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2014 IAAF Continental Cup

Field	Value
Name	2nd IAAF Continental Cup
Logo	2014 IAAF Continental Cup logo.png
Size	225
Colour	#A9F5A9
Host city	Marrakesh, Morocco
Dates	13–14 September 2014
Stadium	Stade de Marrakech
Events	40
Previous	[2010 Split](2010-iaaf-continental-cup)
Next	[2018 Ostrava](2018-iaaf-continental-cup)

The 2014 IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event that was held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 13–14 September 2014.

It was the second edition of the IAAF Continental Cup since the name and format was changed from the IAAF World Cup.

Format

The four teams competing in the event were Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. The two-day competition comprised a program of 20 track and field events for both men and women, resulting in a total of 40 events. Each team entered two athletes in each event, except for relays where one team competed, with a maximum of one athlete from each country per event. No athlete was allowed to double in the 3000 m and 5000 m.

Teams were selected as follows:

Africa: 2014 African Championships (Marrakesh, 10–14 August)
Americas: selection by rankings
Asia-Pacific: selection by rankings
Europe: 2014 European Championships (Zurich, 12–17 August)

Team points by position	Position	Points	Relay points – 1st = 15pts / 2nd = 11pts / 3rd = 7pts / 4th = 3pts
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	8	7	6	5

Standings

Rank	Team	Places	Points	1st		2nd		3rd
1	Europe	16	13	16	8	11	5	2
2	Americas	12	15	11	6	7	5	12
3	Africa	11	8	5	11	7	15	13
4	Asia-Pacific	1	4	8	14	11	10	9

Medal summary

Men

Javelin throw
Ihab Abdelrahman
Africa	85.44	Vítězslav Veselý
Europe	83.77	Keshorn Walcott
Americas	83.52

Women

Javelin throw
Barbora Špotáková
Europe	65.52	Sunette Viljoen
Africa	63.76	Elizabeth Gleadle
Americas	61.38

References

results website

IAAF announcement of host

References

"Basic Information Guide - IAAF Continental Cup, 2010 - Split, CRO (formerly World Cup in Athletics)". [[IAAF]].
[https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitioninfo/7d190cac-c43f-4c62-b9aa-1857689087bd.pdf "Entries, Team Selection, Scoring, Lane Draw and Competing Order"] [[IAAF]]. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

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