IAAF World Challenge Dakar
Athletics tournament in Dakar, Senegal
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The IAAF World Challenge Dakar is an annual one-day track and field competition at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2003 as the Meeting International d'Athletisme de la Ville de Dakar. From 2006 to 2009 the IAAF classified it among IAAF Grand Prix meetings, and it was known as the Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar as a result.
| IAAF World Challenge Dakar | |
|---|---|
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | |
| Date | May |
| Location | Dakar, Senegal |
| Event type | Track and field |
| Established | 2003 |
| Official site | meeting-dakar.com |
Meet records
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.98 (+3.5 m/s) | Aziz Zakari |  Ghana |
4 April 2003 | |
| 200 m | 20.56 | Uchenna Emedolu |  Nigeria |
2003 | |
| 400 m | 45.29 | Young Talkmore Nyongani |  Zimbabwe |
2004 | |
| 800 m | 1:45.40 | Ferguson Rotich |  Kenya |
12 June 2013 | [1] |
| 1500 m | 3:35.15 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | Kenya |
12 June 2013 | [1] |
| 3000 m | 7:43.99 | Mohamed Moustaoui |  Morocco |
28 May 2011 | [2] |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.60 | David Oliver |  United States |
2006 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.68 | Angelo Taylor | United States |
28 April 2007 | [3] |
| High jump | 2.30 m | Aleksey Dmitrik |  Russia |
28 May 2011 | [4] |
| Pole vault | 5.55 m | Denis Yurchenko |  Ukraine |
17 May 2008 | [5] |
| Jurij Rovan |  Slovenia | ||||
| Long jump | 8.27 m | Ndiss Kaba Badji |  Senegal |
24 April 2010 | |
| Triple jump | 17.08 m | Randy Lewis |  Grenada |
17 May 2008 | |
| Shot put | 21.53 m | Christian Cantwell | United States |
2009 | |
| Discus throw | 64.93 m | Gábor Máté |  Hungary |
17 May 2008 | [6] |
| Hammer throw | 75.29 m | Pavel Bareisha |  Belarus |
25 May 2016 | [7] |
| Javelin throw | 81.10 m | Andreas Thorkildsen |  Norway |
2007 |
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.10 (+1.7 m/s) | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria |
17 May 2008 | [8] |
| 200 m | 23.20 | Sheri-Ann Brooks |  Jamaica |
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| 23.20 (±0.0 m/s) | Aida Diop | Senegal |
23 March 2002 | ||
| 400 m | 50.94 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | Senegal |
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| Amantle Montsho |  Botswana |
2010 | |||
| 800 m | 2:00.61 | Caster Semenya |  South Africa |
28 May 2011 | [9] |
| 3000 m | 8:44.30 | Almaz Ayana |  Ethiopia |
12 June 2013 | [1] |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.94 | Tacko Diouf | Senegal |
2000 | |
| 12.94 (+0.1 m/s) | Christina Manning | United States |
25 May 2016 | [10] | |
| 400 m hurdles | 55.84 | Surita Febraio | South Africa |
2005 | |
| High jump | 1.94 m | Doreen Amata | Nigeria |
23 May 2015 | [11] |
| Pole vault | 4.40 m | Robeilys Peinado |  Venezuela |
25 May 2016 | [12] |
| Long jump | 6.74 m (+1.8 m/s) | Keila Costa |  Brazil |
28 April 2007 | [13] |
| Triple jump | 14.22 m (±0.0 m/s) | Susana Costa |  Portugal |
23 May 2015 | [14] |
| Shot put | 19.51 m | Nadine Kleinert |  Germany |
17 May 2008 | [15] |
| Discus throw | 59.38 m | Sabine Rumpf | Germany |
12 June 2013 | [1] |
| Hammer throw | 75.33 m | Betty Heidler | Germany |
28 May 2011 | [16][17] |
| Javelin throw | 60.48 m | Līna Mūze |  Latvia |
23 May 2015 | [18] |