IAAF World Challenge Beijing is an annual
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
competition held in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
,
China, in May. First held in 2013, it takes place at the
Beijing National Stadium, the venue for the
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is part of the
IAAF World Challenge
The IAAF World Challenge was an annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). First held in 2010, it replaced the IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Super Grand Pri ...
circuit, the second tier of international track and field competitions after the
IAAF Diamond League
The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) one-day mee ...
.
[Jalava, Mirko (2013-05-21)]
World leads from Chicherova and Oliver in Beijing – IAAF World Challenge
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-21.
Meet records
Men
Women
References
External links
Official website
{{IAAF World Challenge Meetings
Annual track and field meetings
IAAF World Challenge
Athletics competitions in China
Athletics in Beijing
Recurring sporting events established in 2013