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|Name = 2019 IAAF World Challenge
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|Edition = 10th
|Start date = 28 April
|End date = 3 September
|Meetings = 8
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|previous = [[2018 IAAF World Challenge|2018]]
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The '''2019 IAAF World Challenge''' was the tenth edition of the annual [[IAAF World Challenge]], a nine-leg series of track and field meetings. The [[Jamaica International Invitational]] was cancelled at the last minute due to financial issues<ref name="JamCanceled">{{cite news |last1=Raynor |first1=Kayon |title=Jamaica's World Challenge meeting canceled due to financial issues |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-jamaica/jamaicas-world-challenge-meeting-canceled-due-to-financial-issues-idUSKCN1S6044 |accessdate=20 June 2019 |work=Reuters |date=30 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and thus the series this year comprises only eight meetings. The [[Meeting de Atletismo Madrid]] was not part of the series for the first time, but was replaced by a new meeting, the [[Nanjing World Challenge]].<ref>[https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/calendar/2019 IAAF World Challenge Calendar 2019]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.</ref>

==Schedule==
The following nine meetings were scheduled to be included in the 2019 season:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nanjing added to IAAF World Challenge calendar|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/world-challenge-2019-calendar|publisher=IAAF|date=16 January 2019|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Number
!Date
!Meet
!Stadium
!City
!Country
!Events (M+W)
|-
| align=center|1
| {{Sort|04-28|28 April}}
| [[Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo|Brazil Grand Prix of Athletics]]
| [[Arena Caixa Atletismo]]
| [[Bragança Paulista]]
| [[Brazil]]
| align=center|7 + 7 = 14
|-
| align=center|2
| {{Sort|05-04|4 May}}
| [[Jamaica International Invitational]]
| [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Kingston (National Stadium)]]
| [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
| [[Jamaica]]
| align=center|7 + 6 = 13
|-
| align=center|3
| {{Sort|05-19|19 May}}
| [[Golden Grand Prix Osaka]]
| [[Yanmar Stadium Nagai]]
| [[Osaka]]
| [[Japan]]
| align=center|7 + 6 = 13
|-
| align=center|4
| {{Sort|05-21|21 May}}
| [[Nanjing World Challenge]]
| [[Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre]]
| [[Nanjing]]
| [[China]]
| align=center|7 + 6 = 13
|-
| align=center|5
| {{Sort|06-9|9 June}}
| [[Fanny Blankers-Koen Games]]
| [[Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion]]
| [[Hengelo]]
| [[Netherlands]]
| align=center|8 + 5 = 13
|-
| align=center|6
| {{Sort|06-11|11 June}}
| [[Paavo Nurmi Games]]
| [[Paavo Nurmi Stadium]]
| [[Turku]]
| [[Finland]]
| align=center|6 + 8 = 14
|-
| align=center|7
| {{Sort|06-20|20 June}}
| [[Golden Spike Ostrava]] 
| [[Městský stadion (Ostrava)|Mestský Stadion]]
| [[Ostrava]]
| [[Czech Republic]]
| align=center|7 + 7 = 14
|-
| align=center|8
| {{Sort|09-01|1 September}}
| [[ISTAF Berlin]]
| [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]]
| [[Berlin]]
| [[Germany]]
| align=center|7 + 8 = 15
|-
| align=center|9
| {{Sort|09-03|3 September}}
| [[Hanžeković Memorial]]
| [[Sportski Park Mladost]]
| [[Zagreb]]
| [[Croatia]]
| align=center|7 + 6 = 13
|}

==Season overview==
* Events held at IAAF World Challenge meets, but not included in the IAAF World Challenge points race, are marked in grey background.
* IAAF World Challenge winners are marked with light blue background.

===Men===
====Track====
{|{{Diamond League Men's Track}}
|-
|1
|align=left|[[Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo|Bragança Paulista]] 
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Bernardo Baloyes]]|COL}}<br/>20.08 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Alfred Kipketer]]|KEN}}<br/>1:47.16 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Kibet]]|KEN}}<br/>3:38.85 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Gabriel Constantino]]|BRA}}<br/>13.24w
|{{flagathlete|[[Alison dos Santos]]|BRA}}<br/>48.84 {{athAbbr|PB}}
| -
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Jamaica International Invitational|Kingston]]
|colspan=9 {{n/a|Canceled<ref name="JamCanceled"/>}}
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Golden Grand Prix|Osaka]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Justin Gatlin]]|USA}}<br/>10.00 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Norman (sprinter)|Michael Norman]]|USA}}<br/>19.84 ={{athAbbr|PB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vernon Norwood]]|USA}}<br/>45.79
|{{flagathlete|[[Jonathan Kitilit]]|KEN}}<br/>1:46.37
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Shunsuke Izumiya]]|JPN}}<br/>13.26w
|{{flagathlete|[[Masaki Toyoda]]|JPN}}<br/>50.38
|{{flagathlete|[[Philemon Ruto]]|KEN}}<br/>8:22.65 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|-
|4
|align=left|[[Nanjing World Challenge|Nanjing]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Rodgers]]|USA}}<br/>10.09 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Nijel Amos]]|BOT}}<br/>1:44.38
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Orlando Ortega]]|ESP}}<br/>13.27 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Takatoshi Abe]]|JPN}}<br/>49.16 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Benjamin Kigen]]|KEN}}<br/>8:08.94 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|-
| 5
|align=left|[[Fanny Blankers-Koen Games|Hengelo]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Arthur Gue Cissé]]|CIV}}<br/>10.05
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Cherry (athlete)|Michael Cherry]]|USA}}<br/>45.15 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Cornelius Tuwei]]|KEN}}<br/>1:45.67
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Telahun Haile]]|ETH}}<br/>12:57.56
|{{flagathlete|[[Orlando Ortega]]|ESP}}<br/>13.27 ={{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Paavo Nurmi Games|Turku]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Rodgers]]|USA}}<br/>10.00 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Cornelius Tuwei]]|KEN}}<br/>1:46.37
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Eduardo de Deus]]|BRA}}<br/>13.42
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Andy Bayer]]|USA}}<br/>8:18.29
|-
|7
|align=left|[[Golden Spike Ostrava|Ostrava]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Rodgers]]|USA}}<br/>10.04
|{{flagathlete|[[Andre De Grasse]]|CAN}}<br/>19.91 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Steven Gardiner]]|BAH}}<br/>44.95 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Amel Tuka]]|BIH}}<br/>1:44.95 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Charlie Grice]]|GBR}}<br/>3:56.95 ([[Mile]])
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|8
|align=left|[[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Andre De Grasse]]|CAN}}<br>9.97 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Josh Thompson (runner)|Joshua Thompson]]|USA}}<br>3:35.01 {{athAbbr|PB}}
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Omar McLeod]]|JAM}}<br>13.07 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Luke Campbell (hurdler)|Luke Campbell]]|GER}}<br>49.43
| -
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Hanžeković Memorial|Zagreb]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Rodgers]]|USA}}<br>10.04
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Amel Tuka]]|BIH}}<br>1:44.78
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Shane Brathwaite]]|BAR}}<br>13.47
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Matthew Hughes (athlete)|Matt Hughes]]|CAN}}<br>8:23.42
|-
|}

====Field====
{|{{World Challenge Field}}
|-
|1
|align=left|[[Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo|Bragança Paulista]] 
|{{flagathlete|[[Emiliano Lasa]]|URU}}<br/>8.21w
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Augusto Dutra de Oliveira]]|BRA}}<br/>5.75 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chuk Enekwechi]]|NGR}}<br/>21.77 {{athAbbr|NR}}
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Nick Miller (hammer thrower)|Nick Miller]]|GBR}}<br/>73.81 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Jamaica International Invitational|Kingston]]
|colspan=8 {{n/a|Canceled<ref name="JamCanceled"/>}}
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Golden Grand Prix|Osaka]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Natsuki Yamakawa]]|JPN}}<br/>7.87 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Omar Craddock]]|USA}}<br/>17.16
|{{flagathlete|[[Naoto Tobe]]|JPN}}<br/>2.27 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Huang Bokai]]|CHN}}<br/>5.61
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Edis Matusevičius]]|LTU}}<br/>84.55 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|-
| 4
|align=left|[[Nanjing World Challenge|Nanjing]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Tajay Gayle]]|JAM}}<br/>8.21
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Taylor (athlete)|Christian Taylor]]|USA}}<br/>17.47 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Wang Yu (athlete)|Wang Yu]]|CHN}}<br/>2.31 ={{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Thomas Röhler]]|GER}}<br/>86.39 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|-
|5
|align=left|[[Fanny Blankers-Koen Games|Hengelo]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Luvo Manyonga]]|RSA}}<br/>8.35 ={{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Sam Kendricks]]|USA}}<br/>5.91 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Paavo Nurmi Games|Turku]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Zhang Yaoguang]]|CHN}}<br/>7.87
|{{flagathlete|[[Zhu Yaming]]|CHN}}<br/>17.36w
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Fedrick Dacres]]|JAM}}<br/>66.74
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Magnus Kirt]]|EST}}<br/>88.32
|-
|7
|align=left|[[Golden Spike Ostrava|Ostrava]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Juan Miguel Echevarría]]|CUB}}<br/>8.32
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Sam Kendricks]]|USA}}<br/>5.93 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Walsh (athlete)|Tomas Walsh]]|NZL}}<br/>22.27 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Magnus Kirt]]|EST}}<br/>90.34 {{athAbbr|NR}} {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|PB}}
|-
|8
|align=left|[[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]]
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Mateusz Przybylko]]|GER}}<br>2.30 ={{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Armand Duplantis]]|SWE}}<br>5.80
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Piotr Małachowski]]|POL}}<br>65.17
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Johannes Vetter]]|GER}}<br>85.40
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Hanžeković Memorial|Zagreb]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Luvo Manyonga]]|RSA}}<br>8.03
|{{flagathlete|[[Chris Benard]]|USA}}<br>16.97 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Walsh (shot putter)|Tom Walsh]]|NZL}}<br>21.98
| -
| -
| -
|}

===Women===

====Track====
{|{{Diamond League Women's Track}}
|-
|1
|align=left|[[Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo|Bragança Paulista]] 
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Maggie Barrie]]|SLE}}<br/>52.62 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Daisy Jepkemei]]|KEN}}<br/>8:52.16 {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|PB}} (3,000m)
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrea Vargas]]|CRC}}<br/>12.78w
|{{flagathlete|[[Nikita Tracey]]|JAM}}<br/>55.53 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Jamaica International Invitational|Kingston]]
|colspan=9 {{n/a|Canceled<ref name="JamCanceled"/>}}
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Golden Grand Prix|Osaka]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mikiah Brisco]]|USA}}<br/>11.33 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ivet Lalova-Collio]]|BUL}}<br/>22.55 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Noélie Yarigo]]|BEN}}<br/>2:03.18 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Sharika Nelvis]]|USA}}<br/>12.70 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dalilah Muhammad]]|USA}}<br/>53.88
|{{flagathlete|[[Yukari Ishizawa]]|JPN}}<br/>10:12.12
|-
| 4
|align=left|[[Nanjing World Challenge|Nanjing]]
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Elaine Thompson]]|JAM}}<br/>22.40 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Nelly Jepkosgei]]|KEN}}<br/>1:59.98
|{{flagathlete|[[Gudaf Tsegay]]|ETH}}<br/>3:59.57 {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Brianna McNeal]]|USA}}<br/>12.78 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|-
|5
|align=left|[[Fanny Blankers-Koen Games|Hengelo]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Dafne Schippers]]|NED}}<br/>11.06 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Margaret Kipkemboi]]|KEN}}<br/>14:37.22 {{athAbbr|WL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nia Ali]]|USA}}<br/>12.75 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Paavo Nurmi Games|Turku]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Crystal Emmanuel]]|CAN}}<br/>11.19 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Winnie Nanyondo]]|UGA}}<br/>4:06.21
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Christina Clemons]]|USA}}<br/>12.85
| -
| -
|-
|7
|align=left|[[Golden Spike Ostrava|Ostrava]]
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Shaunae Miller-Uibo]]|BAH}}<br/>34.41 {{athAbbr|AR}} {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|PB}} (300 m)
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Gudaf Tsegay]]|ETH}}<br/>4:02.95
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|8
|align=left|[[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Ewa Swoboda]]|POL}}<br>11.07 {{athAbbr|PB}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Daisy Jepkemei]]|KEN}}<br>14:51.72 {{athAbbr|PB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Oluwatobiloba Amusan|Tobi Amusan]]|NGR}}<br>12.51
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Gesa-Felicitas Krause]]|GER}}<br>5:52.80 {{athAbbr|WB}} {{athAbbr|WL}} {{athAbbr|MR}} {{athAbbr|NR}} {{athAbbr|PB}} (2000m st)
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Hanžeković Memorial|Zagreb]]
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Maja Mihalinec]]|SLO}}<br>22.88 {{athAbbr|PB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Phyllis Francis]]|USA}}<br>51.02
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Kate Grace]]|USA}}<br>4:07.91
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Sharika Nelvis]]|USA}}<br>12.73
| -
| -
|}

====Field====
{|{{World Challenge Field}}
|-
|1
|align=left|[[Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo|Bragança Paulista]] 
| -
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Jessica Ramsey]]|USA}}<br/>18.90 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valarie Allman]]|USA}}<br/>65.39
| -
| -
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Jamaica International Invitational|Kingston]]
|colspan=8 {{n/a|Canceled<ref name="JamCanceled"/>}}
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Golden Grand Prix|Osaka]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Brooke Stratton]]|AUS}}<br/>6.66
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Wang Zheng (hammer thrower)|Wang Zheng]]|CHN}}<br/>75.27
|{{flagathlete|[[Yu Yuzhen]]|CHN}}<br/>60.88
|-
| 4
|align=left|[[Nanjing World Challenge|Nanjing]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Jazmin Sawyers]]|GBR}}<br/>6.56 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Gong Lijiao]]|CHN}}<br/>19.84 {{athAbbr|WL}}
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Wang Zheng (hammer thrower)|Wang Zheng]]|CHN}}<br/>75.27
| -
|-
|5
|align=left|[[Fanny Blankers-Koen Games|Hengelo]]
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Erika Kinsey]]|SWE}}<br/>1.96 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Paavo Nurmi Games|Turku]]
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Gabriela Petrova]]|BUL}}<br/>14.29w
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Alysha Newman]]|CAN}}<br/>4.62
|{{flagathlete|[[Chase Ealey]]|USA}}<br/>19.38
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Anita Włodarczyk]]|POL}}<br/>75.61 {{athAbbr|SB}}
| -
|-
|7
|align=left|[[Golden Spike Ostrava|Ostrava]]
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Mariya Lasitskene]]|ANA}}<br/>2.06 {{athAbbr|WL}} ={{athAbbr|PB}}
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Wang Zheng (hammer thrower)|Wang Zheng]]|CHN}}<br/>75.80 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sara Kolak]]|CRO}}<br/>64.45 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|-
|8
|align=left|[[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Malaika Mihambo]]|GER}}<br>6.99
|{{flagathlete|[[Shanieka Ricketts]]|JAM}}<br>14.63
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Brittany Crew]]|CAN}}<br>19.28 {{athAbbr|NR}} {{athAbbr|PB}}
| -
| -
| -
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Hanžeković Memorial|Zagreb]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Sandra Perković]]|CRO}}<br>67.78
| -
|{{flagathlete|[[Sara Kolak]]|CRO}}<br>66.42 {{athAbbr|SB}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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