It is the third edition of the IAAF Continental Cup since the name and format was changed from the IAAF World Cup.
The four teams competing in the event were Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. The two-day competition comprised a programme of 20 track and field events for men and women, giving a total of 40 events. Each team shall enter two athletes in each event, except for relays where one team competed, with a maximum of one athlete from each country per event.[1]
Many events were conducted in elimination fashion. Field events were given three attempts to qualify to a semi-final round, where the best representative from each continental team was given one more attempt. The top two then had one more attempt for the championship, head to head. The 3000 metre and steeplechase running events were conducted in a "devil take the hindmost" fashion, where the last place runner in the last three laps of the race, was eliminated. Additionally, the ceremonial team captains were allowed to apply a "joker" to one male and female event through the competition. If the team won the individual points from the event, that team's score would be doubled.
Scoring was based on team points earned in an 8-6-4-2 fashion based on the places of individual points. The individual points were distributed 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the places of finishing athletes. After those points were tallied, then team points were calculated. Ties divide points based on the total of both places. Example: If team A fished 1st and 5th they would get 8 + 4 = 12 points. Team B finished 2nd and 3rd would get 7 + 6 = 13 and would win that event. So Team B would get 8 team points, Team A, 6 points. If Team B were to have played their Joker, they would get 16 points. Had Team A's athlete finished in 4th, it would be a tie with 13 individual points each and the team points would be (8 + 6 / 2) 7 each, and with the Joker, Team B would get 14.
Athletes were encouraged to be fan friendly. As a result many played to the crowd.
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 100 metres}} | Noah Lyles|USA}} Americas | 10.01 | Su Bingtian|CHN}} Asia-Pacific | 10.03 | Akani Simbine|RSA}} Africa | 10.11 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 200 metres}} | Alonso Edward|PAN}} Americas | 20.19 | Ramil Guliyev|TUR}} Europe | 20.28 | Alex Quiñónez|ECU}} Americas | 20.36 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 400 metres}} | Abdalelah Haroun|QAT}} Asia-Pacific | 44.72 | Baboloki Thebe|BOT}} Africa | 45.10 | Nathan Strother|USA}} Americas | 45.28 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 800 metres}} | Emmanuel Korir|KEN}} Africa | 1:46.50 | Clayton Murphy|USA}} Americas | 1:46.77 | Nijel Amos|BOT}} Africa | 1:46.77 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 1500 metres}} | Elijah Manangoi|KEN}} Africa | 3:40.00 | Marcin Lewandowski|POL}} Europe | 3:40.42 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen|NOR}} Europe | 3:40.80 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 3000 metres}} | Paul Chelimo|USA}} Americas | 7:57.13 | Mohammed Ahmed|CAN}} Americas | 7:57.99 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen|NOR}} Europe | 7:58.85 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 110 metres hurdles}} | Sergey Shubenkov|ANA}} Europe | 13.03 | Ronald Levy|JAM}} Americas | | {{AthAbbr>SB}}Pascal Martinot-Lagarde|FRA}} Europe | 13.31 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 400 metres hurdles}} | Abderrahman Samba|QAT}} Asia-Pacific | | ={{AthAbbr>CR}}Annsert Whyte|JAM}} Americas | | {{AthAbbr>SB}}Karsten Warholm|NOR}} Europe | 48.56 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}} | Conseslus Kipruto|KEN}} Africa | 8:22.55 | Matthew Hughes|CAN}} Americas | 8:29.70 | Yohanes Chiappinelli|ITA}} Europe | 8:32.89 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}} | Americas {{flagathlete>Mike Rodgers|USA}} {{flagathlete|Noah Lyles|USA}} {{flagathlete|Yohan Blake|JAM}} {{flagathlete|Tyquendo Tracey|JAM}} | 38.05 | Europe {{flagathlete>Emre Zafer Barnes|TUR}} {{flagathlete|Jak Ali Harvey|TUR}} {{flagathlete|Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu|TUR}} {{flagathlete|Ramil Guliyev|TUR}} | 38.96 | Asia-Pacific {{flagathlete>Trae Williams|AUS}} {{flagathlete|Joseph Millar|NZL}} {{flagathlete|Jin Su Jung|AUS}} {{flagathlete|Jake Doran|AUS}} | 39.55 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's high jump}} | Donald Thomas|BAH}} Americas | 2.30 | Brandon Starc|AUS}} Asia-Pacific | 2.30 | Maksim Nedasekau|BLR}} Europe | 2.27 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's pole vault}} | Sam Kendricks|USA}} Americas | 5.85 | Renaud Lavillenie|FRA}} Europe | 5.80 | Shawnacy Barber|CAN}} Americas | 5.65 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's long jump}} | Ruswahl Samaai|RSA}} Africa | 8.16 | Miltiadis Tentoglou|GRE}} Europe | 8.00 | Jeff Henderson|USA}} Americas | 7.98 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's triple jump}} | Christian Taylor|USA}} Americas | 17.59 | Hugues Fabrice Zango|BUR}} Africa | | {{AthAbbr>NR|Burkinabé}}Arpinder Singh|IND}} Asia-Pacific | 16.59 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's shot put}} | Darlan Romani|BRA}} Americas | 21.89 | Tomas Walsh|NZL}} Asia-Pacific | 21.43 | Michał Haratyk|POL}} Europe | 21.36 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's discus throw}} | Fedrick Dacres|JAM}} Americas | 67.97 | Matthew Denny|AUS}} Asia-Pacific | 63.99 | Andrius Gudžius|LTU}} Europe | 66.95 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's hammer throw}} | Dilshod Nazarov|TJK}} Asia-Pacific | 77.34 | Mostafa Al-Gamel|EGY}} Africa | 74.22 | Bence Halász|HUN}} Europe | 74.80 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Men's javelin throw}} | Thomas Röhler|GER}} Europe | 87.07 | Cheng Chao-tsun|TPE}} Asia-Pacific | 83.28 | Anderson Peters|GRN}} Americas | 80.86 |
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{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's 100 metres}} | Marie-Josée Ta Lou|CIV}} Africa | 11.14 | Dina Asher-Smith|GBR}} Europe | 11.16 | Jenna Prandini|USA}} Americas | 11.21 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Women's 200 metres}} | Shaunae Miller-Uibo|BAH}} Americas | 22.16 | Dafne Schippers|NED}} Europe | 22.28 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou|CIV}} Africa | 22.61 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's 400 metres}} | Salwa Eid Naser|BHR}} Asia-Pacific | 49.32 | Caster Semenya|RSA}} Africa | | {{AthAbbr>NR|South African}}Stephenie Ann McPherson|JAM}} Americas | 50.82 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup results#Women's 800 metres}} | Caster Semenya|RSA}} Africa | 1:54.77 | Ajeé Wilson|USA}} Americas | 1:57.16 | Natoya Goule|JAM}} Americas | 1:57.36 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's 1500 metres}} | Winny Chebet|KEN}} Africa | 4:16.01 | Shelby Houlihan|USA}} Americas | 4:16.36 | Rababe Arafi|MAR}} Africa | 4:17.19 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's 3000 metres}} | Sifan Hassan|NED}} Europe | | {{AthAbbr>CR}}, {{AthAbbr|NR|Dutch}}Senbere Teferi|ETH}} Africa | | {{AthAbbr>PB}}Hellen Obiri|KEN}} Africa | | {{AthAbbr>SB}}
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's 100 metres hurdles}} | Danielle Williams|JAM}} Americas | 12.49 | Kendra Harrison|USA}} Americas | 12.52 | Pamela Dutkiewicz|GER}} Europe | 12.82 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's 400 metres hurdles}} | Janieve Russell|JAM}} Americas | 53.62 | Shamier Little|USA}} Americas | 53.86 | Hanna Ryzhykova|UKR}} Europe | | {{AthAbbr>SB}}
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's 3000 metres steeplechase}} | Beatrice Chepkoech|KEN}} Africa | | {{AthAbbr>CR}}Courtney Frerichs|USA}} Americas | 9:15.22 | Winfred Mutile Yavi|BHR}} Asia-Pacific | 9:17.86 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}} | Americas {{flagathlete>Ángela Tenorio|ECU}} {{flagathlete|Shaunae Miller-Uibo|BAH}} {{flagathlete|Jenna Prandini|USA}} {{flagathlete|Vitória Cristina Rosa|BRA}} | 42.11 | Europe {{flagathlete>Kristal Awuah|GBR}} {{flagathlete|Imani-Lara Lansiquot|GBR}} {{flagathlete|Bianca Williams|GBR}} {{flagathlete|Dina Asher-Smith|GBR}} | 42.55 | Asia-Pacific {{flagathlete>Kong Lingwei|CHN}} {{flagathlete|Wei Yongli|CHN}} {{flagathlete|Ge Manqi|CHN}} {{flagathlete|Yuan Qiqi|CHN}} | 42.93
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{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's high jump}} | Mariya Lasitskene|ANA}} Europe | 2.00 | Svetlana Radzivil|UZB}} Asia-Pacific | 1.95 | Levern Spencer|LCA}} Americas | 1.93 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's pole vault}} | Anzhelika Sidorova|ANA}} Europe | | {{AthAbbr>CR}}Katerina Stefanidi|GRE}} Europe | | {{AthAbbr>CR}}Sandi Morris|USA}} Americas | | {{AthAbbr>CR}}
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's long jump}} | Caterine Ibargüen|COL}} Americas | | {{AthAbbr>NR|Colombian}}Brooke Stratton|AUS}} Asia-Pacific | 6.71 | Malaika Mihambo|GER}} Europe | 6.86 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's triple jump}} | Caterine Ibargüen|COL}} Americas | 14.76 | Olga Rypakova|KAZ}} Asia-Pacific | | {{AthAbbr>SB}}Paraskevi Papachristou|GRE}} Europe | 14.22 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's shot put}} | Gong Lijiao|CHN}} Asia-Pacific | 19.63 | Raven Saunders|USA}} Americas | | {{AthAbbr>SB}}Christina Schwanitz|GER}} Europe | 19.73 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's discus throw}} | Yaime Pérez|CUB}} Americas | 65.30 | Sandra Perković|CRO}} Europe | 68.44 | Chen Yang|CHN}} Asia-Pacific | 63.34 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's hammer throw}} | DeAnna Price|USA}} Americas | | {{AthAbbr>CR}}Anita Włodarczyk|POL}} Europe | 73.45 | Luo Na|CHN}} Asia-Pacific | 67.39 |
{{DetailsLink>2018 IAAF Continental Cup – Results#Women's javelin throw}} | Lü Huihui|CHN}} Asia-Pacific | 63.88 | Christin Hussong|GER}} Europe | 62.96 | Kara Winger|USA}} Americas | 60.38 |
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