Following the first Gold level meeting of the 2024 World Athletics Continental Tour in Melbourne, Australia, on 15 February, top tier competition resumes with the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, on 20 April.
More than 240 meetings are included in this year’s Continental Tour, which is divided into four levels – Gold, Silver, Bronze and Challenger. The status of each meeting is determined by the quality of competition and prize money on offer. In 2024 the tour’s top tier comprises 11 events spread across five of the six continental areas.
After the meeting in Nairobi, there are stops in Los Angeles in the USA (18 May), Tokyo in Japan (19 May) and Ostrava in Czechia (28 May).
As athletes continue their preparations to compete in the No.1 Olympic sport at the Games in Paris in August, the Gold tour will continue on to New York in the USA (9 June), Turku in Finland (18 June), Bydgoszcz in Poland (20 June), Hengelo in the Netherlands (7 July) and Szekesfehervar in Hungary (9 July).
Following the Olympics, Zagreb in Croatia will welcome athletes for the final Continental Tour Gold meeting of the season on 8 September.
Here is some key information to help with media coverage of the Gold level meetings.
In order to help you cover the Continental Tour Gold as a whole, the World Athletics Media Portal offers media services including a selection of images for editorial use, press releases, flash quotes and mixed zone interviews. If you are interested in receiving access, please email TourEditor@worldathletics.org
Kip Keino Classic, Nairobi (KEN)
https://kipkeinoclassic.co.ke/
When: 20 April 2024
Where: Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Accreditation: Will close on 17 April
Pre-meeting press conference: 18 April
Contact: Barnabas Korir, +254722526098
USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
https://www.usatf.org/events/2024/2024-usatf-los-angeles-grand-prix
When: 18 May 2024
Where: Drake Stadium, Los Angeles
Accreditation: https://www.usatf.org/media-center/credential-applications
Accreditation will close on 3 May
Contact: communications@usatf.org
Seiko Golden Grand Prix, Tokyo (JPN)
https://goldengrandprix-japan.com/
When: 19 May 2024
Where: National Stadium, Tokyo
Tickets: https://goldengrandprix-japan.com/2024/ticket/
Contact: press@jaaf.or.jp
Ostrava Golden Spike, Ostrava (CZE)
https://zlatatretra.cz
When: 28 May 2024
Where: Městský stadion, Závodní 2992/ 86D, 703 00 Ostrava 3-Vítkovice
Accreditation: https://zlatatretra.cz/eng/for-media
Accreditation will close on 17 May
Pre-meeting press conference: 26 May 12-1pm and 27 May 1pm
Tickets: https://zlatatretra.cz/eng/home-en
Contact: Media operations – Štěpán Sedláček, +420 608 827 900, sedlacek@higherflower.com
Communication and special events manager – Šárka Mokrá, +420 773 004 098, smokra@zlatatretra.com
USATF New York City Grand Prix, New York (USA)
https://www.nycgrandprix.com/
When: 9 June 2024
Where: Icahn Stadium, 10 Central Road, New York, NY 10035 USA
Accreditation: https://www.usatf.org/media-center/credential-applications
Accreditation will close on 24 May
Pre-meeting press conference: 8 June
Contact: communications@usatf.org
Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku (FIN)
When: 18 June 2024
Where: Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Paavo Nurmen puistotie 9, Turku
Accreditation: https://paavonurmigames.fi/en/info/media/
Accreditation will close on 14 June
Pre-meeting press conference: 17 June at 5:30pm local time
Tickets: https://paavonurmigames.fi/en/tickets/
Contact: Veera Sahlberg, veera@paavonurmigames.fi, +358 445 457 210
Irena Szewińska Memorial, Bydgoszcz (POL)
When: 20 June 2024
Where: Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Gdańska 163, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Accreditation: https://media.kpzla.pl/
Accreditation is open from 15 April to 9 June
Pre-meeting press conference: 19 June
Tickets: https://www.ebilet.pl/sport/lekkoatletyka/memorial-ireny-szewinskiej
Contact: Mateusz Bosiacki, m.bosiacki@bydgoszcz2019.pl, +48509925809
FBK Games, Hengelo (NED)
https://www.fbkgames.nl/
When: 7 July 2024
Where: FBK Stadium, Kuipersdijk 46 7552 BJ Hengelo, Netherlands
Accreditation: https://www.fbkgames.nl/Organisatie/contact
Accreditation opens on 15 April
Tickets: https://shop.ticketing.cm.com/fbk-games-2024/
Contact: Maaike Hofmeijer, +31 6 25513395, maaike@gscmail.nl
Gyulai István Memorial, Székesfehérvár (HUN)
https://gyulaimemorial.hu/
When: 9 July 2024
Where: Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár
Accreditation: https://gyulaimemorial.hu/en/media-accreditation/
Tickets: https://gyulaimemorial.hu/en/tickets/
Contact: press@gyulaimemorial.hu
Memorial Borisa Hanžekovića, Zagreb (CRO)
When: 6-8 September 2024
Where: Sports park Mladost, Jarunska street 5, 10000 Zagreb
Accreditation: https://zagreb-meeting.com/acreditation-media/?lang=en
Accreditation will close on 30 August
Pre-meeting press conference: 5 September (Zagreb City Challenge), 6 September (Ivan Ivančić Memorial), 7 September (main press conference) – dates TBC
Tickets: https://zagreb-meeting.com/
Contact: Valentina Kramarić Pukljak, press@zagreb-meeting.com, +385 92 2040 072
