2018 IAAF Continental Cup
The 2018 IAAF Continental Cup is an international track and field sporting event that was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on 8–9 September 2018.The four teams competing in the event were Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.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.The individual points were distributed 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the places of finishing athletes.