Every two years, the International Association of Athletics Federations stages a World Track & Field Championships which represents essentially the same level of athletic competition as the Track & Field portion of the Olympic Games. The IAAF World Championships began in 1983, and were presented every 4 years, until 1991 when the frequency became every two years. The 12th presentation of these World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany this year, from August 15-23.
Here are a list of reports on the World Championships in Berlin:
- View Usain Bolt 19.19 video of him breaking the 200m world record
- US Men's Marathon team loses ground at World Championships in Berlin
- IAAF disqualifies USA men's 4x100 meter relay team on inconclusive evidence
- US Women Marathon team place fifth at the World Marathon Cup at the World Championships in Berlin
- San Franciscan Shannon Rowbury awarded a bronze medal in the World Championships 1500 meter
- Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia may be the greatest distance runner of all-time
- Bernard Lagat tops performances by an American distance runner at World Championships
- Caster Semenya gender controversy reopened with report of elevated testosterone
- Americans are top medal winners at the 12th World Track & Field Championships in Berlin
For more information about the 12th World Championships in Athletics at Berlin, Germany.
To watch videos of the events at the 12th World Championships in Athletics at Berlin, Germany.
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