The 'IAAF World Athletics Final' was inaugurated in
2003 to replace the
IAAF Grand Prix Final.
The former Grand Prix Final never had consistency of events included whereas the hope of the World Final is to keep to a consistent program of
35 events.
The top seven ranked
athletes from the ''International Association of Athletics Federations'' (
IAAF) world rankings in each discipline up to 800 m., and top eleven in events 1500 m. and over, will qualify for the final which is held over two days.
There is also a
wild card that the IAAF can use to invite up to five athletes who they deem to warrant a place but could not gain the necessary ranking due to injury or other circumstances.
The first event held in
Monaco was slightly ill-conceived in that the
stadium chosen was not big enough to hold the
hammer throw competition which was instead held in
Szombathely,
Hungary at the
Stadion Rohonci Út a week earlier.
All competitors will receive
prize money rising from US$1,000 for the 9th - 12th placed athletes in the longer distance races to US$30,000 for the winner in each event. A further US$100,000 will be awarded to any athlete breaking a
world record.
Finals
| Year | Date | Location | Disciplines |
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| 2003 | Sept 13 & Sept 14 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco and Szombathely, Hungary. | 33 in Monaco 2 in Hungary |
| 2004 | Sept 18 & Sept 19 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco and Szombathely, Hungary. | 33 in Monaco 2 in Hungary (Sept 5) |
| 2005 | Sept 9 & Sept 10 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco and Szombathely, Hungary. | 34 in Monaco 2 in Hungary (Sept 3) |
| 2006 | Sept 9 & Sept 10 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart. | |
| 2007 | Sept 22 & Sept 23 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart. | |
External links
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Official website 2003
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Official website 2004
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Official website 2005
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Official website 2006
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Official website 2007