The 2014 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was a series of combined events for decathletes and heptathletes consisting of five stand alone challenge events, a series of continental combined events championships, and the combined events portions of a series of international athletics championships and multi-sports games. The challenge is organised under the auspices of the world governing body of athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
Elite level competitors were crowned champions based on the aggregate points scored in three of the events. The total prize money available is US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners each receive $30,000, while second and third placed athletes are entitled to $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Smaller prizes are given to the rest of the top eight finishers.
Calendar
The 2014 challenge takes in five challenge events, a number of regional combined events championships, and the combined events portions of a series of regional and international athletics championships.
DateEventLocationStatus3–4 AprilOceania Combined Events Championships MelbourneContinental championships2–3 MayMultistars FlorenceChallenge event31 May-1 June40th Hypo-Meeting GötzisChallenge event14–15 JuneTNT – Fortuna Meeting KladnoChallenge event26–29 JuneUnited States Championships SacramentoNational championships28–29 JuneErdgas Mehrkampf-Meeting RatingenChallenge event5–6 JulyEuropean Cup Combined Events Donetsk ToruńContinental championships17–18 JulyPan American Combined Events Cup OttawaContinental championships27 July – 2 AugustCommonwealth Games GlasgowInternational games12–14 AugustAfrican Athletics Championships MarrakeshContinental championships12–17 AugustEuropean Athletics Championships ZurichContinental championships20-21 SeptemberDécastar TalenceChallenge event26 September – 3 OctoberAsian Games ZurichContinental games
Results
Medal summary
Men Melbourne Florence Götzis[url=http://www.meeting-goetzis.at/ |Gotzis 2014 Results] Kladno Sacramento Ratingen Toruń Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava Ottawa Glasgow Marrakesh Zurich Talence Incheon
Women Melbourne Florence Götzis Kladno Sacramento Ratingen Toruń Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava Ottawa Glasgow Marrakesh Zurich Talence Incheon
Overall These are the overall rankings for all athletes who participated in three or more events.
Men
Rank Athlete Points25259 251172482242448152427162410672402282319492314110220801121593
Women Rank Athlete Points1971719510194084190315187906187317185438185229183411017917111779512177931316335
References