7th in the World: How the Meeting Ranking System Works

In 2019, World Athletics introduced two global ranking systems: one for athletes in a specific discipline, and one for the events in which those athletes compete.

These two rankings are interdependent: athletes’ performances influence the meeting’s position in the event rankings, while the meeting’s quality determines how many points an athlete can earn for their performance at that event.

The Springer-Meeting Cottbus is part of the World Athletics Continental Bronze Tour – the fourth-highest tier after the Diamond League and the Gold and Silver levels of the Continental Tour. Among the specialist meetings – those that focus exclusively on selected disciplines – the Springer-Meeting Cottbus has consistently ranked among the top ten worldwide for many years. The list is recalculated each year.

Currently, Cottbus holds 7th place with a score of 9,840 points. The biggest factor in this score is the five best individual athlete performances (which account for 70% of the total points). Another 15% comes from the number of top 100 athletes in the world participating in the meeting. 10% is based on the number of disciplines held – a category in which the Springer-Meeting naturally earns fewer points. If a world record, meeting record, or national record is set, this contributes an additional 5% to the score.