 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Michael Kibet|KEN}}
3:38.85 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

|{{flagathlete|Gabriel Constantino|BRA}}
13.24w

|{{flagathlete|Alison dos Santos|BRA}}
48.84 {{athAbbr|PB}}

| -

2

|align=left|Kingston

|colspan=9 {{n/a|Canceled}}

3

|align=left|Osaka

|{{flagathlete|Justin Gatlin|USA}}
10.00 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Michael Norman|USA}}
19.84 ={{athAbbr|PB}}

|{{flagathlete|Vernon Norwood|USA}}
45.79

|{{flagathlete|Jonathan Kitilit|KEN}}
1:46.37

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Shunsuke Izumiya|JPN}}
13.26w

|{{flagathlete|Masaki Toyoda|JPN}}
50.38

|{{flagathlete|Philemon Ruto|KEN}}
8:22.65 {{athAbbr|SB}}

4

|align=left|Nanjing

|{{flagathlete|Mike Rodgers|USA}}
10.09 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Nijel Amos|BOT}}
1:44.38

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Orlando Ortega|ESP}}
13.27 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Takatoshi Abe|JPN}}
49.16 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Benjamin Kigen|KEN}}
8:08.94 {{athAbbr|SB}}

5

|align=left|Hengelo

|{{flagathlete|Arthur Gue Cissé|CIV}}
10.05

| -

|{{flagathlete|Michael Cherry|USA}}
45.15 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Cornelius Tuwei|KEN}}
1:45.67

| -

|{{flagathlete|Telahun Haile|ETH}}
12:57.56

|{{flagathlete|Orlando Ortega|ESP}}
13.27 ={{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

6

|align=left|Turku

|{{flagathlete|Mike Rodgers|USA}}
10.00 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Cornelius Tuwei|KEN}}
1:46.37

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Eduardo de Deus|BRA}}
13.42

| -

|{{flagathlete|Andy Bayer|USA}}
8:18.29

7

|align=left|Ostrava

|{{flagathlete|Mike Rodgers|USA}}
10.04

|{{flagathlete|Andre De Grasse|CAN}}
19.91 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Steven Gardiner|BAH}}
44.95 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Amel Tuka|BIH}}
1:44.95 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Charlie Grice|GBR}}
3:56.95 (Mile)

| -

| -

| -

| -

8

|align=left|Berlin

|{{flagathlete|Andre De Grasse|CAN}}
9.97 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Joshua Thompson|USA}}
3:35.01 {{athAbbr|PB}}

| -

|{{flagathlete|Omar McLeod|JAM}}
13.07 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Luke Campbell|GER}}
49.43

| -

9

|align=left|Zagreb

|{{flagathlete|Mike Rodgers|USA}}
10.04

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Amel Tuka|BIH}}
1:44.78

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Shane Brathwaite|BAR}}
13.47

| -

|{{flagathlete|Matt Hughes|CAN}}
8:23.42

==Field==

{{World Challenge Field}}
1

|align=left|Bragança Paulista

|{{flagathlete|Emiliano Lasa|URU}}
8.21w

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Augusto Dutra de Oliveira|BRA}}
5.75 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Chuk Enekwechi|NGR}}
21.77 {{athAbbr|NR}}

| -

|{{flagathlete|Nick Miller|GBR}}
73.81 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

2

|align=left|Kingston

|colspan=8 {{n/a|Canceled}}

3

|align=left|Osaka

|{{flagathlete|Natsuki Yamakawa|JPN}}
7.87 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Omar Craddock|USA}}
17.16

|{{flagathlete|Naoto Tobe|JPN}}
2.27 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Huang Bokai|CHN}}
5.61

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Edis Matusevičius|LTU}}
84.55 {{athAbbr|SB}}

4

|align=left|Nanjing

|{{flagathlete|Tajay Gayle|JAM}}
8.21

|{{flagathlete|Christian Taylor|USA}}
17.47 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Wang Yu|CHN}}
2.31 ={{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Thomas Röhler|GER}}
86.39 {{athAbbr|SB}}

5

|align=left|Hengelo

|{{flagathlete|Luvo Manyonga|RSA}}
8.35 ={{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Sam Kendricks|USA}}
5.91 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

| -

| -

6

|align=left|Turku

|{{flagathlete|Zhang Yaoguang|CHN}}
7.87

|{{flagathlete|Zhu Yaming|CHN}}
17.36w

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Fedrick Dacres|JAM}}
66.74

| -

|{{flagathlete|Magnus Kirt|EST}}
88.32

7

|align=left|Ostrava

|{{flagathlete|Juan Miguel Echevarría|CUB}}
8.32

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Sam Kendricks|USA}}
5.93 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomas Walsh|NZL}}
22.27 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Magnus Kirt|EST}}
90.34 {{athAbbr|NR}} {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|PB}}

8

|align=left|Berlin

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Mateusz Przybylko|GER}}
2.30 ={{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Armand Duplantis|SWE}}
5.80

| -

|{{flagathlete|Piotr Małachowski|POL}}
65.17

| -

|{{flagathlete|Johannes Vetter|GER}}
85.40

9

|align=left|Zagreb

|{{flagathlete|Luvo Manyonga|RSA}}
8.03

|{{flagathlete|Chris Benard|USA}}
16.97 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Tom Walsh|NZL}}
21.98

| -

| -

| -

=Women=

==Track==

{{Diamond League Women's Track}}
1

|align=left|Bragança Paulista

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Maggie Barrie|SLE}}
52.62 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Daisy Jepkemei|KEN}}
8:52.16 {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|PB}} (3,000m)

|{{flagathlete|Andrea Vargas|CRC}}
12.78w

|{{flagathlete|Nikita Tracey|JAM}}
55.53 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

2

|align=left|Kingston

|colspan=9 {{n/a|Canceled}}

3

|align=left|Osaka

|{{flagathlete|Mikiah Brisco|USA}}
11.33 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Ivet Lalova-Collio|BUL}}
22.55 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

|{{flagathlete|Noélie Yarigo|BEN}}
2:03.18 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Sharika Nelvis|USA}}
12.70 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Dalilah Muhammad|USA}}
53.88

|{{flagathlete|Yukari Ishizawa|JPN}}
10:12.12

4

|align=left|Nanjing

| -

|{{flagathlete|Elaine Thompson|JAM}}
22.40 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

|{{flagathlete|Nelly Jepkosgei|KEN}}
1:59.98

|{{flagathlete|Gudaf Tsegay|ETH}}
3:59.57 {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

|{{flagathlete|Brianna McNeal|USA}}
12.78 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

5

|align=left|Hengelo

|{{flagathlete|Dafne Schippers|NED}}
11.06 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Margaret Kipkemboi|KEN}}
14:37.22 {{athAbbr|WL}}

|{{flagathlete|Nia Ali|USA}}
12.75 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

6

|align=left|Turku

|{{flagathlete|Crystal Emmanuel|CAN}}
11.19 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Winnie Nanyondo|UGA}}
4:06.21

| -

|{{flagathlete|Christina Clemons|USA}}
12.85

| -

| -

7

|align=left|Ostrava

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Shaunae Miller-Uibo|BAH}}
34.41 {{athAbbr|AR}} {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|PB}} (300 m)

| -

|{{flagathlete|Gudaf Tsegay|ETH}}
4:02.95

| -

| -

| -

| -

8

|align=left|Berlin

|{{flagathlete|Ewa Swoboda|POL}}
11.07 {{athAbbr|PB}}

| -

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Daisy Jepkemei|KEN}}
14:51.72 {{athAbbr|PB}}

|{{flagathlete|Tobi Amusan|NGR}}
12.51

| -

|{{flagathlete|Gesa-Felicitas Krause|GER}}
5:52.80 {{athAbbr|WB}} {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|MR}} {{athAbbr|NR}} {{athAbbr|PB}} (2000m st)

9

|align=left|Zagreb

| -

|{{flagathlete|Maja Mihalinec|SLO}}
22.88 {{athAbbr|PB}}

|{{flagathlete|Phyllis Francis|USA}}
51.02

| -

|{{flagathlete|Kate Grace|USA}}
4:07.91

| -

|{{flagathlete|Sharika Nelvis|USA}}
12.73

| -

| -

==Field==

{{World Challenge Field}}
1

|align=left|Bragança Paulista

| -

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Jessica Ramsey|USA}}
18.90 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Valarie Allman|USA}}
65.39

| -

| -

2

|align=left|Kingston

|colspan=8 {{n/a|Canceled}}

3

|align=left|Osaka

|{{flagathlete|Brooke Stratton|AUS}}
6.66

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Wang Zheng|CHN}}
75.27

|{{flagathlete|Yu Yuzhen|CHN}}
60.88

4

|align=left|Nanjing

|{{flagathlete|Jazmin Sawyers|GBR}}
6.56 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Gong Lijiao|CHN}}
19.84 {{athAbbr|WL}}

| -

|{{flagathlete|Wang Zheng|CHN}}
75.27

| -

5

|align=left|Hengelo

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Erika Kinsey|SWE}}
1.96 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

6

|align=left|Turku

| -

|{{flagathlete|Gabriela Petrova|BUL}}
14.29w

| -

|{{flagathlete|Alysha Newman|CAN}}
4.62

|{{flagathlete|Chase Ealey|USA}}
19.38

| -

|{{flagathlete|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}
75.61 {{athAbbr|SB}}

| -

7

|align=left|Ostrava

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Mariya Lasitskene|ANA}}
2.06 {{athAbbr|WL}} ={{athAbbr|PB}}

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Wang Zheng|CHN}}
75.80 {{athAbbr|SB}}

|{{flagathlete|Sara Kolak|CRO}}
64.45 {{athAbbr|SB}}

8

|align=left|Berlin

|{{flagathlete|Malaika Mihambo|GER}}
6.99

|{{flagathlete|Shanieka Ricketts|JAM}}
14.63

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Brittany Crew|CAN}}
19.28 {{athAbbr|NR}} {{athAbbr|PB}}

| -

| -

| -

9

|align=left|Zagreb

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

|{{flagathlete|Sandra Perković|CRO}}
67.78

| -

|{{flagathlete|Sara Kolak|CRO}}
66.42 {{athAbbr|SB}}

References

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