IAAF Continental Cup


The IAAF Continental Cup was an international athletics track and field competition organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It is the only world cup contested by teams representing continents, rather than national teams. The event took place every four years in the even-year between Olympics. It was announced in March 2020 that it was being discontinued.
The founder of the original World Cup was the Italian IAAF former President Primo Nebiolo.
In 2018, the inaugural Athletics World Cup was held. This event is not related to the original IAAF World Cup or its IAAF Continental Cup successor. A second edition of the Athletics World Cup has not been announced.

History

The previous format included separate men's and women's competitions. Eight teams would take part in each event, five continental and three national, and if the stadium had a ninth lane, the host nation would also be allowed to enter a team.
The winning men's and women's teams from the preceding European Cup qualified as national teams for the World Cup, together with the United States. The continental teams comprised Africa, Asia, Oceania, the rest of the Americas, and the rest of Europe.
Beginning with the 2010 event in Split, Croatia, the format was changed and the competition renamed the IAAF Continental Cup. The number of regional teams was reduced to four each represented by two athletes or one relay team in every event, and national teams were eliminated.
In addition, the separate men's and women's competitions were merged: the continental teams now compete for a single mixed championship.
After a decision at the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, long-distance events were removed from the programme, and the 4 × 400 metres relay event was modified to a mixed gender event. In March 2020 World Athletics decided to discontinue the competition.

Results

IAAF World Cup

IAAF Continental Cup

IAAF Continental Cup Championships records

Key to tables:

Men's records

Women's records