Tokyo’s new Olympic Stadium will set the scene for the start of 2021 @WorldAthletics #ContinentalTourGold meeting series.
— Continental Tour Gold (@ContiTourGold) November 27, 2020
I loved the 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour Gold. We had athletics to watch, and with the Diamond League meets, athletics fans had exceptional athletes and performances in this pandemic year. We look hopefully to 2021.
Karston Warholm, photo by Getty Images / European Athletics
WACT Gold 2021 announced
MONACO (MON): The new Olympic Stadium in Tokyo will host the first World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting of next year. The meeting will be a test event for Tokyo 2020 12 weeks later. The 2nd edition of the series was officially confirmed and comprise 11 meetings in 10 countries. New meet is Irena Szewinska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It starts with Tokyo and ends with Nairobi. The dates: 9 May – Continental Tour Meeting, Tokyo (JPN); 19 May – 60th Golden Spike, Ostrava (CZE); 5 Jun – Racers Adidas Grand Prix, Kingston (JAM); 6-Jun – FBK Games, Hengelo (NED); 8 Jun – Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku (FIN); 30 Jun – Irena Szewinska Memorial/Bydgoszcz Cup, Bydgoszcz (POL); 6-Jul – Gyulai István Memorial, Székesfehérvár (HUN); 5 Sep – Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Chorzów (Silesia) (POL); 14 Sep – Zagreb Hanzekovic Memorial, Zagreb (CRO); 18 Sep – Kip Keino Classic, Nairobi (KEN); Date TBC – Continental Tour Meeting, Nanjing (CHN).
.@LylesNoah completes the double today with his win in the 200m in 20.13, just over an hour after winning the 100m at @GyulaiMemorial in Hungary!! #gyulaimemorial pic.twitter.com/3Cx2lUEnVa
— Global Athletics (@gamupdates) August 19, 2020
