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In 1998, the IAAF created the IAAF Golden League, which was developed as a concept to unify the elite individual Meetings held in Europe.

For competing athletes, the concept is simple: win your IAAF Golden League discipline at each IAAF Golden League Meeting for a share of the IAAF Golden League Jackpot of 100 kilos of gold ingots.

Golden League Events
All meetings must comply with IAAF Competition Rules and Regulations. Fourteen Golden League events have been designated for 2001 (eight for men and six for women):
Men: 100m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 3000m Steeplechase, 110m Hurdles, Long Jump, Javelin Throw
Women: 100m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 400m Hurdles, High Jump

The fourteen Golden League events are divided in two categories:

Premium Events :
Men: 100m, 800m, 1500 or Mile, 3000m or 5000m
Women: 100m, 800m, 3000m or 5000m

Classic
Men: 110m Hurdles, 3000m SC, Javelin Throw, Long Jump
Women: 1500m or Mile, 400m Hurdles, High Jump

In addition to these Golden League events, each Golden League meeting shall stage five or six additional events called Promotional Events, which shall not be the same in all seven meetings.

Scoring
The scoring system of the IAAF Golden League is as follows:
1st = 12  2nd = 10   3rd = 9  4th = 8   5th  = 7 6th = 6   7th = 5  8th = 4 

The Prize Money structure for the IAAF Golden League meetings will be as follows:

A bonus of 50,000 shall be awarded by the organisers to any athlete breaking a World Record in any of the Golden League events in a Golden League meeting.

Jackpot
A Golden League Jackpot of 50 Kg in Gold Ingots shall be divided equally between all athletes winning the same Golden League event in five out of the seven Golden League meetings, and taking part in the IAAF Grand Prix Final and Gala.

A system of gold colored bibs will be used to identify athletes still in contention for the IAAF Golden League jackpot.

Management
The IAAF Golden League is a registered mark of the IAAF. A Working Group has been established to manage the IAAF Golden League meetings and structure.

League News :

6 Golden League Meetings from 2003-2005 [ more]

 







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