2010 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
The 2010 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was the inaugural edition of the IAAF [Hammer Throw Challenge], an international series of hammer throw competitions around the world.
Koji Murofushi of Japan won the men's challenge, while Betty Heidler of Germany prevailed on women's side.
Origin
2010 marked the first edition of the IAAF Diamond League, which replaced the IAAF Golden League as the highest level of international track and field meetings. The Diamond League sought to showcase all the events, but according to IAAF, hammer throw could not be included for infrastructure reasons. Therefore, a separate Hammer Throw Challenge was created.Awards
On February 19, IAAF announced a US$202,000 prize fund for the Challenge, to be split equally between men and women. The overall winners would pocket $30,000 each. In addition, each of the fourteen competitions would award $7,500 in prize money, with $2,000 going to the winner.Format and calendar
The 2010 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge consisted of a total of 14 competitions, in a total of 11 meets. Points were scored simply by adding together an athlete's three best results from the Challenge. An athlete could compete in as many meets as they liked, but only the three best results would count. Any athlete achieving a new world record would receive a 1-meter bonus.| Meeting | City | Country | Date | Type |
| Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar | Dakar | Senegal | April 24 | Women |
| Osaka Grand Prix | Osaka | Japan | May 8 | Men |
| Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships | Daegu | South Korea | May 19 | Women |
| Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | May 23 | Both |
| Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | Czech Republic | May 26 | Both |
| Fanny Blankers-Koen Games | Hengelo | Netherlands | May 30 | Men |
| Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Zhukovsky | Russia | June 26 | Women |
| Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid | Spain | July 2 | Men |
| ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | Germany | August 22 | Women |
| Rieti Meeting | Rieti | Italy | August 28-29 | Both |
| Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb | Croatia | September 1 | Men |