IAAF World Championships in Athletics

The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It is the largest event in the world after the Olympic Games, and the Football World Cup finals. Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1993, and it has since been organised biannually.

Events

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events No. of
Athletes

1 1983 Helsinki Finland August 7 - August 14 1983 Olympic Stadium

2 1987 Rome Italy August 28 - September 6 1987 Olympic Stadium

3 1991 Tokyo Japan August 23 - September 1 1991 Olympic Stadium

4 1993 Stuttgart Germany August 13 - August 22 1993 Gottlieb Daimler Stadium

5 1995 Gothenburg Sweden August 5 - August 13 1995 Ullevi

6 1997 Athens Greece August 1 - August 10 1997 Olympic Stadium

7 1999 Seville Spain August 20 - August 29 1999 Olympic Stadium

8 2001 Edmonton Canada August 3 - August 12 2001 Commonwealth Stadium

9 2003 Paris France August 23 - August 31 2003 Stade de France

10 2005 Helsinki Finland Olympic Stadium

11 2007 Osaka Japan Nagai Stadium

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

Events

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