The IAAF Continental Cup, which takes place this weekend (13-14) in Marrakech, Morocco, involves teams from Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and there is a total of US$2,900,000 in prize money being paid by the IAAF*. Teams - Each team will be allowed to enter two athletes in each event. - No athlete shall be allowed to double in the 3000m and 5000m. - Only one athlete from any one country may compete in each individual event. Scoring - Individual events: 1st: 8pts 2nd: 7pts 3rd: 6pts 4th: 5pts 5th: 4pts 6th: 3pts 7th: 2pts 8th: 1pt - Relays: 1st: 15pts 2nd: 11pts 3rd: 7pts 4th: 3pts - Teams: Points achieved by men and women will be combined and the overall winner of the IAAF Continental Cup will be the team with the most combined points. Prize money - Total of US $2,900,000 will be paid by the IAAF* Individual events (36) – $2,628,000: 1st $30,000 2nd 15,000 3rd 10,000 4th 7000 5th 5000 6th 3000 7th 2000 8th 1000 Relays (4) – $272,000: (per team) 1st $30,000 2nd 20,000 3rd 10,000 4th 8000 - In the event that an athlete breaks a world record during the IAAF Continental Cup, the prize of US $50,000 will be awarded.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:05:55 +0000
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