Current season, competition or edition: 2025 World Athletics Continental Tour | |
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| Sport | Track and field |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| Continent | global |
| Official website | World Continental Tour |
TheWorld Athletics Continental Tour is an annual series of independenttrack and field athletic competitions, recognised byWorld Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF). The Tour forms the second tier of international one-day meetings after theDiamond League. First held in2020, it replaced theIAAF World Challenge series.[1][2]
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.
| Edition | Year | Start date | End date | Meets | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Challenger | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | 22 February | 6 December | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | N/a | [3] |
| 2 | 2021 | 6 February | 18 September | 69 | 12 | 16 | 41 | N/a | [4] |
| 3 | 2022 | 22 January | 17 December | 152 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 69 | [5] |
| 4 | 2023 | 21 January | 10 September | 165 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 78 | [6] |
| 5 | 2024 | 20 January | 20 September | 221 | 12 | 33 | 70 | 106 | [7] |
| 6 | 2025 | 25 January | 7 September | 249 | 12 | 45 | 89 | 103 | [8] |
| 7 | 2026 | 17 January | 18 September | 243 | 12 | 40 | 82 | 109 | [9] |
The number in the table represents the order in which the meeting took place.
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