Włodarczyk twice broke the hammer throw world record that year, but these marks were achieved outside of the series.
[1][2] A total of fourteen meetings featured on the circuit, with nine women's and ten men's contests spread across those events.
The point scoring format was cumulative – the final standings were decided by the sum of athletes' three best throws on the circuit.
The Brothers Znamensky Memorial and Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar returned to the series.
A total of fourteen women recorded valid marks at three or more meetings and made the final standings – a new high for the competition.