2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour

The 2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the third edition of the annual global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured 25 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2008 IAAF Golden League, five IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and fourteen IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 29 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Stuttgart, Germany from 13–14 September.[1]

2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour
Edition3rd
Start date28 September 2007
End date10 September 2008
Meetings25 (+1 final)
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Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva scored the most points during the circuit, with a total of 112. Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles was the highest scoring male athlete with 102 points. Four other athletes achieved a total of 100 points: sprinter Jeremy Wariner, middle-distance runner Pamela Jelimo, hurdler David Oliver, and high jumper Blanka Vlašić.

Schedule
Number Date Meet City Country Level Events (M+W)
128 September 2007Shanghai Golden Grand PrixShanghaiChina2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–26–27 JanuaryCanberra Athletics Grand PrixCanberraAustraliaOceania Area Permit Meeting
–16 FebruarySydney Track ClassicSydneyAustraliaOceania Area Permit Meeting
–19 FebruaryNew Zealand Permit MeetingWaitakere CityNew ZealandOceania Area Permit Meeting
221 FebruaryMelbourne Track ClassicMelbourneAustralia2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–3 MayJamaica InternationalKingstonJamaicaNACAC Area Permit Meeting
39 MayQatar Athletic Super Grand PrixDohaQatar2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix
410 MayOsaka Grand PrixOsakaJapan2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–11 MayGold Meeting Sesi CaixaUberlândiaBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
–14 MayGold Meeting Caixa FortalezaFortalezaBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
–17 MayPonce Grand PrixPoncePuerto RicoNACAC Area Permit Meeting
517 MayMeeting Grand Prix IAAF de DakarDakarSenegal2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–18 MayAdidas Track ClassicCarsonUnited StatesNACAC Area Permit Meeting
–18 MayGold Meeting Rio de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
624 MayFanny Blankers-Koen GamesHengeloNetherlands2008 IAAF Grand Prix
725 MayGrande Premio Brasil Caixa de AtletismoBelémBrazil2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–29 MayAlger CAA Super Grand PrixAlgiersAlgeriaCAA Area Permit Meeting
–31 MayGobierno de AragónZaragozaSpainEAA Area Permit Meeting
831 MayReebok Grand PrixNew York CityUnited States2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–1 JuneBrazzaville CAA Super Grand PrixBrazzavilleRepublic of the CongoCAA Area Permit Meeting
91 JuneISTAF BerlinBerlinGermany2008 IAAF Golden League
–3 JuneTallinn MeetingTallinnEstoniaEAA Area Permit Meeting
–6 JuneMemorial Primo NebioloTurinItalyEAA Area Permit Meeting
106 JuneBislett GamesOsloNorway2008 IAAF Golden League
118 JunePrefontaine ClassicEugeneUnited States2008 IAAF Grand Prix
1212 JuneGolden Spike OstravaOstravaCzech Republic2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–15 JuneJanusz Kusocinski MemorialWarsawPolandEAA Area Permit Meeting
–15 JuneZnamensky MemorialZhukovskyRussiaEAA Area Permit Meeting
–16 JuneMemorial Josefa OdlozilaPragueCzech RepublicEAA Area Permit Meeting
–23 JuneAbuja CAA Super Grand PrixAbujaNigeriaCAA Area Permit Meeting
–23 JuneAsian AA Grand PrixBangkokThailandAAA Area Permit Meeting
–24 JuneMeeting de Atletismo JerezJerez de la FronteraSpainEAA Area Permit Meeting
–26 JuneAsian AA Grand PrixKoratThailandAAA Area Permit Meeting
–27 JuneMeeting Lille MetropoleVilleneuve-d'AscqFranceEAA Area Permit Meeting
–30 JuneAsian AA Grand PrixHanoiVietnamAAA Area Permit Meeting
–1 JulyEuropean Athletics FestivalBydgoszczPolandEAA Area Permit Meeting
135 JulyMeeting de Atletismo MadridMadridSpain2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–9 JulyOlympic Meeting ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreeceEAA Area Permit Meeting
1411 JulyGolden GalaRomeItaly2008 IAAF Golden League
1513 JulyAthens Grand Prix TsiklitiriaAthensGreece2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–14 JulyVardinoyianniaRethymnoGreeceEAA Area Permit Meeting
–16 JulySpitzen LeichathletikLucerneSwitzerlandEAA Area Permit Meeting
1618 JulyMeeting ArevaParis Saint-DenisFrance2008 IAAF Golden League
–20 JulyKBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-ZolderBelgiumEAA Area Permit Meeting
1722 JulyDN GalanStockholmSweden2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix
1825–26 JulyLondon Grand PrixLondonUnited Kingdom2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix
1929 JulyHerculisMonte CarloMonaco2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix
2029 AugustWeltklasse ZürichZürichSwitzerland2008 IAAF Golden League
2131 AugustBritish Grand PrixGatesheadUnited Kingdom2008 IAAF Grand Prix
222 SeptemberAthletissimaLausanneSwitzerland2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix
235 SeptemberMemorial Van DammeBrusselsBelgium2008 IAAF Golden League
247 SeptemberRieti MeetingRietiItaly2008 IAAF Grand Prix
259 SeptemberHanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia2008 IAAF Grand Prix
–10 SeptemberPalio Città della QuerciaRoveretoItalyEAA Area Permit Meeting
F13–14 September2008 IAAF World Athletics FinalStuttgartGermanyIAAF World Athletics Final

Points standings

Athletes earned points at meetings during the series. The following athletes were the top performers for their event prior to the World Athletics Final.[2]

Event Male athlete Points Female athlete Points
100 metres  Asafa Powell (JAM)96  Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM)61
200 metres  Usain Bolt (JAM)60  Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH)58
400 metres  Jeremy Wariner (USA)100  Novlene Williams (JAM)74
800 metres  Abraham Chepkirwok (UGA)80  Pamela Jelimo (KEN)100
1500 metres  Abdalaati Iguider (MAR)
 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN)		72  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)58
3000 metres  Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN)48  Jennifer Rhines (USA)30
5000 metres  Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN)
 Sileshi Sihine (ETH)		50  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)66
100/110 metres hurdles  Dayron Robles (CUB)102  Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM)90
400 metres hurdles  Kerron Clement (USA)96  Melaine Walker (JAM)90
3000 metres steeplechase  Michael Kipyego (KEN)76  Donna MacFarlane (AUS)49
Pole vault  Yevgeny Lukyanenko (USA)76  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)112
High jump  Andrey Silnov (RUS)78  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)100
Long jump  Hussein Al-Sabee (KSA)92  Naide Gomes (POR)68
Triple jump  Randy Lewis (GRN)70  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)22
Shot put  Tomasz Majewski (POL)60  Li Ling (CHN)37
Discus throw  Ehsan Haddadi (IRI)60  Li Yanfeng (CHN)
 Sun Taifeng (CHN)		30
Javelin throw  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)80  Christina Obergföll (GER)51
Hammer throw  Krisztián Pars (HUN)40  Kamila Skolimowska (POL)42

References
  1. 2008 World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. 2008 World Athletics Tour Standings Updated after Rieti (ITA) - Sunday, Sep 06, 2009. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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