IAAF Grand Prix II


The IAAF Grand Prix II was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was introduced in 1993 as an expansion of the IAAF Grand Prix series, adding a second category of competitions in order to support a greater number of meetings the financial benefit of being an official Grand Prix meeting. Prior to its creation, meetings not on the Grand Prix list were included as IAAF Permit Meetings. Further additions to the Grand Prix II level required a competition to have held permit status for two years. Over the competition's history, at least of 25 different meetings were part of the circuit.
Athletes earned points at the meetings, dependent upon their finishing position, and the overall points leaders from the wider circuit gained entry to the annual IAAF Grand Prix Final in 1993 to 2002, then the IAAF World Athletics Final from 2003 to 2005.
The role of the Grand Prix II category changed over the years, starting as the second tier of the IAAF Grand Prix before changing to the third tier with the introduction of the IAAF Golden League in 1998. The creation of the IAAF World Outdoor Meetings tour reorganised the IAAF's one-day circuit into four tiers, with the IAAF Super Grand Prix becoming the second most prestigious grouping and the IAAF Grand Prix II as the fourth and lowest level. The category was made defunct in 2006, when the IAAF World Athletics Tour was created.

Editions

The IAAF Grand Prix II calendar was subject to change during its lifetime, with the number of meetings, the constituent meetings, and the duration of the series all regularly changing from year to year.
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Meetings

#MeetingCityCountry1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
1British Grand PrixGatesheadUnited KingdomGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
2Melbourne Track ClassicMelbourneAustraliaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2
3FBK GamesHengeloNetherlandsGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
4Rieti MeetingRietiItalyGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
5Helsinki Grand PrixHelsinkiFinlandGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
6Gran Premio DiputaciónSevilleSpainGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
7Gugl Grand PrixLinzAustriaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
8Cena Slovenska - Slovak GoldBratislavaSlovakiaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2--
9Engen Grand PrixPretoriaSouth AfricaGP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2GP2---
10Meeting de L'HumanitéSt. DenisFranceGP2GP2GP2GP2------
11Bruce Jenner ClassicSan JoseUnited StatesGP2---------
12Shiv Chatrapati MeetingNew DelhiIndiaGP2---------
13Qatar Athletic Super Grand PrixDohaQatar--GP2-------
14Athens Grand Prix TsiklitiriaAthensGreece---GP2------
15Hanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia----GP2GP2GP2---
16Adidas Oregon Track ClassicPortlandUnited States-----GP2GP2GP2GP2-
17Brothers Znamensky MemorialKazanRussia-------GP2GP2GP2
18International Meeting ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreece-------GP2GP2GP2
19Palo Alto MeetingPalo AltoUnited States-------GP2GP2GP2
20Meeting du Conseil Général de la MartiniqueFort-de-FranceFrance-------GP2GP2GP2
21Notturna di MilanoMilanItaly-------GP2GP2GP2
22Memorial Primo NebioloTurinItaly-------GP2GP2GP2
23Josef Odložil MemorialPragueCzech Republic-------GP2GP2GP2
24KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-ZolderBelgium-------GP2GP2GP2
25Grande Premio Rio de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazil--------GP2GP2