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World Championships in Athletics
edition of the World Championships in Athletics
The IAAF World Championships (Chinese: 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.[1][2] Forty-three nations won medals, of which were awarded.
Kenya topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. The United States won 18 medals, six gold, six silver and six bronze, which was the highest tally. Host nation China, finished 11th on the medals table, while Russia finished ninth.
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Eritrea won their first world title at these championships, with Ghirmay Ghebreslassie winning the men's marathon.[4]
The event was the largest sporting event to take place at the Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") since the Summer Olympics.[5]
Bidding process
When the seeking deadline passed on 15 March , three candidate cities (Beijing, London and Chorzów) had confirmed their candidatures.[6][7] London then withdrew citing that they didn't want to seem to be biased towards the bids for the Olympic Stadium by committing themselves to an athletics event, as the host for this event was to be announced before their stadium bid deadline.
London then stated that they would bid for and had the blessing of the IAAF to do so.[8] The IAAF announced Beijing as the winning candidate at the IAAF Council Meeting in Monaco on 20 November [9] The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 22 August until 30 August
Venue
Inside in daylight
Outside at night
The event was primarily held at the Beijing National Stadium, which served as the athletics venue during the Summer Olympics.
Weather concerns prompted a reduction in capacity for the World Championships in Athletics; only the lower and middle tiers of the stadium were open, capping the venue at around 54, spectators rather than its capacity of 80,[10] Tickets for the championships were available in three price categories, ranging from 50 RMB to RMB.[11]
Qualifying standards
Main article: World Championships in Athletics qualification standards
Event schedule
| Key | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
- All dates are CST (UTC+8)