# 2018 in the sport of athletics

In 2018, no world outdoor athletics championships was held. Major events held during the year included the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2018 IAAF Continental Cup, 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, and 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

## Major championships
### World

* IAAF World Indoor Championships
* IAAF World U20 Championships
* IAAF Continental Cup
* IAAF Diamond League
* Summer Youth Olympics
* Athletics World Cup
* World Marathon Majors
* World Half Marathon Championships
* IAAF World Race Walking Cup
* WMRA World Mountain Running Championships
* World University Cross Country Championships

### Regional

* African Championships
* Asian Indoor Championships
* Asian Junior Championships
* Asian Race Walking Championships
* Asian Games
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* Central American Championships
* Commonwealth Games
* European Athletics Championships
* European Athletics U18 Championships
* European Cross Country Championships
* European Throwing Cup
* European Cup 10,000m
* European Mountain Running Championships
* European Team Championships
* Ibero-American Championships
* Mediterranean U23 Championships
* Micronesian Games
* NACAC Cross Country Championships
* South American Games
* South American U23 Championships
* South American Cross Country Championships
* South Asian Games
* South Asian Junior Championships
* Oceania Athletics Championships
* Oceania Cross Country Championships

## World records
### Indoor

| Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
| Men's 60 metres | Christian Coleman | United States | 6.34 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 18 February 2018 |
| Men's 400 metres | Michael Norman | United States | 44.52 | College Station, Texas | 10 March 2018 |
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | Karol Zalewski Rafal Omelko Lukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina | Poland | 3:01.77 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4 March 2018 |
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | Ilolo Izu Robert Grant Devin Dixon Mylik Kerley | United States (Texas A&M) | 3:01.39 | College Station, Texas | 10 March 2018 |
| Men's 4 × 800 metres relay | Joseph McAsey Kyle Merber Chris Giesting Jesse Garn | United States | 7:11.30 | Boston, United States | 25 February 2018 |
| Women's 4 × 800 metres relay | Chrishuna Williams Raevyn Rogers Charlene Lipsey Ajeé Wilson | United States | 8:05.89 | New York City, United States | 3 February 2018 |

### Outdoor

| Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
| Men's 50,000 metres (track) | Tyler Andrews | United States | 2:46:06.80 | Santa Barbara, California | 13 April 2018 |
| Men's half marathon | Abraham Kiptum | Kenya | 58:18 | Valencia, Spain | 28 October 2018 |
| Men's marathon | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:01:39 | Berlin, Germany | 16 September 2018 |
| Men's 100 kilometres run | Nao Kazami | Japan | 6:09:14 | Lake Saroma, Japan | 24 June 2018 |
| Men's decathlon | Kevin Mayer | France | 9126 pts | Talence, France | 16 September 2018 |
| Women's 3000 metres steeplechase | Beatrice Chepkoech | Kenya | 8:44.32 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 20 July 2018 |
| Women's 5K run (mixed sex race) | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | Kenya | 14:48 | Prague, Czech Republic | 8 September 2018 |
| Women's half marathon (women only race) | Netsanet Gudeta | Ethiopia | 1:06:11 | Valencia, Spain | 24 March 2018 |
| Women's 50 kilometres race walk | Liang Rui | China | 4:04:36 | Taicang, China | 5 May 2018 |

## Awards
### Men

| Award | Winner |
| IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) |
| Track & Field News Athlete of the Year | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) |
| European Athlete of the Year | Kevin Mayer (FRA) |
| European Athletics Rising Star | Armand Duplantis (SWE) Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) |
| The Bowerman | Michael Norman (USA) |

### Women

| Award | Winner |
| IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) |
| Track & Field News Athlete of the Year | Caster Semenya (RSA) |
| European Athlete of the Year | Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) |
| European Athletics Rising Star | Elvira Herman (BLR) |
| The Bowerman | Keturah Orji (USA) |

## Season's bests

Best marks of the year :
| Event | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Notes | Athlete | Mark | Notes |
| 60 metres | Christian Coleman (USA) | 6.34 | | Murielle Ahouré (CIV) | 6.97 | |
| 100 metres | Christian Coleman (USA) | 9.79 | | Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) | 10.85 | Tie |
| 200 metres | Noah Lyles (USA) | 19.65 | | Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) | 21.89 | |
| 400 metres | Michael Norman (USA) | 43.61 | | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | 48.97 | |
| 800 metres | Emmanuel Korir (KEN) | 1:42.05 | | Caster Semenya (RSA) | 1:54.25 | |
| 1500 metres | Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) | 3:28.41 | | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | 3:56.68 | |
| 3000 metres | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | 7:28.00 | | Sifan Hassan (NED) | 8:27.50 | |
| 5000 metres | Selemon Barega (ETH) | 12:43.02 | | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | 14:21.75 | |
| 10,000 metres | Stanley Waithaka Mburu (KEN) | 27:13.01 | | Pauline Kaveke Kamulu (KEN) | 30:41.85 | |
| 60 metres hurdles | Grant Holloway (USA) | 7.42 | | Sharika Nelvis (USA) | 7.70 | |
| 100/110 metres hurdles | Sergey Shubenkov (ANA) | 12.92 | | Kendra Harrison (USA) | 12.36 | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Abderrahman Samba (QAT) | 46.98 | | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) | 52.75 | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) | 7:58.15 | | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | 8:44.32 | |
| 10 kilometres | Rhonex Kipruto (KEN) | 26:46 | | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (KEN) | 30:19 | |
| 15 kilometres | Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) | 41:05 | | Stella Chesang (UGA) | 47:19 | |
| 20 kilometres | Samuel Tsegay (ERI) | 58:21 | | Damaris Muthee Mutua (BHR) | 1:08:28 | |
| Half marathon | Abraham Kiptum (KEN) | 58:18 | | Fancy Chemutai (KEN) | 1:04:52 | |
| Marathon | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | 2:01:39 | | Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN) | 2:18:11 | |
| 20 kilometres race walk | Sergey Shirobukov (RUS) | 1:17:25 | | Elena Lashmanova (RUS) | 1:23:39 | |
| 50 kilometres race walk | Tomohiro Noda (JPN) | 3:39:47 | | Rui Liang (CHN) | 4:04:36 | |
| Pole vault | Armand Duplantis (SWE) | 6.05 m | | Sandi Morris (USA) | 4.95 m | |
| High jump | Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) Danil Lysenko (ANA) | 2.40 m | Tie | Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) | 2.04 m | |
| Long jump | Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB) | 8.68 m | | Lorraine Ugen (GBR) | 7.05 m | |
| Triple jump | Pedro Pablo Pichardo (POR) | 17.95 m | | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | 14.96 m | |
| Shot put | Tom Walsh (NZL) | 22.67 m | | Gong Lijiao (CHN) | 20.38 m | |
| Discus throw | Daniel Ståhl (SWE) | 69.72 m | | Sandra Perković (CRO) | 71.38 m | |
| Javelin throw | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 92.70 m | | Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) | 68.92 m | |
| Hammer throw | Wojciech Nowicki (POL) | 81.85 m | | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 79.59 m | |
| Pentathlon | — | — | — | Erica Bougard (USA) | 4760 pts | |
| Heptathlon | Kevin Mayer (FRA) | 6348 pts | | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | 6816 pts | |
| Decathlon | Kevin Mayer (FRA) | 9126 pts | | — | — | — |
| 4×100 metres relay | Great Britain (GBR) Chijindu Ujah Zharnel Hughes Adam Gemili Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 37.61 | | Great Britain (GBR) Asha Philip Imani-Lara Lansiquot Bianca Williams Dina Asher-Smith | 41.88 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | United States (USA) Ricky Morgan Rai Benjamin Zachary Shinnick Michael Norman | 2:59.00 | | Jamaica (JAM) Christine Day Anastasia Le-Roy Janieve Russell Stephenie Ann McPherson | 3:24.00 | |

## Detailed results
### World and continental athletics events

* March 2 – 4: 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham
** United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* March 24: 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia
** Individual winners: Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (m) / Netsanet Gudeta (f)
** Team winners: Ethiopia (m) / Ethiopia (f)
* April 7: 2018 World University Cross Country Championships in St. Gallen
** Individual winners: El Hocine Zourkane (m) / Caterina Juliet Granz (f)
** Team winners: South Africa (m) / Japan (f)
* May 5 & 6: 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in Taicang
** Individual 10 km Walk winners: ZHANG Yao (m) / Alegna González (f)
** Team 10 km Walk winners: China (m) / China (f)
** Individual 20 km Walk winners: Koki Ikeda (m) / Lupita González (f)
** Team 20 km Walk winners: Japan (m) / China (f)
** Individual 50 km Walk winners: Hirooki Arai (m) / LIANG Rui (f)
** Team 50 km Walk winners: Japan (m) / China (f)
* July 5 – 8: 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr
** Great Britain won the gold medal tally. France won the overall medal tally.
* July 10 – 15: 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere
** Kenya won the gold medal tally. United States won the overall medal tally.
* August 7 – 12: 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin
** Great Britain & Poland won 7 gold medals each. Germany won the overall medal tally.
* September 8 & 9: 2018 IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava
** Champions: Team Americas; Second: Team Europe; Third: Team Asia-Pacific; Fourth: Team Africa

### 2018 World Marathon Majors

* February 25: 2018 Tokyo Marathon
** Winners: Dickson Chumba (m) / Birhane Dibaba (f)
* April 16: 2018 Boston Marathon
** Winners: Yuki Kawauchi (m) / Desiree Linden (f)
* April 22: 2018 London Marathon
** Winners: Eliud Kipchoge (m) / Vivian Cheruiyot (f)
* September 16: 2018 Berlin Marathon
** Winners: Eliud Kipchoge (m) (World Record) / Gladys Cherono Kiprono (f)
* October 7: 2018 Chicago Marathon
** Winners: Mo Farah (m) / Brigid Kosgei (f)
* November 4: 2018 New York City Marathon (final)
** Winners: Lelisa Desisa (m) / Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (f)

### 2018 IAAF Diamond League

* May 4: Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha
** 1500 m winners: Taresa Tolosa (m) / Caster Semenya (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Noah Lyles
** Men's 400 m winner: Steven Gardiner
** Men's 800 m winner: Emmanuel Korir
** Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Chala Beyo
** Men's 400 m Hurdles winner: Abderrahaman Samba
** Men's High Jump winner: Mutaz Essa Barshim
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Pedro Pablo Pichardo
** Men's Javelin Throw winner: Thomas Röhler
** Women's 100 m winner: Marie-Josée Ta Lou
** Women's 3000 m winner: Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Kendra Harrison
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Sandi Morris
** Women's Discus Throw winner: Sandra Perković
* May 12: Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in China
** Men's 100 m winner: Reece Prescod
** Men's 400 m winner: Steven Gardiner
** Men's 800 m winner: Wycliffe Kinyamal
** Men's 1500 m winner: Timothy Cheruiyot
** Men's 5000 m winner: Birhanu Balew
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Omar McLeod
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Renaud Lavillenie
** Men's Long Jump winner: Luvo Manyonga
** Women's 200 m winner: Shaunae Miller-Uibo
** Women's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Beatrice Chepkoech
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Brianna McNeal
** Women's 400 m Hurdles winner: Dalilah Muhammad
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Caterine Ibargüen
** Women's Shot Put winner: Gong Lijiao
** Women's Javelin Throw winner: Lü Huihui
* May 25 & 26: Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon
** 100 m winners: Ronnie Baker (m) / Marie-Josée Ta Lou (f)
** 800 m winners: Emmanuel Korir (m) / Caster Semenya (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Sam Kendricks (m) / Jenn Suhr (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Noah Lyles
** Men's One Mile winner: Timothy Cheruiyot
** Men's Two Miles winner: Selemon Barega
** Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Benjamin Kigen
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Omar McLeod
** Men's High Jump winner: Mutaz Essa Barshim
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Christian Taylor
** Men's Shot Put winner: Ryan Crouser
** Men's Javelin Throw winner: Thomas Röhler
** Women's 400 m winner: Shaunae Miller-Uibo
** Women's 1500 m winner: Shelby Houlihan
** Women's 5000 m winner: Genzebe Dibaba
** Women's 400 m Hurdles winner: Janieve Russell
* May 31: Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Rome
** 400 m winners: Fred Kerley (m) / Salwa Eid Naser (f)
** 3000 m Steeplechase winners: Conseslus Kipruto (m) / Hyvin Jepkemoi (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Abderrahaman Samba (m) / Georganne Moline (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Fedrick Dacres (m) / Sandra Perković (f)
** Men's 100 m winner: Ronnie Baker
** Men's 800 m winner: Wycliffe Kinyamal
** Men's 1500 m winner: Timothy Cheruiyot
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Sam Kendricks
** Men's Long Jump winner: Luvo Manyonga
** Women's 200 m winner: Marie-Josée Ta Lou
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Sharika Nelvis
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)
* June 7: Bislett Games in Oslo
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Abderrahman Samba (m) / Dalilah Muhammad (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Ramil Guliyev
** Men's 1500 m winner: Chris O'Hare
** Men's One Mile winner: Elijah Manangoi
** Men's 10000 m winner: Dominic Chemut Kiptarus
** Men's High Jump winner: Mutaz Essa Barshim
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomas Walsh
** Men's Discus Throw winner: Andrius Gudžius
** Women's 100 m winner: Murielle Ahouré
** Women's 400 m winner: Salwa Eid Naser
** Women's 800 m winner: Caster Semenya
** Women's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Hyvin Jepkemoi
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Danielle Williams
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Sandi Morris
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Caterine Ibargüen
** Women's Javelin Throw winner: Tatsiana Khaladovich
* June 10: Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics in Sweden
** 100 m winners: Hassan Taftian (m) / Dina Asher-Smith (f)
** 200 m winners: Ramil Guliyev (m) / Ivet Lalova-Collio (f)
** 800 m winners: Peter Bol (m) / Shume Chaltu Regasa (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Armand Duplantis (m) / Sandi Morris (f)
** Long Jump winners: Juan Miguel Echevarría (m) / Lorraine Ugen (f)
** Men's 1000 m winner: Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich
** Men's 5000 m winner: Selemon Barega
** Men's 400 m Hurdles winner: Abderrahman Samba
** Men's Discus Throw winner: Fedrick Dacres
** Women's 400 m winner: Salwa Eid Naser
** Women's 1500 m winner: Gudaf Tsegay
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Brianna McNeal
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)
* June 30: Meeting de Paris in France
** 200 m winners: Michael Norman (m) / Shericka Jackson (f)
** 800 m winners: Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (m) / Caster Semenya (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Fedrick Dacres (m) / Sandra Perković (f)
** Men's 100 m winner: Ronnie Baker
** Men's 1500 m winner: Timothy Cheruiyot
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Ronald Levy
** Men's 400 m Hurdles winner: Abderrahman Samba
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Sam Kendricks
** Women's 400 m winner: Salwa Eid Naser
** Women's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Beatrice Chepkoech
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Caterine Ibargüen
* July 5: Athletissima in Lausanne
** 200 m winners: Noah Lyles (m) / Gabrielle Thomas (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Abderrahman Samba (m) / Shamier Little (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Renaud Lavillenie (m) / Katerina Stefanidi (f)
** Men's 5000 m winner: Birhanu Balew
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Sergey Shubenkov (Russia)
** Men's High Jump winner: Danil Lysenko (Russia)
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Christian Taylor
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomas Walsh
** Women's 100 m winner: Marie-Josée Ta Lou
** Women's 400 m winner: Salwa Eid Naser
** Women's 800 m winner: Francine Niyonsaba
** Women's 1500 m winner: Shelby Houlihan
** Women's Long Jump winner: Malaika Mihambo
** Women's Javelin Throw winner: Nikola Ogrodníková
* July 13: Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in Morocco
** Men's 100 m winner: Christian Coleman
** Men's 400 m winner: Akeem Bloomfield
** Men's 1500 m winner: Brahim Kaazouzi
** Men's 3000 m winner: Yomif Kejelcha
** Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Benjamin Kigen
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Sam Kendricks
** Men's Long Jump winner: Tajay Gayle
** Men's Javelin Throw winner: Magnus Kirt
** Women's 200 m winner: Shaunae Miller-Uibo
** Women's 800 m winner: Francine Niyonsaba
** Women's 1000 m winner: Caster Semenya
** Women's 5000 m winner: Hellen Obiri
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Brianna McNeal
** Women's High Jump winner: Mirela Demireva
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Caterine Ibargüen
** Women's Shot Put winner: Christina Schwanitz
* July 20: Herculis in Fontvieille, Monaco
** 800 m winners: Nijel Amos (m) / Caster Semenya (f)
** 3000 m Steeplechase winners: Soufiane El Bakkali (m) / Beatrice Chepkoech (f)
** Shot Put winners: Ryan Crouser (m) / Gong Lijiao (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Noah Lyles
** Men's 1500 m winner: Timothy Cheruiyot
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Sergey Shubenkov (Russia)
** Men's High Jump winner: Danil Lysenko (Russia)
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Christian Taylor
** Women's 100 m winner: Marie-Josée Ta Lou
** Women's 400 m winner: Shaunae Miller-Uibo
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Queen Harrison
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia)
* July 21 & 22: Müller Anniversary Games in London
** 100 m winners: Ronnie Baker (m) / Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (f)
** 200 m winners: Akeem Bloomfield (m) / Jenna Prandini (f)
** 400 m winners: Abdalelah Haroun (m) / Stephenie Ann McPherson (f)
** 800 m winners: Emmanuel Korir (m) / Ce'Aira Brown (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Karsten Warholm (m) / Shamier Little (f)
** Long Jump winners: Luvo Manyonga (m) / Shara Proctor (f)
** Men's 1500 m winner: Matthew Centrowitz Jr.
** Men's 5000 m winner: Paul Chelimo
** Men's 3000 m Race Walk winner: Tom Bosworth
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Ronald Levy
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Sam Kendricks
** Women's One Mile winner: Sifan Hassan
** Women's 3000 m winner: Lilian Kasait Rengeruk
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Kendra Harrison
** Women's Javelin Throw winner: Lü Huihui
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)
** Women's Discus Throw winner: Sandra Perković
* August 18: Müller Grand Prix Birmingham in Great Britain
** Long Jump winners: Luvo Manyonga (m) / Malaika Mihambo (f)
** Men's 100 m winner: Christian Coleman
** Men's 400 m winner: Fred Kerley
** Men's 800 m winner: Emmanuel Korir
** Men's One Mile winner: Stewart McSweyn
** Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Conseslus Kipruto
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Orlando Ortega
** Men's High Jump winner: Brandon Starc
** Men's Javelin Throw winner: Andreas Hofmann
** Women's 200 m winner: Shaunae Miller-Uibo
** Women's 1000 m winner: Laura Muir
** Women's 1500 m winner: Sifan Hassan
** Women's 3000 m winner: Agnes Jebet Tirop
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Pamela Dutkiewicz
** Women's 400 m Hurdles winner: Léa Sprunger
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Sandi Morris
** Women's Shot Put winner: Christina Schwanitz
* August 29 & 30: Weltklasse Zürich in Switzerland
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Kyron McMaster (m) / Dalilah Muhammad (f)
** Javelin Throw winners: Andreas Hofmann (m) / Tatsiana Khaladovich (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Noah Lyles
** Men's 400 m winner: Fred Kerley
** Men's 1500 m winner: Timothy Cheruiyot
** Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Conseslus Kipruto
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Timur Morgunov (Russia)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Luvo Manyonga
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomas Walsh
** Women's 100 m winner: Murielle Ahouré
** Women's 800 m winner: Caster Semenya
** Women's 5000 m winner: Hellen Obiri
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Katerina Stefanidi
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Caterine Ibargüen
* August 31: Memorial Van Damme (final) in Brussels
** 400 m winners: Jonathan Sacoor (m) / Salwa Eid Naser (f)
** 800 m winners: Emmanuel Korir (m) / Lynsey Sharp (f)
** High Jump winners: Brandon Starc (m) / Nafissatou Thiam (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Fedrick Dacres (m) / Yaime Pérez (f)
** Men's 100 m winner: Christian Coleman
** Men's 5000 m winner: Selemon Barega
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Sergey Shubenkov (Russia)
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Timur Morgunov (Russia)
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Pedro Pablo Pichardo
** Women's 200 m winner: Shaunae Miller-Uibo
** Women's 1500 m winner: Laura Muir
** Women's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Beatrice Chepkoech
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Brianna McNeal
** Women's 400 m Hurdles winner: Hanna Ryzhykova
** Women's Shot Put winner: Gong Lijiao
** Women's Long Jump winner: Caterine Ibargüen

### 2018 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

* May 19: Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston
** 100 m winners: Ronnie Baker (m) / Elaine Thompson (f)
** 200 m winners: Christopher Taylor (m) / Shericka Jackson (f)
** 400 m winners: Demish Gaye (m) / Jessica Beard (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: TJ Holmes (m) / Janieve Russell (f)
** Men's 800 m winner: Ryan Sánchez
** Men's 3000 m winner: Alfredo Santana
** Men's High Jump winner: Jamal Wilson
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Omar Craddock
** Women's 1500 m winner: Stephanie Brown
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Jasmin Stowers
** Women's Long Jump winner: Ese Brume
** Women's Shot Put winner: Jeneva Stevens
** Women's Hammer Throw winner: DeAnna Price
* May 20: Golden Grand Prix in Osaka
** 100 m winners: Justin Gatlin (m) / Wei Yongli (f)
** 800 m winners: Mostafa Smaili (m) / Emily Cherotich Tuei (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Takatoshi Abe (m) / Sage Watson (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Scott Houston (m) / Kristen Hixson (f)
** Javelin Throw winners: Cheng Chao-tsun (m) / Liu Shiying (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Isaac Makwala
** Men's 1500 m winner: Ryan Gregson
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Chen Kuei-ru
** Men's High Jump winner: Naoto Tobe
** Men's Long Jump winner: Jarvis Gotch
** Men's Shot Put winner: Damien Birkinhead
** Men's Hammer Throw winner: Paweł Fajdek
** Women's 400 m winner: Justyna Święty-Ersetic
** Women's 3000 m winner: Shuru Bulo
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Queen Harrison
* June 3: Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo (World Challenge only)
** 200 m winners: Luxolo Adams (m) / Dafne Schippers (f)
** 400 m winners: Abdalelah Haroun (m) / Shakima Wimbley (f)
** Men's 800 m winner: Jonathan Kitilit
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Sergey Shubenkov (Russia)
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Sam Kendricks
** Men's Long Jump winner: Luvo Manyonga
** Women's One Mile winner: Jenny Simpson
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Brianna McNeal
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)
* June 5: Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku
** 200 m winners: Ramil Guliyev (m) / Finette Agyapong (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Mamadou Kassé Hanne (m) / Meghan Beesley (f)
** Men's 1500 m winner: Younès Essalhi
** Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Nicholas Kiptonui Bett
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Sergey Shubenkov (Russia)
** Men's High Jump winner: Maksim Nedasekau
** Men's Hammer Throw winner: Wojciech Nowicki
** Men's Javelin Throw winner: Magnus Kirt
** Women's 3000 m winner: Meskerem Mamo
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Ebony Morrison
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Tori Franklin
** Women's Discus Throw winner: Sandra Perković
* June 13: 57th Golden Spike Ostrava in Ostrava
** 200 m winners: Aaron Brown (m) / Dafne Schippers (f)
** Men's 100 m winner: Justin Gatlin
** Men's 400 m winner: Abdalelah Haroun
** Men's 3000 m winner: Selemon Barega
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Pascal Martinot-Lagarde
** Men's Discus Throw winner: Andrius Gudžius
** Men's High Jump winner: Mutaz Essa Barshim
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Paweł Wojciechowski
** Men's Long Jump winner: Juan Miguel Echevarría
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomas Walsh
** Men's Javelin Throw winner: Jakub Vadlejch
** Women's 800 m winner: Rababe Arafi
** Women's 1500 m winner: Gudaf Tsegay
** Women's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Norah Jeruto
** Women's Hammer Throw winner: Anita Włodarczyk
* June 22: Meeting de Atletismo Madrid in Madrid (World Challenge only)
** 800 m winners: Álvaro de Arriba (m) / Christina Hering (f)
** Men's 100 m winner: Su Bingtian
** Men's 400 m winner: Luguelín Santos
** Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Albert Chemutai
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Gabriel Constantino
** Men's High Jump winner: Danil Lysenko (Russia)
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Diogo Ferreira
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Alexis Copello
** Men's Javelin Throw winner: Marcin Krukowski
** Women's 200 m winner: Ángela Tenorio
** Women's 1500 m winner: Gudaf Tsegay
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Eline Berings
** Women's Long Jump winner: Shara Proctor
** Women's Shot Put winner: Christina Schwanitz
** Women's Hammer Throw winner: Anita Włodarczyk
* June 29: P-T-S Meeting in Šamorín (Hammer Throw Challenge only)
** Men's Hammer Throw winner: Wojciech Nowicki
* July 1 & 2: István Gyulai Memorial in Székesfehérvár (Hammer Throw Challenge only)
** Winners: Wojciech Nowicki (m) / Anita Włodarczyk (f)
* July 8: Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Bragança Paulista (World Challenge only)
** 100 m winners: Paulo André Camilo de Oliveira (m) / Vitória Cristina Rosa (f)
** 3000 m Steeplechase winners: Nicholas Kiptonui Bett (m) / Birtukan Adamu (f)
** Triple Jump winners: Chris Carter (m) / Liadagmis Povea (f)
** Shot Put winners: Curt Jensen (m) / Yaniuvis López (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Apostolos Parellis (m) / Andressa de Morais (f)
** Men's 400 m winner: Bralon Taplin
** Men's 400 m Hurdles winner: Márcio Teles
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Cole Walsh
** Men's Hammer Throw winner: Dilshod Nazarov
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Ebony Morrison
** Women's High Jump winner: Levern Spencer
* August 22: Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzów (Hammer Throw Challenge only)
** Women's Hammer Throw winner: Joanna Fiodorow
* September 2: ISTAF Berlin in Germany (World Challenge only)
** 100 m winners: Tyquendo Tracey (m) / Marie-Josée Ta Lou (f)
** Javelin Throw winners: Thomas Röhler (m) / Kelsey-Lee Roberts (f)
** Men's 1500 m winner: Timothy Cheruiyot
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Orlando Ortega
** Men's High Jump winner: Maksim Nedasekau
** Men's Discus Throw winner: Christoph Harting
** Women's 1000 m winner: Caster Semenya
** Women's One Mile winner: Marta Pen
** Women's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Colleen Quigley
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Christina Manning
** Women's Long Jump winner: Brooke Stratton
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Kimberly Williams
** Women's Shot Put winner: Christina Schwanitz
* September 3 & 4: IWC Zagreb 2018 (final) in Croatia (World Challenge only)
** 100 m winners: Mike Rodgers (m) / Marie-Josée Ta Lou (f)
** 400 m winners: Luka Janežič (m) / Salwa Eid Naser (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Fedrick Dacres (m) / Sandra Perković (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Alonso Edward
** Men's 800 m winner: Nijel Amos
** Men's 1500 m winner: Elijah Manangoi
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Orlando Ortega
** Men's Shot Put winner: Ryan Crouser
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Timur Morgunov (Russia)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Luvo Manyonga
** Women's 3000 m winner: Lilian Kasait Rengeruk
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Sharika Nelvis
** Women's 400 m Hurdles winner: Hanna Ryzhykova
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Elena Panțuroiu

### 2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour

* February 3: Weltklasse in Karlsruhe in Germany
** 60 m winners: Su Bingtian (m) / Tatjana Pinto (f)
** Women's 60 m Hurdles winner: Sharika Nelvis
** Women's 400 m winner: Léa Sprunger
** Men's 800 m winner: Marcin Lewandowski
** Women's 1500 m winner: Genzebe Dibaba
** Men's 3000 m winner: Hagos Gebrhiwet
** Women's High Jump winner: Mirela Demireva
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Raphael Holzdeppe
** Long Jump winners: Juan Miguel Echevarría (m) / Malaika Mihambo (f)
* February 6: PSD Bank Meeting in Düsseldorf
** 60 m winners: Su Bingtian (m) / Asha Philip (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Balázs Baji (m) / Christina Manning (f)
** 1500 m winners: Vincent Kibet
** Men's 800 m winner: Adam Kszczot
** Women's 1500 m winner: Beatrice Chepkoech
** Men's 3000 m winner: Yomif Kejelcha
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Piotr Lisek
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomáš Staněk
** Women's Long Jump winner: Ivana Španović
* February 8: Madrid Indoor Meeting in Spain
** 400 m winners: Óscar Husillos (m) / Léa Sprunger (f)
** 800 m winners: Adam Kszczot (m) / Esther Guerrero Puigdevall (f)
** 1500 m winners: Ayanleh Souleiman (m) / Genzebe Dibaba (f)
** Triple Jump winners: Almir dos Santos (m) / Viktoriya Prokopenko (f)
** Men's 60 m winner: Mike Rodgers
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Konstantinos Filippidis
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomáš Staněk
** Women's 3000 m winner: Meraf Bahta
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene
* February 10: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston
** 400 m winners: Deon Lendore (m) / Shakima Wimbley (f)
** 800 m winners: Donavan Brazier (m) / Jenna Westaway (f)
** 1500 m winners: Chris O'Hare (m) / Dawit Seyaum (f)
** 3000 m winners: Edward Cheserek (m) / Jennifer Simpson (f)
** Men's 60 m winner: Christian Coleman
** Men's 300 m winner: Jereem Richards
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Chris Carter
** Women's 60 m Hurdles winner: Sharika Nelvis
** Women's High Jump winner: Erika Kinsey
* February 15: Copernicus Cup in Toruń
** 60 m winners: Ján Volko (m) / Marie-Josée Ta Lou
** 400 m winners: Luka Janežič (m) / Iveta Putalová
** 800 m winners: Adam Kszczot (m) / } Angelika Cichocka
** 1500 m winners: Taresa Tolosa (m) / Rababe Arafi
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Milan Trajkovic (m) / Pamela Dutkiewicz
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Piotr Lisek
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Cristian Nápoles
** Men's Shot Put winner: Konrad Bukowiecki
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene
* February 25: Müller Indoor Grand Prix (final) in Glasgow
** 60 m winners: Su Bingtian (m) / Marie-Josée Ta Lou (f)
** 400 m winners: Fred Kerley (m) / Phyllis Francis (f)
** 800 m winners: Adam Kszczot (m) / Līga Velvere (f)
** 1500 m winners: Bethwell Birgen (m) / Beatrice Chepkoech (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Ronald Levy (m) / Christina Manning (f)
** Long Jump winners: Shi Yuhao (m) / Khaddi Sagnia (f)
** Men's 3000 m winner: Justus Soget Kiplagat
** Men's 3000 m Race Walk winner: Tom Bosworth
** Women's High Jump winner: Mariya Lasitskene
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Katerina Stefanidi

### 2018 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

* April 27 & 28: Multistars in Florence
** Decathlon winner: Martin Roe (8,228 points)
** Heptathlon winner: Erica Bougard (6,327 points)
* May 26 & 27: Hypo-Meeting in Götzis
** Decathlon winner: Damian Warner (8,795 points)
** Heptathlon winner: Nafissatou Thiam (6,806 points)
* June 9 & 10: Oceania Combined Events Championships in Townsville
* June 16 & 17: Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen in Germany
** Decathlon winner: Arthur Abele (8,481 points)
** Heptathlon winner: Carolin Schäfer (6,549 points)
* June 21 – 24: Part of the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines
** Decathlon winner: Zach Ziemek (8,294 points)
** Heptathlon winner: Erica Bougard (6,347 points)
* July 3 & 4: 2018 Pan American Combined Events Cup in Ottawa
** Decathlon winner: Scott Filip (7,643 points)
** Heptathlon winner: Georgia Ellenwood (6,026 points)
* August 7 – 12: Part of the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin
** Decathlon winner: Arthur Abele (8,431 points)
** Heptathlon winner: Nafissatou Thiam (6,816 points)
* September 15 & 16: Décastar (final) in Talence
** Decathlon winner: Kevin Mayer (9,126 points) (World Record)
** Heptathlon winner: Carolin Schäfer (6,457 points)

### 2018 IAAF Cross Country Permit

* November 12, 2017: Cross de Atapuerca in Burgos
** Winners: Getaneh Molla (m) / Senbere Teferi (f)
* January 6: Campaccio in San Giorgio su Legnano
** Winners: James Kibet (m) / Lilian Rengeruk (f)
* January 6: Antrim International Cross Country in Great Britain
** Winners: Timothy Cheruiyot (m) / Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (f)
* January 14: Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza in Elgoibar
** Winners: Selemon Barega / Ruth Jebet (f)
* January 21: Cross Internacional de Itálica in Seville
** Winners: Joshua Cheptegei (m) / Agnes Jebet Tirop (f)
* February 11: Cinque Mulini in San Vittore Olona
** Winners: Jacob Kiplimo (m) / Letesenbet Gidey (f)
* February 18: Almond Blossom Cross Country (final) in Albufeira
** Winners: Soufianne El Bakkali (m) / Salomé Rocha (f)

### 2018 IAAF Race Walking Challenge

* February 11: 2018 Oceania Race Walking Championships in Adelaide
** 20 km Walk winners: Perseus Karlström (m) / Beki Smith (f)
* February 24 & 25: Memorial Jerzy Hausleber in Monterrey
** 20 km Walk winners: Lebogang Shange (m) / Lupita González (f)
** 50 km Walk winners: Andrés Chocho (m) / Erika Jazmine Morales (f)
* March 10: 2018 South American Race Walking Championships in Sucúa
** 20 km Walk winners: Andrés Chocho (m) / Érica de Sena (f)
** 50 km Walk winners: James Rendón (m) / Magaly Bonilla (f)
* April 7: Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética in Portugal
** 20 km Walk winners: Diego García (m) / Qieyang Shenjie (f)
* June 2: Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña in Spain
** 20 km Walk winners: Éider Arévalo (m) / Qieyang Shenjie (f)
* September 23 – 26: Around Taihu International Race Walking 2018 in Suzhou
** 20 km Walk winners: Éider Arévalo (m) / Wang Yingliu (f)

### 2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)

* January 7: Xiamen International Marathon in China
** Winners: Dejene Debela (m) / Fatuma Sado (f)
* January 14: Houston Half Marathon in the United States
** Winners: Jake Robertson (m) / Ruti Aga (f)
* January 21: Hong Kong Marathon in Hong Kong
** Winners: Kenneth Mburu Mungara (m) / Gulume Tollesa (f)
* January 26: Dubai Marathon in the United Arab Emirates
** Winners: Mosinet Geremew (m) / Roza Dereje (f)
* January 28: Osaka International Ladies Marathon in Japan (women only)
** Winner: Mizuki Matsuda
* February 11: eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona in Spain
** Winners: Mule Wasihun (m) / Tejitu Daba (f)
* February 25: Seville Marathon in Spain
** Winners: Dickson Tuwei Kipsang (m) / Koutar Boulaid (f)
* March 4: Lake Biwa Marathon in Japan (men only)
** Winner: Joseph Macharia Ndirangu
* March 11: Roma-Ostia Half Marathon in Italy
** Winners: Galen Rupp (m) / Haftamenesh Tesfay Haylu (f)
* March 11: Nagoya Women's Marathon in Japan (women only)
** Winner: Meskerem Assefa
* March 11: Lisbon Half Marathon in Portugal
** Winners: Erick Kiptanui (m) / Etagegn Woldu (f)
* March 18: Seoul International Marathon in South Korea
** Winners: Wilson Loyanae (m) / Damte Hiru (f)
* March 25: Chongqing International Marathon in China
** Winners: Kennedy Cheboror (m) / Meseret Legese (f)
* April 7: Prague Half Marathon in the Czech Republic
** Winners: Benard Kimeli (m) / Joan Melly (f)
* April 8: Paris Marathon in France
** Winners: Paul Lonyangata (m) / Betsy Saina (f)
* April 8: Rotterdam Marathon in the Netherlands
** Winners: Kenneth Kipkemoi (m) / Visiline Jepkesho (f)
* April 8: Istanbul Half Marathon in Turkey
** Winners: Amdework Walelegn (m) / Ababel Yeshaneh (f)
* April 22: Vienna City Marathon in Austria
** Winners: Salaheddine Bounasser (m) / Nancy Kiprop (f)
* April 22: Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon in Japan
** Winners: Nicholas Kosimbei (m) / Degitu Azmeraw (f)
* April 22: Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon in China
** Winners: Mosinet Geremew (m) / Ababel Yeshaneh (f)
* April 22: Madrid Marathon in Spain
** Winners: Eliud Kiplagat Barngetuny (m) / Valentine Kipketer (f)
* May 5: Yellow River Estuary International Marathon in China
** Winners: Joel Kemboi Kimurer (m) / Letebrhan Haylay (f)
* May 6: Prague Marathon in the Czech Republic
** Winners: Galen Rupp (m) / Bornes Jepkirui Kitur (f)
* May 19: Karlovy Vary Half Marathon in the Czech Republic
** Winners: Roman Romanenko (m) / Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová (f)
* May 26 & 27: Ottawa Race Weekend in Canada
** Ottawa 10 km winners: Andamlak Berta (m) / Alia Saeed Mohammed (f)
** Ottawa Marathon winners: Yemane Tsegay (m) / Gelete Burka (f)
* May 27: World 10K Bangalore in India
** Winners: Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (m) / Agnes Jebet Tirop (f)
* June 2: České Budějovice Half Marathon in Czech Republic
** Winners: Luke Traynor (m) / Lilia Fisikowici (f)
* June 10: Lanzhou International Marathon in China
** Winners: Kelkile Gezahegn (m) / Merima Mohammed (f)
* June 23: Olomouc Half Marathon in Czech Republic
** Winners: Stephen Kiprop (m) / Netsanet Gudeta (f)
* July 1: Gold Coast Marathon in Australia
** Winners: Kenneth Mburu Mungara (m) / Ruth Chebitok (f)
* July 29: Bogotá Half Marathon in Colombia
** Winners: Betesfa Getahun (m) / Netsanet Gudeta (f)
* September 8: Prague Grand Prix in Czech Republic
** Winners: Rhonex Kipruto (m) / Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (f)
* September 15: Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon in Czech Republic
** Winners: Stephen Kiprop (m) / Diana Chemtai Kipyokei (f)
* September 16: Copenhagen Half Marathon in Denmark
** Winners: Daniel Kipchumba (m) / Sifan Hassan (f)
* September 16: Sydney Marathon in Australia
** Winners: Elijah Kemboi (m) / Mercy Kibarus (f)
* September 16: Beijing Marathon in China
** Winners: Dejene Debela (m) / Valary Jemeli Aiyabei (f)
* September 23: Cape Town Marathon in South Africa
** Winners: Stephen Mokoka (m) / Helalia Johannes (f)
* October 14: Portugal Half Marathon in Portugal
** Winners: Mustapha El Aziz (m) / Yebrgual Melese Arage (f)
* October 21: Amsterdam Marathon in Netherlands
** Winners: Lawrence Cherono (m) / Tadelech Bekele (f)
* October 21: Delhi Half Marathon in India
** Winners: Andamlak Belihu (m) / Tsehay Gemechu (f)
* October 21: Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Canada
** Winners: Benson Kipruto (m) / Mimi Belete (f)
* October 28: Frankfurt Marathon in Germany
** Winners: Kelkile Gezahegn (m) / Meskerem Assefa (f)
* October 28: Valencia Half Marathon in Spain
** Winners: Abraham Kiptum (m) / Gelete Burka (f)
* November 11: Istanbul Marathon in Turkey
** Winners: Felix Kimutai (m) / Ruth Chepngetich (f)
* November 18: Shanghai Marathon in China
** Winners: Abdiwak Tura (m) / Yebrgual Melese (f)
* December 2: Fukuoka Marathon in Japan (men only)
** Winner: Yuma Hattori
* December 2: Valencia Marathon in Spain
** Winners: Leul Gebrselassie (m) / Ashete Dido (f)
* December 9: Guangzhou Marathon in China
** Winners: Mohammed Ziani (m) / Tigist Girma (f)
* December 9: Singapore Marathon in Singapore
** Winners: Joshua Kipkorir (m) / Priscah Jepleting Cherono (f)

### 2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)

* January 14: Houston Marathon in the United States
** Winners: Bazu Worku (m) / Biruktayit Degefa (f)
* January 21: Mumbai Marathon in India
** Winners: Solomon Deksisa (m) / Amane Gobena (f)
* February 4: Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon in Japan
** Winners: Edward Waweru (m) / Betsy Saina (f)
* March 18: New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon in Chinese Taipei
** Winners: Yuki Kawauchi (m) / Nguriatukei Rael Kiyara (f)
* April 1: Daegu Marathon in South Korea
** Winners: Abraham Kiptum (m) / Janet Rono (f)
* April 8: Hannover Marathon in Germany
** Winners: Seboka Negussa (m) / Agnes Kiprop (f)
* April 8: Milano City Marathon in Italy
** Winners: Seyefu Tura (m) / Lucy Wangui Kabuu (f)
* April 8: Rome Marathon in Italy
** Winners: Cosmas Kipchoge Birech (m) / Rahma Tusa (f)
* April 22: Orlen Warsaw Marathon in Poland
** Winners: Ezekiel Omullo (m) / Nastassia Ivanova (f)
* May 12: Okpekpe Intn'l 10 km Road Race in Nigeria
** Winners: Alex Kibet (m) / Dera Dida (f)
* August 26: Mexico City Marathon in Mexico
** Winners: Titus Ekiru (m) / Etaferahu Temesgen (f)
* September 8: Taiyuan International Marathon in China
** Winners: Ezekial Kemboi Omullo (m) / Alice Jepkemboi Kimutai (f)
* September 23: Dam tot Damloop in Netherlands
** Winners: Joshua Cheptegei (m) / Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (f)
* September 29: Hengshui Lake International Marathon in China
** Winners: Lemi Berhanu Hayle (m) / Waganesh Mekasha (f)
* October 7: Cardiff Half Marathon in Great Britain
** Winners: Jack Raynor (m) / Juliet Chekwel (f)
* October 7: Košice Peace Marathon in Slovakia
** Winners: Raymond Choge (m) / Milliam Ebongon (f)
* October 14: Lisbon Marathon in Portugal
** Winners: Limenih Getachew (m) / Kuftu Dadiso Tahir (f)
* October 14: 20 Kilomètres de Paris in France
** Winners: Samuel Tsegay (m) / Ophélie Claude-Boxberger (f)
* October 28: Ljubljana Marathon in Slovenia
** Winners: Sisay Lemma (m) / Visiline Jepkesho (f)
* October 28: Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale in France
** Winners: Olika Adugna (m) / Gete Alemayehu (f)
* November 4: Hangzhou International Marathon in China
** Winners: Michael Njenga Kunyuga (m) / Hirut Tibedu (f)
* November 11: Beirut Marathon in Lebanon
** Winners: Mohamed Reda El Aaraby (m) / Medina Deme Armino (f)
* December 9: Saitama International Marathon in Japan (Women only)
** Winner: Dalila Abdulkadir
* December 16: Shenzhen Marathon in China
** Winners: Edwin Kipngetich Koech (m) / Mulu Seboka (f)
* December 30: Corrida de Houilles in France
** Winners: Julien Wanders (m) / Gete Alemayehu (f)
* December 31: San Silvestre Vallecana in Spain
** Winners: Jacob Kiplimo (m) / Brigid Kosgei (f)

### 2018 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)

* February 10: Lagos Marathon in Nigeria
** Winners: Abraham Kiprotich (m) / Almenesh Herpha (f)
* February 18: Medio Maratón Internacional Electrolit Guadalajara in Mexico
** Winners: John Nzau Mwangangi (m) / Diana Chemtai Kipyokei (f)
* March 11: Barcelona Marathon in Spain
** Winners: Anthony Maritim (m) / Ruth Chebitok (f)
* March 18: ONICO Gdynia Half Marathon in Poland
** Winners: Ben Somikwo (m) / Christine Oigo (f)
* March 25: PZU Pólmaraton Warszawski in Poland
** Winners: Ezrah Sang (m) / Pauline Njeru (f)
* April 8: Pyongyang Marathon in North Korea
** Winners: RI Kang-pom (m) / Kim Hye-song (f)
* April 15: Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon in Japan
** Winners: Abdela Godana (m) / Asami Furuse (f)
* April 15: DOZ Marathon Łódz in Poland
** Winners: Tarekegn Zewdu (m) / Jane Kiptoo (f)
* April 22: Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon in Ukraine
** Winners: Lencho Tesfaye Anbesa (m) / Viktoriya Kalyuzhna (f)
* May 6: Geneva Marathon in Switzerland
** Winners: William Yegon (m) / Amelework Fekadu (f)
* May 13: Dalian International Marathon in China
** Winners: Edwin Kibet Koech (m) / Mulu Seboka (f)
* May 20: Riga Marathon in Latvia
** Winners: Ayana Tsedat (m) / Georgina Rono (f)
* June 16: Corrida de Langueux in France
** Winners: Moses Kibet (m) / Clémence Calvin (f)
* June 23: Vidovdan Road Race in Bosnia and Herzegovina
** Winners: Moses Kibet (m) / Katsiaryna Shaban Karneyenka (f)
* September 9: Minsk Half Marathon in Belarus
** Winners: Abebe Degefa Negewo (m) / Sheila Jerotich (f)
* September 23: Buenos Aires Marathon in Argentina
** Winners: Emmanuel Saina (m) / Vivian Kiplagat Jerono (f)
* September 30: Warsaw Marathon in Poland
** Winners: David Metto (m) / Beatrice Cherop (f)
* October 14: Bucharest Marathon in Romania
** Winners: Hosea Kipkemboi (m) / Almaz Gelana (f)
* October 14: PKO Poznan Marathon in Poland
** Winners: Cosmas Mutuku Kyeva (m) / Tesfanesh Merga (f)
* October 28: Venice Marathon in Italy
** Winners: Ayenew Gebre (m) / Angela Tanui (f)
* November 4: French Riviera Marathon in France
** Winners: Abrha Milaw (m) / Nurit Yimam (f)
* November 4: Porto Marathon in Portugal
** Winners: Robert Chemonges (m) / Abeba Tekulu Gebremeskel (f)
* November 11: Maratón Internacional Megacable Guadalajara in Mexico
** Winners: Silas Cheboit (m) / Zewdnesh Ayele Belachew (f)
* November 11: Hefei International Marathon in China
** Winners: Leonard Langat (m) / Magdalene Masai (f)
* November 18: Kobe Marathon in Japan
** Winners: Khalil Lemciyeh (m) / Susan Jerotich (f)
* November 18: Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon in France
** Winners: Taye Girma (m) / Parendis Lekapana (f)
* November 25: Florence Marathon in Italy
** Winners: Ali Abdi Gelelchu (m) / Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (f)
* December 2: Marathon du Gabon Olam in Gabon
** Winners: Shedrack Kimayo (m) / Joan Kigen (f)
* December 2: 10K Valencia Trinidad Alfonso in Spain
** Winners: Jonas Leanderson (m) / Susan Jeptoo (f)
* December 16: Bangsaen21 Half Marathon in Thailand
** Winners: Jamin Ekai Ngaukon (m) / Chemtai Rionotukei (f)
* December 16: Mersin Marathon in Turkey
** Winners: Kenneth Kiplagat Limo (m) / Konjit Tilahun (f)
* December 16: Tata Steel Kolkata 25K in India
** Winners: Birhanu Legese (m) / Dibaba Kuma (f)

### EA Major Competitions

* February 4: 2018 European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country in Mira
** Men's winners: Sporting CP (Davis Kiplangat, Pedro Silva, Rui Teixeira, Licinio Pimentel, Bruno Albuquerque) (m)
** Women's winners: Podlasie Białystok (Katarzyna Rutkowska, Paulina Mikiewicz-Łapińska, Paula Kopciewska, Izabela Parszczyńska) (f)
* February 10: 2018 Balkan U20 Indoor Championships in Athletics in Sofia
** 60 m winners: Vesselin Jivkov (m) / Marina Andreea Baboi (f)
** 60 m hurdles winners: Alexandru Ionuț Iconaru (m) / Nika Glojnarič (f)
** 400 m winners: Sven Cepuš (m) / Andrea Miklós (f)
** 800 m winners: Marino Bloudek (m) / Diana Elena Bogos (f)
** 1500 m winners: Adrian Garcea (m) / Silviya Georgieva (f)
** 3000 m winners: Elzan Bibić (m) / Urkuş Işik (f)
** High Jump winners: Jasmin Halili (m) / Panagiota Dosi (f)
** Long Jump winners: Panagiotis Mantzourogiannis (m) / Klara Barnjak (f)
** Triple Jump winners: Cristian Răzvan Grecu (m) / Aleksandra Nacheva (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Maxim Goldovsky (m) / Nastja Modič (f)
** Shot Put winners: Odysseas Mouzenidis (m) / Maria Magkoulia (f)
** 4 × 400 m winners: Turkey (Ömer Karlidağ, Abdullah Özdemir, Ilyas Çanakçi, Mehmet Çelik) (m) / Romania (Adina Cârciogel, Iulia Banaga, Maria Scrob, Diana Elena Bogos) (f)
* February 17: 2018 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul
* March 10 & 11: 2018 European Throwing Cup Leiria
* March 10 & 11: 2018 Balkan Masters Indoor Championships in Belgrade
* March 18: 2018 Balkan Marathon Championships in Limassol
* April 14: Balkan Race Walking Championships in Pirot
* May 5: Balkan Mountain Running Championships in Beočin
* May 26 – 27: European Champion Clubs Cup Track and Field Senior Group A in Birmingham
* May 26 – 27: ECCC Track and Field Senior Group B in Tampere
* June 3: 22nd 2018 European Cup 10,000m in London
* June 9: Championships of the Small States of Europe in Schaan
* June 9: Balkan U18 Championships in Athletics in Istanbul
* June 9 & 10: 2018 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships in Jesolo
* June 14 & 15: Balkan Relay Championships in Erzurum
* June 23 & 24: Balkan U20 Championships in Athletics in Bursa
* July 1: 17th 2018 European Mountain Running Championships in Skopje
* July 5 – 8: 2nd 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr
* July 20 & 21: 2018 Balkan Athletics Championships in Stara Zagora
* September 15: ECCC Track and Field U20 in TBD place
* September 16: Balkan Half Marathon Championships in Sarajevo
* November 4: Balkan Cross Country Championships in Botoșani
* December 9: 25th 2018 European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg

### EA Cross Country Permit Races

* September 22 – 24, 2017: Lidingöloppet in Lidingö
** Winners: Napoleon Solomon (m) / Maria Larsson (f)
* November 11, 2017: European Halloween Cross in Middelfart
** Winners: Napoleon Solomon (m) / Sara Christiansson (f)
* November 11, 2017: Pforzheim-Huchenfeld Cross in Pforzheim
** Winners: Patrick Karl (m) / Elena Burkard (f)
* November 18, 2017: Wyndham Grand CrossAttack in Salzburg
** Winners: Richard Ringer (m) / Simona Vrzalová (f)
* November 19, 2017: XXIV Cross Internacional de Soria in Soria
** Winners: Jacob Kiplimo (m) / Alice Aprot Nawowuna (f)
* November 19, 2017: Cross de l'Acier in Leffrinckoucke
** Winners: Birhanu Balew Yemataw (m) / Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (f)
* November 25, 2017: 62nd Omer Besim Memorial in Istanbul
** Winners: Bernard Cheruiyot Sang (m) / Meseret Yaye Asefa (f)
* November 26, 2017: Darmstadt Cross in Darmstadt
** Winners: Amanal Petros (m) / Alina Reh (f)
* November 26, 2017: International Warandecross in Tilburg
** Winners: Napoleon Solomon (m) / Meraf Bahta (f)
* November 26, 2017: Cross Internacional de la Constitución in Alcobendas
** Winners: Zakaria Maazouzi (m) / Clara Viñarás (f)
* January 13: Great Edinburgh International Cross Country in Edinburgh
** Winners: Leonard Essau Korir (m) / Yasemin Can (f)
* January 19 – 21: Abdycross in Kerkrade
** Winners: Chakib Lachgar (m) / Sylvia Mboga Medugu (f)
* January 21: Lotto Cross Cup de Hannut in Hannut
** Winners: Soufiane Bouchikhi (m) / Birtukan Adamu (f)
* January 21: Cross della Vallagarina in Villa Lagarina
** Winners: Telahun Haile Bekele (m) / Norah Jeruto (f)
* February 25: Lotto Cross Cup (final) in Brussels

### EA Indoor Permit Meetings

* January 25: Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava
** 60 m winners: Yunier Perez (m) / Ewa Swoboda (f)
** 300 m winners: Pavel Maslák (m) / Anita Horvat (f)
** Men's 60 m Hurdles winner: Petr Svoboda
** 3000 m winners: Mohammed Ayoub Tiouali (m) / Hellen Obiri
** Long Jump winners: Miltiádis Tentóglou (m) / Háido Alexoúli (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Emmanouil Karalis (m) / Romana Maláčová (f)
** Women's High Jump winner: Iryna Herashchenko
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomáš Staněk
* February 2 & 3: European Athletics Permit meeting Combined Events in Tallinn
** Men's Heptathlon winner: Kai Kazmirek
** Men's U20 Heptathlon winner: Hendrik Lillemets
** Women's Pentathlon winner: Alina Shukh
* February 3: Reykjavik International Games in Reykjavík
** 60 m winners: Odain Rose (m) / Diani Walker (f)
** 400 m winners: Marquis Caldwell (m) / Arna Stefanía Gudmundsdóttir (f)
** 800 m winners: Sæmundur Ólafsson (m) / Emily Jerotich (f)
** Women's High Jump winner: Maja Nilsson
** Pole Vault winners: Bjarki Gíslason (m) / Hulda Thorsteinsdóttir (f)
** Long Jump winners: Kristinn Torfason (m) / Anne-Mari Lehtiö (f)
** Shot Put winners: Scott Lincoln (m) / Thelma Lind Kristjánsdóttir
* February 3: Meeting Elite en Salle de Mondeville in Mondeville
** 60 m winners: Christophe Lemaitre (m) / Remona Burchell (f)
** Women's 400 m winner: Iveta Putalová
** Men's 1500 m winner: Samuel Tefera
** Women's 2000 m winner: Meskerem Mamo
** Men's 3000 m winner: Jonathan Davies
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Jarret Eaton (m) / Hanna Plotitsyna (f)
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Nathan Douglas
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Ninon Guillon-Romarin
* February 7: Meeting de Paris Indoor in Paris
** 60 m winners: Arthur Gue Cissé (m) / Marie-Josée Ta Lou (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Jarret Eaton (m) / Hanna Plotitsyna (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Luvo Manyonga
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Ekateríni Stefanídi
** Men's Triathlon winner: Kevin Mayer
* February 9: Meeting Féminin du Val d'Oise in Eaubonne
** Women's 60 m winner: Marie-Josée Ta Lou
** Women's 200 m winner: Anna Kiełbasińska
** Women's Triathlon winner: Nafissatou Thiam
** Women's 800 m winner: Habitam Alemu
** Women's 3000 m winner: Melissa Courtney
** Women's 60 m Hurdles winner: Nooralotta Neziri
** Women's High Jump winner: Katarina Johnson-Thompson
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Anzhelika Sidorova
** Women's Long Jump winner: Lauma Grīva
* February 10: Gugl Indoor Meeting in Linz
** 60 m winners: Zdenek Stromšík (m) / Klára Seidlová (f)
** Women's 200 m winner: Marcela Pírková
** Men's 400 m winner: Yavuz Can
** Women's 800 m winner: Irene Baldessari
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Silvio Henrique de Souza (m) / Ivana Lončarek (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Mareks Ārents (m) / Amálie Švábíková (f)
** Women's Long Jump winner: Ivona Dadic
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Necati Er
* February 10: IFAM Indoor Meeting in Ghent
** 60 m winners: Robin Vanderbemden (m) / Jamile Samuel (f)
** 400 m winners: Tony van Diepen (m) / Zoey Clark (f)
** 800 m winners: Maarten Plaum (m) / Elena Bellò (f)
** 1500 m winners: Marcin Lewandowski (m) / Alemaz Teshale (f)
** Men's 3000 m winner: Regasa Chala
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Simone Poccia (m) / Eefje Boons (f)
** High Jump winners: Naoto Tobe (m) / Sommer Lecky (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Koen van der Wijst (m) / Robin Wingbermühle (f)
** Long Jump winners: Adam McMullen (m) / Hanne Maudens (f)
* February 11: Meeting Elite en Salle de Metz in Metz
** 60 m winners: Kimmari Roach (m) / Marie Josée Ta Lou (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Christophe Lemaitre
** Women's 300 m winner: Sarah Atcho
** 800 m winners: Clement Dhainaut (m) / Nelly Jepkosgei (f)
** Men's 1500 m winner: Taresa Tolosa
** Men's 3000 m winner: Thierry Ndikumwenayo
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Roger Iribarne (m) / Nooralotta Neziri (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Luvo Manyonga
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Paraskeví Papahrístou
* February 13: Meeting Arena Liévin in Liévin
** 60 m winners: Andrew Fisher (m) / Rosângela Santos (f)
** 300 m winners: Jonathan Borlée (m) / Gunta Latiševa-Čudare (f)
** 800 m winners: Adam Kszczot (m) / Habitam Alemu (f)
** Men's 1000 m winner: Pierre-Ambroise Bosse
** 1500 m winners: Ayanleh Souleiman (m) / Rababe Arafi (f)
** Men's 3000 m winner: Selemon Barega
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Ludovic Payen (m) / Hanna Plotitsyna (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Xue Changrui (m) / Ekateríni Stefanídi (f)
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Almir dos Santos
* February 18: Istanbul Cup Indoor Athletics Meeting in Istanbul
** 60 m winners: Emre Zafer Barnes (m) / Hrystyna Stuy (f)
** 400 m winners: Amel Tuka (m) / Anna Ryzhykova (f)
** Men's 1000 m winner: Abraham Rotich
** Women's 1500 m winner: Luiza Gega
** Men's 3000 m winner: Amine Khadiri
** Women's 60 m Hurdles winner: Hanna Plotitsyna
** Men's Long Jump winner: Vladyslav Mazur
** Women's High Jump winner: Kateryna Tabashnyk
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Demet Parlak
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Viktoriya Prokopenko
** Men's Shot Put winner: Andrei Gag
* February 21: AIT International Grand Prix in Anthlone
* February 21: Serbian Open Indoor Meeting in Belgrade
* February 25: All Star Perche in Clermont-Ferrand
* TBD: Meeting Ville de Madrid in Madrid

### EA Outdoor Classic Meetings

* May 29: 16th European Athletics Festival Bydgoszcz in Bydgoszcz
* June 2: Meeting of Andújar in Andújar
* June 4: Memoriál Josefa Odložila in Prague
* June 8: 12th Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo in Huelva
* June 8: 63rd Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Szczecin
* June 13: Meeting de Montreuil in France
* June 16: Meeting de Marseille Pro Athlé Tour in Marseille

### EA Outdoor Area Permit Meetings

* May 5 & 6: Georgian Open Championships in Tbilisi
* May 13: Meeting Elite de Montgeron in Montgeron
* May 19 & 20: Caucasian Cup in Tbilisi
* May 27: Meeting Elite de Forbach in Forbach

### EA Combined Events Area Permit Meetings

* June 2 & 3: VII Meeting Internacional de Arona in Arona

### EA Outdoor Special Premium Meetings

* May 10: Athens Street Pole Vault (Special Premium) in Athens

### CAA Major Events

* March 17: 2018 African Cross Country Championships in Chlef
* August 1 – 5: 2018 African Championships in Athletics in Asaba

### NACAC Major Events

* February 16 & 17: 2018 Central American Cross Country Championships in San Salvador
** Seniors winners: Alberto González Méndez (m) / Jenny Méndez Suanca (f)
** U20 winners: Joseph Alejandro Hernandez Silva (m) / Noelia Vargas Mena (f)
* February 17: Pan American Cross Country Cup in San Salvador
** Seniors winners: Joseph Gray (m) / Carmen Toaquiza (f)
** U20 winners: Connor Lane (m) / Brogan MacDougall (f)
* May 25 – 27: 2018 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics in Panama City
* June 22 – 24: 2018 Central American Senior Championships in Athletics in Managua
* June 28 – July 1: OECS Track and Field Championships in Basseterre
* July 3 & 4: NACAC Combined Events Championships in Ottawa
* August 10 – 12: 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto

### CONSUDATLE

* March 16 & 17: South American Race Walking Championships in Sucúa
* March 18: Ibero-American Marathon in Venezuela

### OAA

* January 20 – 27: Oceania Masters Athletics Championships in Dunedin
** For all results, click here.
* February 11: Oceania Race Walking Championships in Adelaide
** 20 km Walk winners: Perseus Karlström (m) / Beki Smith (f)
** U20 10 km winners: Declan Tingay (m) / Katie Hayward (f)
** U18 5 km winners: Joe Cross (m) / Olivia Sandery (f)
* February 18: Oceania 10km Road Championships in Hobart
** Winners: Liam Adams (m) / Lisa Jane Weightman (f)
* May 17 – 19: Melanesian Athletics Championships in Port Vila
** 100 m: Heleina Young (f)
** 200 m: Nicole Kay (f)
** 400 m: Valentine Hello (f)
** 800 m: Isabella Thornton-Bott (f)
** 1500 m: Caitlin Murdock (f)
** 3000 m: Sharon Firisua (F)
** 5000 m: Audrey Hall (f)
** 100 m Hurdles: Rhonda Byrnes (f)
** 400 m Hurdles: Madeline Putz (f)
** 4 × 100 m Relay: Australia A (Stephanie Welsh, Emma Klasen, Monique Quirk, Sophie White)
** High Jump: Laura Perich (f)
** Pole Vault: Isabelle Napier (f)
** Long Jump: Allison Nankivell (f)
** Triple Jump: Allison Nankivell (f)
** Shot Put: Ashley Bologna (f)
** Discus Throw: Larissa O'Dea (f)
* June 9 & 10: Oceania Combined Events Championships in Australia
* June 14 – 16: Micronesian Athletics Championships in Saipan
* June 30 & July 1: Oceania Marathon and Half Marathon Championships Australia
* August 25: Oceania Cross Country Championships in TBD place
* September 6 – 8: Polynesian Regional Athletics Championships in Apia

### AAA

* February 1 – 3: 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran
** 60 m winners: Hassan Taftian (m) / Liang Xiaojing (f)
** 400 m winners: Abdalelah Haroun (m) / Svetlana Golendova (f)
** 800 m winners: Abubaker Haydar Abdalla (m) / Wang Chunyu (f)
** 1500 m winners: Amir Moradi (m) / Gayanthika Artigala (f)
** 3000 m winners: Hossein Keyhani (m) / Tatyana Neroznak (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Abdulaziz Al-Mandeel (m) / Aigerim Shynazbekova (f)
** 4 × 400 m winners: Qatar (m) / Kazakhstan (f)
** High jump winners: Mutaz Essa Barshim (m) / Nadiya Dusanova (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Nikita Filippov (m) / Anastasiya Yermakova (f)
** Long jump winners: Shi Yuhao (m) / Bùi Thị Thu Thảo (f)
** Triple jump winners: Khaled Al-Subaie (m) / Irina Ektova (f)
** Shot put winners: Ali Samari (m) / Elena Smolyanova (f)
** Men's Heptathlon winner: Majed Radhi Al-Sayed
** Women's Pentathlon winner: Sepideh Tavakoli

## Deaths

| Athlete | Nation | Occupation | Age | Date |
| Horace Ashenfelter | United States | Steeplechaser | 94 | 6 January |
| Cliff Bourland | United States | Sprinter | 97 | 1 February |
| Roger Bannister | United Kingdom | Middle-distance athlete | 88 | 4 March |
| László Tábori | Hungary | Middle-distance athlete | 86 | 23 May |
| Dick Quax | New Zealand | Long-distance athlete | 70 | 28 May |
| Irena Szewińska | Poland | Sprinter | 72 | 29 June |
| Lindy Remigino | United States | Sprinter | 87 | 11 July |