Competitions Track and field

1 competitions

1.1 official world rankings
1.2 olympics, paralympics , world championships
1.3 other championships
1.4 multi-sport events
1.5 meetings

competitions

official world rankings

on november 3rd 2017 iaaf announced create world ranking system in partnership elite ldt. qualification mechanism sports annual competitions. ranking start officially in 2018. athletes position within ranking determindend points scored based on performance , importance of competition. system mean revolution , jamacan system, far trial system has determined able participate in olympic games.

olympics, paralympics , world championships

the 100 m final @ 2008 summer olympics

the major global track , field competitions both held under scope of athletics. track , field contests make majority of events on olympic , paralympic athletics programmes, occur every 4 years. track , field events have held prominent position @ summer olympics since inception in 1896, , events typically held in main stadium of olympic , paralympic games. events such 100 metres receive of highest levels of media coverage of olympic or paralympic sporting event.

the other 2 major international competition track , field organised iaaf. iaaf had selected olympic competition world championship event in 1913, separate world championships athletics alone first held in 1983 – iaaf world championships in athletics. championships comprised track , field competitions plus marathon , racewalking competitions. initially, worked on quadrennial basis but, after 1991, changed biennial format. in terms of indoor track , field, iaaf world indoor championships in athletics has been held every 2 years since 1985 , world championships consists of solely track , field events.

other championships

the 2006 european athletics championships @ ullevi stadium

similar event programmes @ olympics, paralympics , world championships, track , field forms significant part of continental championships. south american championships in athletics, created in 1919, first continental championships , european athletics championships became second championships of type in 1934. asian athletics championships , african championships in athletics created in 1970s , oceania started championships in 1990.

there indoor continental competitions in europe (european athletics indoor championships) , asia (asian indoor athletics championships). there has not been consistent championships of north america, may (in part) due success of both central american , caribbean championships , usa outdoor track , field championships. countries have national championship in track , field and, athletes, these play role in gaining selection major competitions. countries hold many track , field championships @ high school , college-level, develop younger athletes. of these have gained significant exposure , prestige, such ncaa track , field championship in united states , jamaican high school championships. however, number , status of such competitions vary country country.

multi-sport events

the pole vault competition @ 2007 pan american games

mirroring role track , field events have @ summer olympics , paralympics, sport featured within athletics programmes of many major multi-sport events. among of first of these events follow olympic-style model world university games in 1923, commonwealth games in 1930, , maccabiah games in 1932. number of major multi-sport events increased during 20th century , did number of track , field events held within them. typically, track , field events hosted @ main stadium of games.

after olympic , paralympic games, prominent events track , field athletes include 3 ioc-sanctioned continental games: all-africa games, asian games, , pan american games. other games such commonwealth games , summer universiade, , world masters games have significant participation track , field athletes. track , field present @ national games level, competitions such chinese national games serving prestigious national competition domestic track , field athletes.

meetings

one-day track , field meetings form common , seasonal aspect of sport – basic level of track , field competition. meetings organised annually either under patronage of educational institution or sports club, or group or business serves meeting promoter. in case of former, athletes selected represent club or institution. in case of privately run or independent meetings, athletes participate on invitation-only basis.

a child taking part in local schools meeting in cambodia

the basic type of meetings all-comers track meets, largely small, local, informal competitions allow people of ages , abilities compete. meetings become more organized can gain official sanctioning local or national association sport.

at professional level, meetings began offer significant financial incentives athletes in 1990s in europe creation of golden 4 competition, comprising meetings in zürich, brussels, berlin , oslo. expanded , received iaaf backing iaaf golden league in 1998, later supplemented branding of selected meetings worldwide iaaf world athletics tour. in 2010, golden league idea expanded globally iaaf diamond league series , forms top tier of professional one-day track , field meetings.