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| 3rd IAAF Continental Cup | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–9 September 2018 |
| Host city |  Ostrava,Czech Republic |
| Venue | Městský stadion |
| Events | 37 |
The2018 IAAF Continental Cup is an internationaltrack and field sporting event that was held inOstrava,Czech Republic, on 8–9 September 2018.
It is the third edition of theIAAF Continental Cup since the name and format was changed from theIAAF World Cup.
The four teams competing in the event wereAfrica,the Americas,Asia-Pacific andEurope. The two-day competition comprised a programme of 20 track and field events for men and women, giving a total of 40 events. Each team shall enter two athletes in each event, except for relays where one team competed, with a maximum of one athlete from each country per event.[1]
Teams were selected as follows:
Many events were conducted in elimination fashion. Field events were given three attempts to qualify to a semi-final round, where the best representative from each continental team was given one more attempt. The top two then had one more attempt for the championship, head to head. The 3000 metre and steeplechase running events were conducted in a "devil take the hindmost" fashion, where the last place runner in the last three laps of the race, was eliminated. Additionally, the ceremonial team captains were allowed to apply a "joker" to one male and female event through the competition. If the team won the individual points from the event, that team's score would be doubled.
Team captains:
Scoring was based on team points earned in an 8-6-4-2 fashion based on the places of individual points. The individual points were distributed 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the places of finishing athletes. After those points were tallied, then team points were calculated. Ties divide points based on the total of both places. Example: If team A fished 1st and 5th they would get 8 + 4 = 12 points. Team B finished 2nd and 3rd would get 7 + 6 = 13 and would win that event. So Team B would get 8 team points, Team A, 6 points. If Team B were to have played their Joker, they would get 16 points. Had Team A's athlete finished in 4th, it would be a tie with 13 individual points each and the team points would be (8 + 6 / 2) 7 each, and with the Joker, Team B would get 14.
Athletes were encouraged to be fan friendly. As a result many played to the crowd.
| Time | Event | |||||||
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| September 8 | ||||||||
| 14:30 | W Hammer ThrowFinal | |||||||
| 14:35 | M High JumpFinal | |||||||
| 14:40 | W 100 Metres HurdlesFinal | |||||||
| 14:52 | M 200 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 15:00 | W Triple JumpFinal | |||||||
| 15:15 | W 100 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 15:25 | W 1500 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 15:47 | W 400 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 15:52 | M Discus ThrowFinal | |||||||
| 15:57 | W Pole VaultFinal | |||||||
| 15:59 | M 3000 Metres SteeplechaseFinal | |||||||
| 16:14 | M 400 Metres HurdlesFinal | |||||||
| 16:22 | M Long JumpFinal | |||||||
| 16:35 | W 3000 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 16:52 | M Shot PutFinal | |||||||
| 17:10 | W Discus ThrowFinal | |||||||
| 17:12 | M 800 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 17:34 | W 4x100 Metres RelayFinal | |||||||
| 17:56 | M 4x100 Metres RelayFinal | |||||||
| September 9 | ||||||||
| 14:38 | M Hammer ThrowFinal | |||||||
| 14:43 | W High JumpFinal | |||||||
| 15:00 | M Triple JumpFinal | |||||||
| 15:03 | M 110 Metres HurdlesFinal | |||||||
| 15:24 | W 800 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 15:32 | M Pole VaultFinal | |||||||
| 15:48 | W 200 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 15:57 | M 400 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 16:05 | M Javelin ThrowFinal | |||||||
| 16:10 | W 3000 Metres SteeplechaseFinal | |||||||
| 16:25 | W Long JumpFinal | |||||||
| 16:30 | W 400 Metres HurdlesFinal | |||||||
| 16:48 | M 1500 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 16:57 | W Shot PutFinal | |||||||
| 17:13 | W Javelin ThrowFinal | |||||||
| 17:15 | M 3000 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 17:39 | M 100 MetresFinal | |||||||
| 17:59 | 4x400 Metres RelayFinal | |||||||
| Rank | Team | Points |
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 | Americas | 262 |
 | Europe | 233 |
 | Asia-Pacific | 188 |
| 4 | Africa | 142[4] |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 4 × 400 m relay details | Americas Christian Taylor (USA) Luguelín Santos (DOM) Stephenie Ann McPherson (JAM) Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | 3:13.01 | Africa Christine Botlogetswe (BOT) Chidi Okezie (NGR) Caster Semenya (RSA) Baboloki Thebe (BOT) | 3:16.19 | Asia-Pacific Steven Solomon (AUS) Murray Goodwin (AUS) Anneliese Rubie (AUS) Ella Connolly (AUS) | 3:18.55 |
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World Championships organised byWorld Athletics | |
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| Outdoor | |
| Indoor | |
| Continental Cup* | |
| U20 | |
| U18 | |
| Cross Country | |
| Race Walking | |
| Women's Road Race | |
| Marathon | |
| Half Marathon | |
| Road Relay | |
| Relays | |
| Ultimate | |
| Road Running | |
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