2018 IAAF Continental Cup
# 2018 IAAF Continental Cup

The 2018 IAAF Continental Cup is an international track and field sporting event that was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on 8–9 September 2018.

It is the third edition of the IAAF Continental Cup since the name and format was changed from the IAAF World Cup.

## Format

The four teams competing in the event were Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. 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.

Teams were selected as follows:

* Africa: 2018 African Championships (Asaba, 1–5 August)
* Americas: selection by rankings
* Asia-Pacific: selection by rankings
* Europe: 2018 European Championships (Berlin, 7–12 August)

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:

* Africa: Nezha Bidouane
* Americas: Mike Powell
* Asia Pacific: Jana Pittman
* Europe: Colin Jackson

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.

## Schedule

| Time | Event |
| - | - |
| September 8 ||
| 14:30 | W Hammer Throw Final |
| 14:35 | M High Jump Final |
| 14:40 | W 100 Metres Hurdles Final |
| 14:52 | M 200 Metres Final |
| 15:00 | W Triple Jump Final |
| 15:15 | W 100 Metres Final |
| 15:25 | W 1500 Metres Final |
| 15:47 | W 400 Metres Final |
| 15:52 | M Discus Throw Final |
| 15:57 | W Pole Vault Final |
| 15:59 | M 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final |
| 16:14 | M 400 Metres Hurdles Final |
| 16:22 | M Long Jump Final |
| 16:35 | W 3000 Metres Final |
| 16:52 | M Shot Put Final |
| 17:10 | W Discus Throw Final |
| 17:12 | M 800 Metres Final |
| 17:34 | W 4x100 Metres Relay Final |
| 17:56 | M 4x100 Metres Relay Final |
| September 9 ||
| 14:38 | M Hammer Throw Final |
| 14:43 | W High Jump Final |
| 15:00 | M Triple Jump Final |
| 15:03 | M 110 Metres Hurdles Final |
| 15:24 | W 800 Metres Final |
| 15:32 | M Pole Vault Final |
| 15:48 | W 200 Metres Final |
| 15:57 | M 400 Metres Final |
| 16:05 | M Javelin Throw Final |
| 16:10 | W 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final |
| 16:25 | W Long Jump Final |
| 16:30 | W 400 Metres Hurdles Final |
| 16:48 | M 1500 Metres Final |
| 16:57 | W Shot Put Final |
| 17:13 | W Javelin Throw Final |
| 17:15 | M 3000 Metres Final |
| 17:39 | M 100 Metres Final |
| 17:59 | 4x400 Metres Relay Final |

## Standings

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Americas | 262 |
| | Europe | 233 |
| | Asia-Pacific | 188 |
| 4 | Africa | 142 |

## Medal summary

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres details | Noah Lyles (USA) Americas | 10.01 | Su Bingtian (CHN) Asia-Pacific | 10.03 | Akani Simbine (RSA) Africa | 10.11 |
| 200 metres details | Alonso Edward (PAN) Americas | 20.19 | Ramil Guliyev (TUR) Europe | 20.28 | Álex Quiñónez (ECU) Americas | 20.36 |
| 400 metres details | Abdalelah Haroun (QAT) Asia-Pacific | 44.72 | Baboloki Thebe (BOT) Africa | 45.10 | Nathan Strother (USA) Americas | 45.28 |
| 800 metres details | Emmanuel Korir (KEN) Africa | 1:46.50 | Clayton Murphy (USA) Americas | 1:46.77 | Nijel Amos (BOT) Africa | 1:46.77 |
| 1500 metres details | Elijah Manangoi (KEN) Africa | 3:40.00 | Marcin Lewandowski (POL) Europe | 3:40.42 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Europe | 3:40.80 |
| 3000 metres details | Paul Chelimo (USA) Americas | 7:57.13 | Mohammed Ahmed (CAN) Americas | 7:57.99 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Europe | 7:58.85 |
| 110 m hurdles details | Sergey Shubenkov (ANA) Europe | 13.03 | Ronald Levy (JAM) Americas | 13.12 SB | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) Europe | 13.31 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Abderrahman Samba (QAT) Asia-Pacific | 47.37 =CR | Annsert Whyte (JAM) Americas | 48.46 SB | Karsten Warholm (NOR) Europe | 48.56 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) Africa | 8:22.55 | Matthew Hughes (CAN) Americas | 8:29.70 | Yohanes Chiappinelli (ITA) Europe | 8:32.89 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Americas Mike Rodgers (USA) Noah Lyles (USA) Yohan Blake (JAM) Tyquendo Tracey (JAM) | 38.05 | Europe Emre Zafer Barnes (TUR) Jak Ali Harvey (TUR) Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu (TUR) Ramil Guliyev (TUR) | 38.96 | Asia-Pacific Trae Williams (AUS) Joseph Millar (NZL) Jin Su Jung (AUS) Jake Doran (AUS) | 39.55 |
| High jump details | Donald Thomas (BAH) Americas | 2.30 | Brandon Starc (AUS) Asia-Pacific | 2.30 | Maksim Nedasekau (BLR) Europe | 2.27 |
| Pole vault details | Sam Kendricks (USA) Americas | 5.85 | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) Europe | 5.80 | Shawnacy Barber (CAN) Americas | 5.65 |
| Long jump details | Ruswahl Samaai (RSA) Africa | 8.16 | Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) Europe | 8.00 | Jeff Henderson (USA) Americas | 7.98 |
| Triple jump details | Christian Taylor (USA) Americas | 17.59 | Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) Africa | 17.02 NR | Arpinder Singh (IND) Asia-Pacific | 16.59 |
| Shot put details | Darlan Romani (BRA) Americas | 21.89 | Tomas Walsh (NZL) Asia-Pacific | 21.43 | Michał Haratyk (POL) Europe | 21.36 |
| Discus throw details | Fedrick Dacres (JAM) Americas | 67.97 | Matthew Denny (AUS) Asia-Pacific | 63.99 | Andrius Gudžius (LTU) Europe | 66.95 |
| Hammer throw details | Dilshod Nazarov (TJK) Asia-Pacific | 77.34 | Mostafa Al-Gamel (EGY) Africa | 74.22 | Bence Halász (HUN) Europe | 74.80 |
| Javelin throw details | Thomas Röhler (GER) Europe | 87.07 | Cheng Chao-tsun (TPE) Asia-Pacific | 83.28 | Anderson Peters (GRN) Americas | 80.86 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres details | Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) Africa | 11.14 | Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) Europe | 11.16 | Jenna Prandini (USA) Americas | 11.21 |
| 200 metres details | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) Americas | 22.16 | Dafne Schippers (NED) Europe | 22.28 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) Africa | 22.61 |
| 400 metres details | Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) Asia-Pacific | 49.32 | Caster Semenya (RSA) Africa | 49.62 NR | Stephenie Ann McPherson (JAM) Americas | 50.82 |
| 800 metres details | Caster Semenya (RSA) Africa | 1:54.77 | Ajeé Wilson (USA) Americas | 1:57.16 | Natoya Goule (JAM) Americas | 1:57.36 |
| 1500 metres details | Winny Chebet (KEN) Africa | 4:16.01 | Shelby Houlihan (USA) Americas | 4:16.36 | Rababe Arafi (MAR) Africa | 4:17.19 |
| 3000 metres details | Sifan Hassan (NED) Europe | 8:27.50 CR, NR | Senbere Teferi (ETH) Africa | 8:32.49 PB | Hellen Obiri (KEN) Africa | 8:36.20 SB |
| 100 m hurdles details | Danielle Williams (JAM) Americas | 12.49 | Kendra Harrison (USA) Americas | 12.52 | Pamela Dutkiewicz (GER) Europe | 12.82 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Janieve Russell (JAM) Americas | 53.62 | Shamier Little (USA) Americas | 53.86 | Hanna Ryzhykova (UKR) Europe | 54.47 SB |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) Africa | 9:07.92 CR | Courtney Frerichs (USA) Americas | 9:15.22 | Winfred Mutile Yavi (BHR) Asia-Pacific | 9:17.86 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Americas Ángela Tenorio (ECU) Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) Jenna Prandini (USA) Vitória Cristina Rosa (BRA) | 42.11 | Europe Kristal Awuah (GBR) Imani-Lara Lansiquot (GBR) Bianca Williams (GBR) Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) | 42.55 | Asia-Pacific Kong Lingwei (CHN) Wei Yongli (CHN) Ge Manqi (CHN) Yuan Qiqi (CHN) | 42.93 |
| High jump details | Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) Europe | 2.00 | Svetlana Radzivil (UZB) Asia-Pacific | 1.95 | Levern Spencer (LCA) Americas | 1.93 |
| Pole vault details | Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA) Europe | 4.85 CR | Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) Europe | 4.85 CR | Sandi Morris (USA) Americas | 4.85 CR |
| Long jump details | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) Americas | 6.93 NR | Brooke Stratton (AUS) Asia-Pacific | 6.71 | Malaika Mihambo (GER) Europe | 6.86 |
| Triple jump details | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) Americas | 14.76 | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) Asia-Pacific | 14.26 SB | Paraskevi Papachristou (GRE) Europe | 14.22 |
| Shot put details | Gong Lijiao (CHN) Asia-Pacific | 19.63 | Raven Saunders (USA) Americas | 19.74 SB | Christina Schwanitz (GER) Europe | 19.73 |
| Discus throw details | Yaime Pérez (CUB) Americas | 65.30 | Sandra Perković (CRO) Europe | 68.44 | Chen Yang (CHN) Asia-Pacific | 63.34 |
| Hammer throw details | DeAnna Price (USA) Americas | 75.46 CR | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) Europe | 73.45 | Luo Na (CHN) Asia-Pacific | 67.39 |
| Javelin throw details | Lü Huihui (CHN) Asia-Pacific | 63.88 | Christin Hussong (GER) Europe | 62.96 | Kara Winger (USA) Americas | 60.38 |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
