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track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 7 September at the Olympic Stadium (Athens) in Athens, Greece. Leroy Burrell (

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) and Merlene Ottey (

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) were the overall points winners of the tournament. This was Ottey's second series win (having previously won in 1987) and made her the second woman to win the honour twice, after

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. The number of athletics events in the programme reached eighteen for the first time, with ten for men and eight for women.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Points leaders

Men

Women

References

IAAF Grand Prix Final
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17.

External links

from IAAF {{World Athletics Tour

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