In 1983 Helsinki held the inaugural World Championships, and since then the IAAF has had countries host this prestigious Championships, second only to the Olympic Games.

Originally the Championships were held once every 4 years, however since the 1990's, they have been held every 2 years.

2011 and 2013 IAAF World Champs cities named
The IAAF has announced that Daegu, Korea and Moscow, Russia will be the respective host cities of the 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

Previous World Championship Cities :

Osaka 2007
Helsinki 2005
Paris 2003
Edmonton 2001
Sevilla 1999
Athens 1997
Göteborg 1995
Stuttgart 1993
Tokyo 1991
Rome 1987
Helsinki 1983

 

Track World Championship 2007 Reports & Results

Osaka World Athletic Championships - August 2007
Osaka 2007 - Overall sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 9 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 8 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 7 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 6 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 5 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 4 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 3 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 2 sum up
Osaka 2007 - Day 1 sum up

Women's Marathon Report and Results
Kenya yet again struck Gold in the Women's marathon of the Osaka World Championships. Catherine Ndereba underlined why she is known as 'Catherine the Great' by beating the highly fancied Chunxiu Zhou of China by a scant 7 seconds. In 3rd place we had the courageous Reika Tosa fighting to secure her country's first individual medal of the Champs. The battle at the front was tense with no prisoners taken or quarter given. The weather was again totally unsuitable for marathon running. Women's Marathon Race Report

Day 6: Men's 800m heats reports - 6 heats

Men's 1500m - Lagat takes dream win
Bernard Lagat captures the 1500m with a dazzling display of 1500m mastery.

Men's 3000m SteepleChase - Kenyan 1-2-3
Kenyan contiued their dominance of the 3000m SteepleChase at Championship events with the enigmatic 1-2-3 finish of their contry's athletes.

Women's 800m - Hail the new Queen Jepkosgei
There is a new 'Queen of the 800' and that is Janeth Jepkosgei. She is brilliant and she is the future.

Men's 10000m Kenny Bekele is back
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele is back from the brink, as he captures the 10000m title ahead of compatriot Sileshi Sihine. His winning time was 27:05.90 however the victory was significant in restoring his cofidence

Women's Steeple V for Volkova
Russia's Yekaterina Volkova sets a new Championship record with her winning time of 9:06.57

Men's 1500m semi-finals recap
The Men's 2 semi finals produce races of intrigue and sheer madness

Men's Marathon Report and Results
Kenya struck Gold on the first day of the Osaka World Championships with Luke Kibet convincingly winning the Men's marathon ahead of former compatriot, , now of Qatar. Victor Rothlin of Switzerland took a surprising but deserved Bronze in a tightly contested 3rd place battle which was only decided in the last 2km of the event. The event was run in particular distressing and hot conditions, totally unsuitable for marathon running. Men's Marathon Race Report

Track World Championship 2007 Build-up News

Thompson and Martin named Team Australia captains

Willis and Hyett first up for New Zealand at World Champs

Canadians ready to shine on world stage in Osaka
Osaka, Japan – The 11th IAAF World Track and Field Championships begin with a bang on Saturday August 25 in Osaka, Japan with five Canadians in action on opening day. The 11th Worlds feature a record 203 participating countries.

Osaka: Bekele steps it up a gear
Well, who would have guessed, Kenenisa Bekele can trash talk? It isn't exactly 'trash talk' by any stretch of the imagination of a sprinter's standards or even that of Australia's Craig Mottram however for the Ethiopian to dismiss Mottram in the manner he has, places some fuel to the fire.

Bekele dismisses Mottram as a serious rival
Ethiopian distance running superstar Kenenisa Bekele has dismissed any suggestion of a genuine rivalry with Craig Mottram, claiming the only reason the Australian beat him last year was because he was jet-lagged and tired.

Aus: Osaka - The final countdown
Little more than a day remains until the commencement of the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan - the 11th edition of a meet that showcases the very best in pure athletics.

NZ Athletes and Events for Osaka World Championships

Team USA Distance Squad Set for World Championships in Osaka
Olympic medalists Bernard Lagat and Deena Kastor and U.S. mile record holder Alan Webb lead the U.S. distance running squad for the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships to be held August 25 - September 2 in Osaka, Japan.

Canada: Wave 1 arrives in Osaka for World Champs

Blogs: The World Athletic Champs in Osaka await
The World Athletic Championships are steaming in quicker than an autumn morning in Sweden. Japan welcomes athletes to Osaka for a feast of athletics and the journalists and squires from around the world prepare to put pen to paper in preparation for 9 days of athletics. The last Champs, 2 years ago in Finland, were literally washed out and the organisers must be holding thumbs that the same fate does not await them.

USA: Webb, Lagat lead distance crew into IAAF World Champs
INDIANAPOLIS - Alan Webb and Bernard Lagat will bolster a strong Team USA distance running contingent at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships August 25-September 2 in Osaka, Japan.

NZ team finalised for Osaka World Championships
New Zealand will have a team of ten competing at the World Track and Field Championships in Osaka starting on 25 August.

Final Australian team confirmed for Osaka

Athletics Canada finalizes World Championships team
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the team which will compete at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan August 25 to September 2. The team will head to Singapore on August 11 for a two week training and preparation camp.

Aus: Lewis and Shirvington added to World Championships team

Team USA for IAAF World Championships Marathon announced