2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Teams
The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH):


2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Umpires
Below are the 11 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:


2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Results, Medal round, Pool C
Argentina was moved to second place after a second appeal.


2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 83 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.46 goals per match.


2011 Women's Hockey Under-21 Four Nations Tournament
The 2011 Women's Hockey Under–21 Four Nations Tournament was an invitational women's under–21 field hockey competition, hosted by Hockey India. The tournament took place between 8–12 November 2011 in New Delhi, India. A total of four teams competed for the title.


2011 Women's Hockey Under-21 Four Nations Tournament
Germany won the tournament, defeating New Zealand 3–2 during golden goal in the final. India finished in third place after a 3–2 win over Australia.


2011 Women's Hockey Under-21 Four Nations Tournament, Teams
Including India, 4 teams were invited by Hockey India to participate in the tournament.


2011 Women's Hockey Under-21 Four Nations Tournament, Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2011 Women's Hockey Under-21 Four Nations Tournament, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 35 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.38 goals per match.


2011 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup
The 2011 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the third edition of this tournament. It was played at 8–13 February 2011 in Poznań, Poland. For the first time in history, teams from all five continents were represented.


2011 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup, Venue
All matches were played at the Poznań International Fair Exhibition Hall.


2011 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2011 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by seven countries from June 14–22, 2011 in Callao, Peru.


2011 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Final standing
Daniela Uribe,	Grecia Herrada,		Vivian Baella,	Alexandra Muñoz,Lisset Sosa,	Mabel Olemar,	Rafaella Camet,Ginna López,Clarivett Yllescas,	Danae Carranza,	Diana Gonzales,	María de Fátima Acosta (L)


2011 Women's League Soccer season
The 2011 season is the inaugural year of Women's League Soccer.


2011 Women's League Soccer season
For the season, most of the WLS clubs are located in the Midwestern United States.


2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, was held from September 12 to 17, in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The winner qualified for the 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup, in Japan.


2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserIn case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:points ratio and sets ratio


2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, held from September 12 to September 17, 2011 in Caguas, Puerto Rico.


2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was an annual single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament was played entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee. In the championship game, the Toledo Rockets defeated the USC Trojans, 76-68, before a sellout crowd of 7,301 at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. Tournament MVP, Naama Shafir, scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Rockets


2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament, 2010 Preseason WNIT
At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.


2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament, 2011 Postseason WNIT
The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 43rd annual tournament was played from March 16, 2011 to April 2, 2011, entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee.


2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Brackets
Results to date (* by score indicates game went to overtime; H indicates host school):


2011 Women's Oceania Cup
The 2011 Women's Oceania Cup was the seventh edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held from 6–9 October in Hobart.


2011 Women's Oceania Cup
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2012 Summer Olympics.


2011 Women's Oceania Cup
New Zealand won the tournament for the third time, defeating Australia in the three–game series by goal difference, after the teams finished equal on points. Despite the Hockeyroos' second-place finish, the 2011 Oceania Cup held two qualifying allocations for the Olympic Games, meaning both teams qualified.


2011 Women's Oceania Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 15 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.


2011 Women's Oceania Handball Championship
The 2011 Women's Oceania Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the Oceania Handball Nations Cup, held on 28 and 29 May 2011 at Wellington, New Zealand.


2011 Women's Oceania Handball Championship
Australia and New Zealand played in a two-legged game against each other, the aggregate winner qualified for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.


2011 Women's Pan American Challenge
The 2011 Women's Pan American Challenge was the first edition of the Women's Pan American Challenge. It was held between 31 July and 7 August 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, simultaneously with the men's tournament.


2011 Women's Pan American Challenge
Uruguay won the tournament for the first time by defeating Guyana 6–0 in the final. Brazil won the bronze medal by defeating Paraguay 2–1 in the third place playoff.


2011 Women's Pan American Challenge, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 44 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.


2011 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2011 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the tenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries over July 1–9, 2011 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The top four NORCECA teams and the top two from CSV confederation, qualified for the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2011 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Competing nations
Brazil Costa Rica Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States


2011 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2011 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, held from July 1 to 9, 2010 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.


2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs
The 2011 WPS Playoffs were the postseason to Women's Professional Soccer's 2011 Season, which started on August 17 and culminated on August 27 at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York.


2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, Media coverage
The First Round will be viewable on Fox Soccer Channel with the others on Fox Sports Net; all will be simultaneously webcast on the .


2011 Women's Professional Soccer season
The 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season is the third season for the WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The season started with the opening match on April 9, with the 2011 WPS Championship scheduled for the weekend of August 27–28.


2011 Women's Quadrangular Series
The 2011 Women's Quadrangular Series were two Quadrangular Series that took place in Sri Lanka in April 2011. The four teams competing were Ireland, the Netherlands, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The teams first played in a T20I series, consisting of semi-finals and a final, which was won by Pakistan. They then played in a ODI round-robin series, which was again won by Pakistan. Sri Lanka and Pakistan also faced each other in a one-off ODI before the series started.


2011 Women's Quadrangular Series, ODI Quadrangular Series, Points table
Note: P = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, NR = No Results, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.


2011 Women's Six Nations Championship
The 2011 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2011 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held between 4 February and 19 March 2011, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. The game between England and Scotland on 13 March followed the men's international between the same two nations and was shown live on the BBC. The match between England and France was also shown live on Sky TV in the UK, and France vs Scotland was broadcast live on Orange TV in France.


2011 Women's Six Nations Championship
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were favourites to win the tournament, and their victory was their sixth title in a row. Italy also had their best Six Nations ever. Scotland, on the other hand, lost every match (other than their game against Ireland) by record margins.


2011 Women's Six Nations Championship, Leading scorers, Other point scorers
5 points (one try, except where stated): Amy Garnett, Caroline Collie (1 pen, 1 con), Caryl James, Charlotte Murray, Chiara Castellarin, Christelle Chobet, Sophie Hemming, Sarah Hunter, Claire Molloy, Georgina Roberts, Geraldine Rea, Kat Merchant, Lauren Harris, Lindsay Wheeler, Mairead Kelly, Maria Diletta Veronese, Maria Grazia Cioffi, Rowena Burnfield, Toya Mason, Tracy Balmer, Claire Canal, Paola Zangirolami, Adi Taviner, Becky Essex, Michela Este, Manuela Furlan. 3 points (one pen): Aurelie Bailon


2011 Women's South American Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Women's South American Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the Women's South American Volleyball Championship, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). It was held in Callao, Peru from September 28 to October 2, 2011.


2011 Women's South American Volleyball Championship, Final standing
Fabiana Claudino,	Dani Lins,		Adenizia da Silva,	Thaisa Menezes,Marianne Steinbrecher,	Jaqueline Carvalho,	Sassá,Sheilla Castro,Fabíola de Sousa,	Fernanda Garay,	Tandara Caixeta,	Fabiana de Oliveira	(L),


2011 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship
The 2011 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the third official edition of the women's volleyball tournament, played by four teams over August 5–7, 2011 in José Liberatti Gymnassium in Osasco, Brazil.


2011 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Competing clubs
Sollys/Nestle Sport Club Venezuela Universidad Católica Universidad San Francisco Xavier


2011 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Round-Robyn
The competition system for the tournament was a single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 3 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is determined by the total points gained.


2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup
The 2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 3rd cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in August and September, with 35 teams taking part: 33 county teams plus Wales and the Netherlands. Kent Women won the Twenty20 Cup, beating Berkshire Women in the final, achieving their first T20 title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2011 Women's County Championship.


2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Competition Format
Teams played matches within a series of regionalised divisions, with the winners of the top divisions progressing to semi-finals and a final. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.


2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Competition Format
The divisions worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Competition Format
Win: 2 points. Tie: 1 points. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.


2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Teams
The 2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three regions: Midlands & North, South and South & West. Each region was further divided into divisions: Midlands & North with four, South with three and South & West with two. Teams in each division played each other once, and then the top two played in a Division Final and bottom two in a 3rd Place Play-off. The winners of each Division 1, and the best-performing second-place team, progressed to the semi-finals.


2011 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship
The 2011 Women's U-19's European Handball Championship is the eighth edition of the continental handball event for this age group, and the fourth under its new name, that is being held between 4 and 14 August in the Netherlands. Norway entered the championship as title holders, after beaten 2009 hosts Hungary 29–27 in the previous tournament's final. According to the competition regulations, only players born on or after 1 January 1992 are eligible to participate.


2011 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship
Denmark won the championship for the third time, beating first time finalists Netherlands in the decisive match 29–27.


2011 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, Venues
Five cities have been selected to stage the championship. In Almelo, Maastricht and Leek will only be held preliminary and main round matches. In Arnhem, where hosts Netherlands play their preliminary group, will also be held main round clashes and the placement matches 9–16. Rotterdam will be involved only in the final weekend to arrange the placement matches 5–8 as well as the semifinals, the bronze match and the final.


2011 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, Qualification
A total of 29 national teams registered for the tournament, from which the four best placed teams of the 2009 Women's 17 European Handball Championship, namely Denmark, France, Norway and Russia automatically qualified for the championship, joined by organizer country Netherlands. The remaining twenty-four teams competed between 21–24 April 2011 in six groups of four for the eleven spots left. Groups 1 to 5 offered two places each, while from the sixth group only the winner advanced to the European Championship. After the mini-tournaments were concluded, the following teams qualified for the continental event: Spain, Serbia (Group 1); Germany, Austria (Group 2); Hungary, Sweden (Group 3); Croatia, Poland (Group 4); Ukraine, Slovenia (Group 5) and Romania (Group 6).


2011 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, Draw
The draw for the groups of the final tournament took place in Leek, Netherlands, on 27 April 2011. In the process first the teams from pot 4, pot 3 and pot 1 were drawn, respectively, following that host nation Netherlands had the right to choose the group where they would like to be classified. The remaining three teams were distributed in the regular way.


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
The 2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Walker Complex at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, from 15 to 21 July 2011. It was the first ever wheelchair basketball world championship for women in the under-25 age category. The event was run by Wheelchair Basketball Canada in partnership with Brock University. Eight nations competed: Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the United States. The event took the form of a round-robin tournament, with each team playing all the other teams once. The top eight teams then went into quarter-finals, while the bottom two played each other for world ranking. The winners of the semi-finals faced each other in the final, while the losers played for bronze. The championship was won by the United States; Australia came second and Great Britain third.


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Competition
The 2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship as the first ever wheelchair basketball world championship for women in the under-25 age category. The event was run by Wheelchair Basketball Canada in partnership with Brock University on behalf of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. (IWBF) Wheelchair Basketball Canada is a non-profit, charitable organization that is the national governing body of the sport in Canada, and the Canadian member of the IWBF. The event organisers hoped to raise the profile of the sport in Canada, and boost Canada's (ultimately successful) bid for the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship.


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Venue
The event was held at the Walker Complex at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Games were played at the Bob Davis Gym, normally home to the Brock Badgers Basketball, Volleyball and Wrestling teams. The gym had 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) of space and seating for 1,000 spectators. The official practice venue was the Ian D. Beddis Gym, with nearly 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) of space.


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams
Eight nations competed: Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the United States.


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams, Australia
Head Coach: Gerry HewsonAssistant Coach: Alison MoselyAssistant Coach: Matthew DunstanTeam Manager: Jane KylePhysiotherapist: Paula Peralta


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams, Canada
Head coach: Michael Broughton Assistant coach:  Marni Abbott-PeterAssistant coach: Karla Tritten Team Manager:  Kathy LudwigAthletic Therapist:  Teresa Hussey


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams, Germany
Head coach: Heidi KirsteCoach: Holger GlinickiTeam manager:  Lisa KöslingDoctor:  Juergen VöelpelPhysiotherapist:  Tim Töllner


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams, Great Britain
Head coach: Jennifer Browning Assistant coach: James FisherTeam manager: Garry PeelPhysiotherapist: Lisa Wiles


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams, Japan
Head coach: Kaori TachibanaAssistant coach:Makiko HaradaAssistant coach:Mina HirokiTeam Manager: Miho SugiyamaPhysiotherapist: Toshihiro WakuiGeneral manager: Yoshikazu Noguchi


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams, Mexico
Head coach: Heriberto EscalonaAssistant coach: Ulises MenéndezManager: Sergio DurandTeam doctor: Eduardo De Garay


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams, South Africa
Head coach: Willie MulderAssistant coach:Victor AndriessenTeam Manager: Yoliswa LumkaPhysiotherapist: Yamisha Nathalal


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Teams, United States
Head coach: Stephanie WheelerAssistant coach: Dan PriceAssistant coach: Dan PriceManager: Matthew BuchiTeam leader: Jessica ServaisATC:Karla Wessels


2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, True sports
Each team was asked to nominate an individuals from their team who exemplified the principles of true sport. The nominees were:


2011 Women's World Floorball Championships
The 2011 Women's World Floorball Championships were the eighth world championships in women's floorball. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2011 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The matches took place in Athletik Zentrum and Kreuzbleichhalle.


2011 Women's World Floorball Championships
Sweden won the tournament defeating Finland, 4-2, in the final-game.


2011 Women's World Floorball Championships, Qualifying
Under the IFF's new qualification system, the 23 countries registered for the world championships had to qualify for 16 spots. 8 of these spots had already been pre-determined, with the top 7 teams from the 2009 Women's World Floorball Championships A-Division and the top team from the B-Division automatically qualifying:


2011 Women's World Floorball Championships, Qualifying
The remaining 8 spots were determined from continental qualifying tournaments:


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament which was held in Ravensburg, Germany, from April 11 to April 16. The winner of the group was promoted to the Top Division for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division IB. Divisional championships changed titles for the 2012 season, so this tournament became Division IA, and Division II became Division IB.


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
On March 29, 2011 Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. They retained their place in the 2012's Division I, while the fifth placed team was relegated to Division IB.


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I, Results, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I, Results, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament which was held in Caen, France. The winner of the group was promoted to Division I (renamed IA) for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group was relegated to Division III (renamed IIA). Prior to the start of the tournament the North Korean national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them are to be counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division II, Results, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division II, Results, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament which was held at Newcastle, Australia. The winner of the group was promoted to Division II for the 2012 championships, while the last-placed team in the group were relegated to Division IV, renamed Division IB and Division IIB respectively. This tournament was the first at this level since 2008, and finished in dramatic style as the Netherlands won in a shootout. The top two ranked teams (Australia and the Netherlands), were both undefeated until they played each other on the final day, with Julie Zwarthoed scoring the decisive goal.


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division III, Results, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division III, Results, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division IV
The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament which was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from March 29 to April 4. The winner of the group, New Zealand, was promoted to Division III for the 2012 championships (renamed Division IIA). Initially the tournament was to include Estonia, however the IIHF provide no reason for their absence and did not replace them. Despite having only five teams the last-placed team in the group, South Africa was temporarily relegated to Division V (renamed Division IIB Qualification). The number of entrants shrank so South Africa was able to remain at this level.


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division IV, Results, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division IV, Results, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division V
The following teams took part in the Division V tournament which was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 14 to March 20. As the winner of the group, Poland was promoted to Division IV for the 2012 championships (renamed Division IIB). Additionally Spain was elevated because of some nation's withdrawals. Ireland, Turkey, and Bulgaria resumed play in 2013 in Division IIB Qualification.


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division V, Results, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division V, Results, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2011 Women's World Open Squash Championship
The 2011 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2011 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the New Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam in the Netherlands from 1 to 6 November. Nicol David won her sixth World Open trophy, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final.


2011 Women's World Open Squash Championship, Prize money and ranking points
For 2011, the prize purse was $143,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400
The 2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 10, 2011, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.


2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400
Contested over 400 laps, it was the 26th race of the 2011 season. The race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Carl Edwards finished second, and Jeff Gordon clinched third. For only the second time in modern-Sprint Cup history, an event was followed four days after another one. In this case, the AdvoCare 500 was held four days earlier than this event.


2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400, Summary
This race was dominated by accidents both involving single cars and multiple cars. Each green flag run averaged almost 20 laps while more than 21% of the race would be held under a caution flag. Kevin Harvick would dominate a good portion of the race while Jeff Gordon had a reasonable chance to win the race between laps 378 and 384. Scott Speed was the last-place finisher of the race due to a crash on lap 7. Despite Paul Menard's awful finish, he was the last driver to finish the race without any mechanical issues.


2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400, Summary
Juan Pablo Montoya's 15th-place finish and Marcos Ambrose's 21st-place finish were respectable finishes for the token foreigners in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. According to the gambling pundits, Kyle Busch was the mostly likely to win prior to the checkered flag while Ambrose, Regan Smith and Bobby Labonte were the three dark horses of the event.


2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400, Summary
Each finisher was given a different amount of money as his/her individual winnings. These winnings were given out in addition to the driver's weekly salary as a part of a multi-car team. While Kevin Harvick received $256,736 for his valiant effort ($295,360.34 when considering inflation), last-place driver Scott Speed received a meager $66,860 ($76,918.67 when considering inflation).


2011 Wong Tai Sin District Council election
The 2011 Wong Tai Sin District Council election was held on 6 November 2011 to elect all 25 elected members to the 29-member District Council.


2011 Woodlands Wellington FC season
The 2011 season was Woodlands Wellington's 16th competitive and consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and 24th year in existence as a football club.


2011 Woodlands Wellington FC season, Appearances and Goals, Goalscoring statistics
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2011 Woodlands Wellington FC season, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.


2011 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 World Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, the 12th edition of the Aesthetic group gymnastics competition, was held in Tartu, Estonia from June 10 to 12.


2011 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Daria Ereshchenko, Olesya Vanyukova, Aminat Gutsunaeva, Yuliya Sidorova, Anastasia Karnaukh, Margarita Atamalova, Ksenia Ryazantseva


2011 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Kristina Tasheva, Dilyana Botseva, Maria Asparuhova, Dzhuliya Todorova, Tsvetelina Tuechka, Viktoria Stoianova, Radka Nasteva, Ioann Ivanova


2011 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Liis Teemusk, Nele Põldvere, Mari Sepp, Valeria Horosheva, Annika Karin Vahter, Endla Vaher, Ave Rohtla, Käroli Kullamaa, Anna Temmo


2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held at the indoor ice rink of the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, (Canada) on 12 and 13 February 2011.


2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Women's championships, Allround results
NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DQ = disqualified


2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Men's championships, Allround results
NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DQ = disqualified


2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Rules
All 24 participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances; 12 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. These 12 skaters are determined by taking the standings on the longest of the first three distances, as well as the samalog standings after three distances, and comparing these lists as follows:


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Bantamweight
The Bantamweight competition was the third-lightest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 56 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Bantamweight
The eight quarter-finalists qualified, subject to continental quotas, to compete at this weight at the 2012 Summer Olympics.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Flyweight
The Flyweight competition was the second-lightest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 52 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight
The Heavyweight competition was the second-highest weight class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 91 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light flyweight
The Light flyweight competition was the lightest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 49 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight
The Light heavyweight competition was the third-heaviest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light welterweight
The Light welterweight competition was the fifth lightest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 64 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Lightweight
The Lightweight competition was the fourth lightest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 60 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Middleweight
The Middleweight competition was the fourth heaviest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 75 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Super heavyweight
The Super heavyweight competition was the heaviest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were not limited to a maximum kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Welterweight
The Welterweight competition was the fifth-heaviest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 69 kilograms in body mass.


2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships (Chinese: 2011年世界游泳锦标赛) were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronized swimming. At this championships, synchronized swimmer Natalia Ishchenko, of Russia, was the most decorated competitor winning all six gold medals of her events, at solo, duet and team routines. These championships served as qualifying stages for the 2012 Summer Olympics.


2011 World Aquatics Championships
FINA announced Shanghai as the host on 24 March 2007, over other finalist Doha, Qatar.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Diving
The diving program consisted of 10 events (5 male and 5 female). Diving was contested at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center from July 16–24. China came out on top in the gold medal count in the diving swimming competition with ten golds, winning all events.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Diving
On the first day of competition on July 16, host nation China won the first gold medal of the meet in the women's 3 m synchro springboard. The duo of Wu Minxia and He Zi had a score of 356.40 to win by more than 40 points ahead of Canadians Émilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel. On the second day of competition, the Chinese duo of Qiu Bo and Huo Liang won gold in the men's 10 m synchro platform with a score of 480.03. On the third day of competition, two finals were held.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Diving
In the men's 1 m springboard, China continued its strong performance with a 1-2 finish, with Li Shixin winning the gold and He Min winning the silver. In the women's 10 m synchro platform, the Chinese duo of Wang Hao and Chen Ruolin won gold with a score of 362.58 points. On the fourth day of competition, two finals were held and China continued its dominance. In the women's 1 m springboard, China finished 1-2 with Shi Tingmao winning the gold and Wang Han taking the silver.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Diving
In the men's 3 m synchro springboard, the Chinese duo of Qin Kai and Luo Yutong won the gold with a score of 463.98. On the fifth day of competition, China swept the women's 10 m platform, with Chen Ruolin winning the gold and Hu Yadan winning the silver. On the sixth day of competition, China won gold in the men's 3 m springboard. However, it was the first individual event in the diving competition in which China did not go 1-2, with Russian diver Ilya Zakharov taking the silver.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Diving
On the seventh day of competition, China won gold in the women's 3 m springboard with Wu Minxia taking the gold and He Zi winning the silver. On the eight and last day of competition, China won gold in the men's 10 m platform. In winning this event, China won all the possible golds in the diving competition.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Open water swimming
The open water swimming competition featured 7 events (3 male, 3 female, and a mixed team competition). The open water swimming competition was contested at the Jinshan City Beach from July 19–23. Germany came out on top in the gold medal count in the open water swimming competition with one gold, two silvers, and one bronze.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Open water swimming
On the first day of competition on July 19, British Keri-Anne Payne won the first gold of the open water competition in the women's 10 km. On the second day of competition, Greek Spyridon Gianniotis won the gold in the men's 10 km, finishing ahead of German Thomas Lurz. On the third day of competition, the American threesome of Andrew Gemmell, Ashley Twichell and Sean Ryan won gold in the 5 km team event in a tallied time of 57:00.6. On the fourth day of competition, two events were held, the women's and men's 5 km.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Open water swimming
In the women's 5 km, Swiss Swann Oberson won the gold in a time of 1:00:39.7. In the men's 5 km, German Thomas Lurz won gold in a time of 56:16.2. On the fifth and last day of competition, two events were held, the men's and women's 25 km. In the men's 25 km, Bulgarian Petar Stoychev won the gold in a time of 5:10:39.8. In the women's 25 km, Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha won the gold in a time of 5:29:22.9. Four women and 10 men who started the 25 km competition did not complete the race because water temperatures reached what FINA says is an unsafe level for competition.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming
The swimming competition featured races in a long course (50 m) pool in 40 events (20 for males, 20 for females; 17 individual events and 3 relays for each gender). The events were held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center from July 24–31. The United States lead the gold medal count in the swimming competition with sixteen golds. Overall, the United States came out on top in the swimming competition with twenty-nine medals. A total of two world records were set during the swimming competition. Just two years ago, at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, 43 world records were set. This is attributed to high-tech bodysuits being banned in January 2010.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming
American Ryan Lochte won the most gold medals among the male competitors with five and was named the best male swimmer of the championships. American Rebecca Soni won a total of three golds and one bronze medal and was named the best female swimmer of the championships. American Michael Phelps had the most overall medals in the competition with seven (four golds, two silvers, one bronze).


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day one
On the first day of competition on July 24, four finals were contested, the women's and men's 400 m freestyle and women's and men's 4×100 m freestyle relay. In the women's 400 m freestyle, Italian Federica Pellegrini successfully defended her 2009 crown and crushed the field to win gold in a time of 4:01.97, over two seconds ahead of British Rebecca Adlington. In the men's 400 m freestyle, Korean Park Tae-Hwan won the gold in a time of 3:42.04, over one second ahead of second-place finisher Chinese Sun Yang.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day one
After the 400 m freestyle event was the women's and men's 4×100 m freestyle relay. In the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay, the Dutch team of Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Marleen Veldhuis, and Femke Heemskerk finished ahead of the United States 3:33.96 to 3:34.47. Because of Heemskerk's 100 m split of 52.46, the Dutch were able to overcome the United States on the final leg.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day one
Next in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay, the Australian team of James Magnussen, Matthew Targett, Matthew Abood, and Eamon Sullivan won the gold in a time of 3:11.00. Magnussen jolted the Australians ahead in the first leg with a split of 47.49. American Michael Phelps (whose team finished third) had the second-best start with a 48.08. After the race, Phelps said of Magnussen, "He's talented, he's young. I think it's going to make it exciting for the sport and add something else to that relay, that's for sure." No new world or competition records were set during day one.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day two
On the second day of competition on July 25, four finals were contested, the women's 100 m butterfly, men's 50 m butterfly, women's 200 m individual medley, and the men's 100 m breaststroke. In the first final of day two, the women's 100 m butterfly, American Dana Vollmer won the gold after posting the top times in the heats and semifinals. Vollmer's winning time of 56.87 was slower than her semifinal time of 56.47 but was still good enough for gold.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day two
In the men's 50 m butterfly, Brazilian César Cielo, just recently cleared to compete after failing a drug test, won in a time of 23.10. Cielo was very emotional after the race and sobbed uncontrollably. After he said, "This gold medal has a different feel from the other ones. This one was the hardest of my life." In the women's 200 m individual medley, fifteen-year-old Chinese Ye Shiwen won the gold in a time of 2:08.90 to give host nation China its first gold in the swimming competition.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day two
At the 150 mark, Ye was in fifth place but covered the last 50 metres in 29.42 to surge ahead of American Ariana Kukors and Australian Alicia Coutts for the win. In the men's 100 m breaststroke Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen won the gold in a time of 58.71. After the race, he pointed to the Norwegian flag on his swimming cap in reference to the 2011 Norway attacks. No new world or competition records were set during day two.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day three
On the third day of competition on July 26, five finals were contested, the men's 200 m freestyle, women's 100 m backstroke, women's 1500 m freestyle, men's 100 m backstroke, and the women's 100 m breaststroke. In the first final of day three, the men's 200 m freestyle, American Ryan Lochte won gold in a time of 1:44.44. Fellow American Michael Phelps won the silver with a time of 1:44.79, his second consecutive silver in the event at a World Aquatics Championships.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day three
In the women's 100 m backstroke, Chinese Zhao Jing won the gold in a time of 59.05, just 1/100 of a second ahead of Russian Anastasia Zuyeva. In the women's 1500 m freestyle, Dane Lotte Friis won the gold in 15:55.60, improving on her second-place finish in the event two year ago. In the men's 100 m backstroke, Frenchmen Camille Lacourt and Jérémy Stravius had matching times of 52.76 to win gold. In the women's 100 m breaststroke, American Rebecca Soni dominated the field to win in a time of 1:05.05, over a second ahead of second-place finisher Leisel Jones. No new world or competition records were set during day three.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day four
On the fourth day of competition on July 27, four finals were contested, the men's 200 m butterfly, women's 200 m freestyle, men's 800 m freestyle, and the men's 50 m breaststroke. In the first final of day four, the men's 200 m butterfly, American Michael Phelps won the gold with a time of 1:53.34, becoming the first swimmer to win five gold medals in one discipline at the World Aquatics Championships. In the women's 200 m freestyle, Italian Federica Pellegrini won her second gold medal of the meet and successfully defended her 2009 crown.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day four
In the men's 800 m freestyle, Chinese Sun Yang won his first ever world title with a time of 7:38.57. In the men's 50 m breaststroke, Brazilian Felipe França Silva won the gold in a time of 27.01. However, it was not without controversy as video showed Silva performed an illegal dolphin kick at the finish of the race. No new world or competition records were set during day four.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day five
On the fifth day of competition on July 28, five finals were contested, the men's 200 m individual medley, men's 100 m freestyle, women's 200 m butterfly, women's 50 m backstroke, and the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay. In the first final of day five, the men's 200 m individual medley, American Ryan Lochte set the first world record of the competition en route to winning gold with a time of 1:54.00 and successfully defended his 2009 title. After the race, Lochte said, "All I can say is summed up in one word ... Jeah! That's really all."


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day five
American Michael Phelps finished second in 1:54.16. In the men's 100 m freestyle, Australian James Magnussen continued his strong performance with gold in a time of 47.63, becoming the first Australian man to win the event. After the race, Magnussen said, "When I get back to Australia, I will be relaxing with my friends, and it will sound amazing to be called a world champion. It has been six weeks since I have gotten a good night's sleep.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day five
No Australian has won this race at the world championships before, so it is good to be in the same club as the legends of this sport." Defending champion César Cielo finished in fourth place after fading badly the last 15 meters with a time of 48.01. In the women's 200 m butterfly, Chinese Jiao Liuyang won her first individual world title with a time of 2:05.55, just holding off Brit Ellen Gandy who finished second in 2:05.59. In the women's 50 m backstroke, Russian Anastasia Zuyeva won the gold in a time of 27.79.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day five
In the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay, the American team of Missy Franklin, Dagny Knutson, Katie Hoff, and Allison Schmitt won the gold with a time of 7:46.14. Leading off the relay, the sixteen-year-old Franklin recorded a time of 1:55.06, which was fast enough to win the individual 200 m freestyle (won in 1:55.58). One world record, set by Lochte in the 200 m individual medley, was set during day five.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day six
On the sixth day of competition on July 29, five finals were contested, the women's 100 m freestyle, men's 200 m backstroke, women's 200 m breaststroke, men's 200 m breaststroke, and the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay. In the first final of day six, the women's 100 m freestyle, Dane Jeanette Ottesen and Belarusian Aleksandra Gerasimenya tied for the gold medal with a time of 53.45. For Ottesen and Gerasimenya, it is the first ever individual world titles for them. In the men's 200 m backstroke, American Ryan Lochte continued his strong performance with a winning time of 1:52.96.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day six
Japanese Ryosuke Irie finished second in 1:54.11. In the women's 200 m breaststroke, American Rebecca Soni won her second gold medal of the meet with a time of 2:21.47, slower than her semifinal time of 2:21.03, but still comfortably ahead of Russian Yuliya Yefimova who finished in 2:22.22. In the men's 200 m breaststroke, Hungarian Dániel Gyurta successfully defended his 2009 title with a time of 2:08.41. Throughout the race, Japanese Kosuke Kitajima lead the way and at 150 metre mark was leading Gyurta 1:34.22 to 1:34.71.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day six
However, Gyurta had superior comeback in the final 50 metres to overtake Kitajima for the win. Kitajima ended up second with a time of 2:08.63. In the final event of day six, the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, the American team of Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, and Ryan Lochte won the gold with a time of 7:02.67. At the 600 metre mark, the American team was trailing France 5:18.11 to 5:17.46. However, Lochte had a split of 1:44.56 to win it for the Americans.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day six
France's last leg, Fabien Gilot could not keep up with Lochte and recorded a time of 1:47.35. France's final time was 7:04.81. Notably, China's relay team finished in third place with a time of 7:05.67, its first ever medal in the event. No new world or competition records were set during day six.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day seven
On the seventh day of competition on July 30, six finals were contested, the women's 50 m butterfly, men's 50 m freestyle, women's 200 m backstroke, men's 100 m butterfly, women's 800 m freestyle, and the women's 4×100 m medley relay. In the first final of day seven, the women's 50 m butterfly, Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker pulled an upset and won the gold ahead world record holder Therese Alshammar 25.71 to 25.76. In the men's 50 m freestyle, Brazilian César Cielo successfully defended his 2009 title with a win in a time of 21.52.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day seven
In the women's 200 m backstroke, American Missy Franklin dominated the competition with a national record time of 2:05.10, almost a second ahead of second-place finisher Belinda Hocking and nearly breaking the world record set in 2009. Franklin's time of 2:05.10 is the third-fastest ever in the event. In the men's 100 m butterfly, American Michael Phelps won the expected gold in a time of 50.71, his third consecutive title in the event (also winning in 2007 and 2009) and second individual title of the meet.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day seven
In the women's 800 m freestyle, Brit Rebecca Adlington was able to hold off Dane Lotte Friis for the win with a time of 8:17.51. Friis finished second with a time of 8:18.20. In the final event of day seven, the women's 4×100 m medley relay, the American team of Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, and Missy Franklin won the gold with a time of 3:52.36, over three seconds ahead of second-place finisher China. Their time was the second-fastest of all time and was just outside the Chinese owned world record of 3:52.19 from 2009. It was the first title for the American team since 1998. Notably, Franklin, who had just completed the 200 m backstroke, completed the freestyle leg in the medley relay in 52.79, the fastest freestyle leg in the field. No new world or competition records were set during day seven.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day eight
On the eighth day of competition on July 31, seven finals were contested, the women's 50 m breaststroke, men's 400 m individual medley, women's 50 m freestyle, men's 50 m backstroke, men's 1500 m freestyle, women's 400 m individual medley, and the men's 4×100 m medley relay. In the first final of day eight, the women's 50 m breaststroke, American Jessica Hardy outtouched Russian Yuliya Yefimova for the gold medal 30.19 to 30.49. American Rebecca Soni finished third in the race with a time of 30.58.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day eight
In the men's 400 m individual medley, American Ryan Lochte won by over four seconds with a time of 4:07.13. It was Lochte's sixth medal of the competition and his fifth gold. After the race, Lochte said, "I'm so glad this meet is over ... It has been a long, long eight days. For the most part, I'm not really happy. I mean, it's definitely great to have won five golds, but I know I can go a lot faster." American Tyler Clary earned a silver behind Lochte, repeating his 2009 result.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day eight
In the women's 50 m freestyle, Swede Therese Alshammar won the gold in a time of 24.14. Dutch swimmers Ranomi Kromowidjojo (24.27) and Marleen Veldhuis (24.49) finished third and fourth, respectively. At 33, Alshammar is the oldest female world champion in history. In the men's 50 m backstroke, Brit Liam Tancock successfully defended his 2009 title with a time of 24.50. Tancock was pleased with the result but second-place finisher Camille Lacourt of France said, "I'm not happy with the result ... That was a good chance for me to grab a gold.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day eight
I will work hard to prepare for next year's Olympics." In the men's 1500 m freestyle, Chinese Sun Yang set the second world record of the competition en route to winning gold with a time of 14:34.14, improving Australian Grant Hackett's 2001 record of 14:34.56 and improving on the bronze medal he got two years ago. After the race, Sun said, "With the London Games a year out, I will have to be more strict with myself and start back at zero. Hopefully, I can create miracles at the Olympics."


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Swimming, Day eight
Prior to this, Hackett's record was the longest standing record unbroken even with the "supersuits" of 2009. In the women's 400 m individual medley, American Elizabeth Beisel won her first ever world championship gold with a time of 4:31.78. Second-place finisher Brit Hannah Miley finished over two seconds behind with a time of 4:34.22. In the final event of day eight, the men's 4×100 m medley relay, the American team of Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, and Nathan Adrian won the gold with a time of 3:32.06. At the 300 metre mark, the Australian team was in fourth place but James Magnussen has a split of 47.00 to get his team second place in 3:32.26. One world record, set by Sun in the 1500 m freestyle, was set during day eight.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Synchronised swimming
The synchronised swimming events were held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center from July 17–23. Russia came out on top in the gold medal count in the synchronised swimming competition with seven golds, winning all events.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Synchronised swimming
On the first day of the synchronised swimming competition on July 17, Russia took the first gold in the solo technical routine, with Natalia Ishchenko winning with a score of 98.300. On the second day of competition, Russia picked up its second gold in the duet technical routine, with Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina winning gold with a score of 98.200. On day three of the synchronised swimming competition, Russia continued its strong performance with gold in the team technical routine with 98.300 points.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Synchronised swimming
On the fourth day of competition, Russia continued its dominance with Natalia Ishchenko picking up her third gold medal in the solo free routine. On the fifth day of competition, Russia won its fifth gold in the free routine combination and Natalia Ishchenko won her fourth individual gold, while Canada won its first medal. On the sixth day of competition, Russian Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina won gold in the duet free routine. Also, Ishchenko won her fifth individual gold of the competition. On the seventh and last day of competition, Russia won gold in the team free routine with a score of 98.620 and Ishchenko won her sixth individual gold.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Competition, Water polo
The water polo events were held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center from July 17–30. In the men's tournament, Italy upset the defending champions Serbia for the gold. In the women's tournament, Greece won the gold over China.


2011 World Aquatics Championships, Participating nations
181 nations have entered at least one athlete in one of the five disciplines; diving, open water swimming, swimming, synchronized swimming, and water polo.


2011 World Archery Championships
The 2011 World Archery Championships was the 46th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Italy from July 2 to July 10, 2011 and was organized by International Archery Federation (FITA). The event was contested in two different areas. The preliminary rounds were held at Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi in Nichelino (10km south-west of Turin) and the finals were held at the Piazza Castello in Turin. The top eight teams in the recurve competition for men and women qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, as eight athletes from NOC's not already qualified qualified quotas for their countries.


2011 World Archery Championships, Participating nations
At the close of preliminary registrations, 87 nations registered a record number of athletes.


2011 World Archery Championships - Compound Mixed Team
The mixed team recurve competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 4–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 33 teams of two archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 16 teams qualified for the knockout tournament on 6 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July. The tournament doubled as the principal qualification tournament for the 2012 Olympics.


2011 World Archery Championships - Compound Mixed Team
Sergio Pagni and Marcella Tonioli won the competition for Italy, setting a world record 158 in the quarter final against Belgium and defeating the Netherlands in the final.


2011 World Archery Championships - Compound Mixed Team, Seeds
Seedings were based on the combined total of the team members' qualification scores in the individual ranking rounds. The top 16 teams were assigned places in the draw depending on their overall ranking.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Individual Recurve
The men's individual recurve competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 5–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. It marked the first World Championships where the Archery Olympic Round, introduced in 2010, was used for the recurve elimination rounds. 199 archers competed in the qualification round on 5 July; the top 104 archers qualified for the knockout tournament on 7–8 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 10 July. The tournament doubled as the principal qualification tournament for the 2012 Olympics.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Individual Recurve
Third seed Kim Woo-Jin won the men's individual competition, defeating fellow Korean Oh Jin-Hyek in the final in four sets.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Individual Recurve, Seeds
As well as securing qualification for the 2012 Olympics the top eight scorers in the qualifying round were seeded, and received byes to the third round.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Team Compound
The women's team compound competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 4–9 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. A number of teams of three archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 16 teams qualified for the knockout tournament on 6 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Team Compound
Top seeds United States won the competition, defeating Denmark in the final and setting a world record 239 against France in the quarter final.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Team Compound, Seeds
Seedings were based on the combined total of the team members' qualification scores in the individual ranking rounds. The top 16 teams were assigned places in the draw depending on their overall ranking.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Team Recurve
The men's team recurve competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 5–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 55 teams of three archers competed in the qualification round on 5 July; the top 16 teams qualified for the knockout tournament on 6 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 10 July. The tournament doubled as the principal qualification tournament for the 2012 Olympics.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Team Recurve
Top seeds Korea, represented by Im Dong-Hyun, Oh Jin-Hyek and individual champion Kim Woo-Jin won the competition, defeating France in the final.


2011 World Archery Championships - Men's Team Recurve, Seeds
Seedings were based on the combined total of the team members' qualification scores in the individual ranking rounds. The top 16 teams were assigned places in the draw depending on their overall ranking.


2011 World Archery Championships - Recurve Mixed Team
The mixed team recurve competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 4–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 56 teams of two archers competed in the qualification round on 4–5 July; the top 16 teams qualified for the knockout tournament on 6 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 10 July. The tournament doubled as the principal qualification tournament for the 2012 Olympics.


2011 World Archery Championships - Recurve Mixed Team
Top seeds Im Dong-Hyun and Ki Bo-Bae won the competition for Korea, defeating Mexico in the final.


2011 World Archery Championships - Recurve Mixed Team, Seeds
Seedings were based on the combined total of the team members' qualification scores in the individual ranking rounds. The top 16 teams were assigned places in the draw depending on their overall ranking.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Individual Compound
The women's individual compound competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 5–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. As there were fewer than 104 competitors, the 4 July qualification round determined the rankings for the 83 entrants; all archers qualified for the knockout tournament on 7–8 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Individual Compound
Second seed Albina Loginova became the first woman to defend the title, defeating  Pascale Lebecque in the final.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Individual Compound, Seeds
The top eight scorers in the qualifying round were seeded, and received byes to the third round. As there were fewer than 104 entrants, seeds 9-29 also received byes to the second round.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Individual Recurve
The women's individual recurve competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 4–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 148 archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 104 archers qualified for the knockout tournament on 7–8 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 10 July. The tournament doubled as the principal qualification tournament for the 2012 Olympics.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Individual Recurve
In an open competition which saw just two of the top eight seeds reach the quarter final, Chilean Denisse Van Lamoen, ranked 36 in the qualification round, won the women's individual competition by defeating Kristine Esebua of Georgia in the final in four sets.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Individual Recurve, Seeds
As well as securing qualification for the 2012 Olympics the top eight scorers in the qualifying round were seeded, and received byes to the third round.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Team Compound
The women's team compound competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 4–9 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 22 teams of three archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 16 teams qualified for the knockout tournament on 6 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Team Compound
Top seeds United States won the competition, defeating Iran in the final.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Team Compound, Seeds
Seedings were based on the combined total of the team members' qualification scores in the individual ranking rounds. The top 16 teams were assigned places in the draw depending on their overall ranking.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Team Recurve
The women's team recurve competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 4–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 41 teams of three archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 16 teams qualified for the knockout tournament on 6 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 10 July. The tournament doubled as the principal qualification tournament for the 2012 Olympics.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Team Recurve
Third seeds Italy won the competition, defeating India in the final.


2011 World Archery Championships - Women's Team Recurve, Seeds
Seedings were based on the combined total of the team members' qualification scores in the individual ranking rounds. The top 16 teams were assigned places in the draw depending on their overall ranking.


2011 World Archery Championships – Men's Individual Compound
The men's individual compound competition at the 2011 World Archery Championships took place from 5–10 July 2011 in Torino, Italy. 132 archers competed in the qualification round on 4 July; the top 104 archers qualified for the knockout tournament on 7–8 July, with the semi-finals and finals on 9 July.


2011 World Archery Championships – Men's Individual Compound
Fifth seed Christopher Perkins from Canada won the men's individual competition, defeating  Jesse Broadwater in the final by one point.


2011 World Archery Championships – Men's Individual Compound, Seeds
The top eight scorers in the qualifying round were seeded, and received byes to the third round.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was considering moving the event, but on May 22 FIG president Bruno Grandi announced that the World Championships would take place in Tokyo as planned.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Olympic qualification, Teams
This event was the first qualifying stage for the 2012 Summer Olympics, which were held in London. The top 24 men's and women's teams from the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were allowed to send a full team of gymnasts. The top 8 men's and women's teams directly qualified for the team events at the 2012 Olympics. Teams placed 9th to 16th got a second chance to qualify a full team at the Olympic Test Event on January 10–18, 2012, from which four men's and women's teams qualified.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Olympic qualification, Individuals
The winners of gold, silver and bronze medals in each apparatus qualified for the Olympics, either as individuals or as members of their national team. Additional individual gymnasts qualified from the Test Event in January.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Team all-around
In the qualifying round, five gymnasts performed on each apparatus, and the top four scores were counted towards the team's total. The top eight teams qualified to the final.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Team all-around
In the final, held on October 11, only three gymnasts performed on each apparatus, and all the scores counted. The United States team won the gold medal with solid performances by all gymnasts on all apparatus, while the Russian team made several mistakes and finished a distant second. China narrowly beat Romania to win the bronze medal, followed by Great Britain in fifth place. This was the highest ranking finish Great Britain had ever had for a team at a World Championship.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Team all-around
During the presentation of medals, the National Anthem of the United States was abruptly ended, causing some frustration amongst both the coaches and the gymnasts themselves.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Individual all-around
The final was held on October 13. None of the medalists from the previous year were able to compete to defend their title as the gold and bronze medalists—Aliya Mustafina and Rebecca Bross, respectively—were both unable to compete at worlds due to knee injuries, and silver medalist Jiang Yuyuan did not qualify high enough over her teammates. A number of gymnasts ranked high enough to make the all-around final, but did not qualify due to the two-per-country rule. All the gymnasts from the USA that competed in the preliminary round ranked in the top 24.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Individual all-around
The gymnasts affected were Gabby Douglas (5th), Sabrina Vega (9th), and McKayla Maroney (12th) of the United States. Also affected were Tan Sixin (15th) and Jiang Yuyuan (20th) of China, Yuko Shintake (21st) and Yu Minobe (23rd) of Japan, and Anna Dementyeva (31st) of Russia. The last gymnast to qualify was Carlotta Ferlito, who ranked 32nd in the preliminary competition.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Vault
Phan's bronze medal was the first medal for Vietnam at a World Championships. Maroney's performance secured the third consecutive World gold medal for the USA on women's vault following Kayla Williams in 2009 and teammate Alicia Sacramone in 2010. Chusovitina's silver was her 11th world medal (her 9th vault world medal). As her first world championships was in Indianapolis in 1991, she has been competing at an international level since before her fellow vault finalists were born.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Floor
On the day before the competition, it was announced that Diana Bulimar had injured her foot, and first reserve Lauren Mitchell would be taking her place in the final. Shortly after the women's beam competition, it was announced that Russia had decided to pull Viktoria Komova from the competition to give her teammate (and second reserve), Ksenia Afanasyeva a chance to compete in the final instead. During the warm up Vanessa Ferrari injured herself, so third reserve Diana Chelaru was quickly added to replace her.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Team all-around
In the qualifying round, five gymnasts performed on each apparatus, and the top four scores were counted towards the team's total. The top eight teams qualified to the final.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Team all-around
In the final, held on October 12, only three gymnasts performed on each apparatus, and all the scores were counted. The Chinese team won the title for the fifth successive time, benefiting from crucial mistakes by the last two Japanese gymnasts. Japan was still able to win the silver medal, with a margin of only 0.010 point from the United States in bronze medal position.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Individual all-around
The all-around final was held on October 14. Three gymnasts had ranked high enough to qualify, but were not allowed to compete due to the two-per-country rule. The affected gymnasts were Jonathan Horton (5th), Fabian Hambüchen (19th) and Steven Legendre (24th). On the day of the final, Marian Dragulescu pulled out of the competition and Nathan Gafuik took his place.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Floor
The final for Men's Floor Exercise took place on October 15. Marian Dragulescu had qualified in 2nd, but pulled out of the competition on the morning of the final. As the first reserve, Jake Dalton (USA) took his place. There was also an inquiry made by the Japanese coaches into the scoring when Kōhei Uchimura's difficulty score was only awarded a 6.500 because they had mistaken a triple twisting move for a double twisting move. The inquiry was accepted by the judges, and the score adjusted accordingly, which gave Uchimura the gold medal.


2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Vault
Originally Marian Dragulescu was to compete in this final, but had to pull out of competition due to an injury. Denis Ablyazin took his place in the final as the first reserve.


2011 World Billiards Championship
The 2011 World Billiards Championship, the top international competition in English billiards, was held between 24 and 31 October 2011 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England. The 34 players were divided six groups of four and two of five in first group stage, with the top two in each group advancing into the second group stage. The 16 players in the second group stage were divided into four groups of 4, with the top 2 reaching the knock-out round.


2011 World Billiards Championship
Mike Russell won his 11th World Billiards Championship title after beating David Causier 1500–558 in the final.


2011 World Billiards Championship, First group stage
In the group stages all matches were up to 500 points.


2011 World Billiards Championship, Second group stage
In the group stages all matches were up to 750 points.


2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering
The 2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering (Italian: Campionato del Mondo di Scialpinismo 2011) were held instead of the originally 9th edition of the European Championships of Ski Mountaineering, why it was the first World Championship in an odd-numbered year, besides the Trofeo Mezzalama in 1975, which was the real first world championship of ski mountaineering. Instead, the 9th edition of the European championships was held in February 2012.


2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering
The 2011 World Championship, sanctioned by the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) and held in Claut, Italy, lastet from February 19th to 25th, 2011. It was the first edition including a sprint race.


2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering, Results, Team race
List of the best 10 relay teams by gender (some teams included "Espoirs" level athletes):


2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering, Results, Vertical race
List of the best 10 participants by gender (incl. "Espoirs" level):


2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering, Results, Relay race
List of the best 10 relay teams by gender (some teams included "Espoirs" level athletes):


2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Korean: [제13회 세계육상선수권대회]) was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.


2011 World Championships in Athletics
The United States topped the medal standings in the competition with 28 (12 gold, 9 silver, and 7 bronze). During the competition, 41 national records, 4 area records, 3 championship records, and 1 world record was set.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Bidding process
On 4 April 2006, the IAAF announced that nine countries (United States, South Korea, Australia, Sweden, Spain, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Croatia and Morocco) had submitted expressions of interest for hosting the 2011 World Championships.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Bidding process, Candidates
When the seeking deadline passed on 1 December 2006, four candidate cities (Brisbane, Daegu, Moscow and Gothenburg) had confirmed their candidatures. Gothenburg backed out later that month, citing lack of financial support from the Swedish government.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Bidding process, Candidates
Brisbane was announced as the Australian candidate with the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (formally ANZ Stadium) as the proposed venue for a championships to be held in July or August. The stadium previously hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 2001 Goodwill Games. Brisbane also had an unsuccessful bid for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Bidding process, Candidates
Daegu was the city chosen for the Korean bid, following on from an initial application to host the 2009 edition. Daegu had previously hosted the 2003 Summer Universiade and three matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The World Championships in Athletics had never been staged in mainland Asia, although it has taken place twice in Japan.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Bidding process, Candidates
The Russian bid had Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium as the proposed venue. The city hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Bidding process, Candidates
Among the intent candidates were Casablanca (Morocco) and Split (Croatia), both of which were failed bidders for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. The Spanish candidate was rumored to be either Madrid or Valencia, but Spain eventually settled for Barcelona as a candidate for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. The United States intent candidate city matched those bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics: Chicago, Los Angeles or San Francisco.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Bidding process, Selection
The IAAF announced Daegu as the winning candidate at the IAAF Council Meeting in Mombasa on 27 March 2007. Its victory was based on "the quality of the stadiums and [meeting] the need for good crowds." IAAF's officials also praised Daegu's "ambition and challenging spirit" as key to its winning bid. Both Moscow and Brisbane later confirmed their candidacy to host the 2013 World Championships in Athletics – a selection process won by the Russian capital.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Men
The events in the men's section ended with a world record in 4 x 100 metres relay set by Jamaica and several world's leading results. Jamaica dominated the sprinting events, while Kenya and Ethiopia dominated the longer track events. In the field events, the United States and Germany were most successful, winning four and three gold medals respectively. Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt, both from Jamaica, won two gold medals, being the most successful athletes in the men's events.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Men
In the 100 m final the largely favored Usain Bolt was disqualified for a false start, enabling Yohan Blake to win the crown with a time of 9.92 s. In the 200 m Bolt won with a time of 19.40 s, which was the fastest time ever not to be a world record at that point. Blake and Bolt, along with countrymen Nesta Carter and Michael Frater, ran in the 4 x 100 metres relay, setting a new world record with a time of 37.04 s. In the 10,000 metres event, World Champion Kenenisa Bekele did not finish the race. The world record holder in 800 m, David Rudisha, won the event with his first gold medal at the World Championships. On the last day, Kenyan Abel Kirui became the third marathon winner to retain the title at the next World Championships, after Abel Anton and Jaouad Gharib.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Men
Most of the field events ended with new winners, but Dwight Phillips retained the long jump title, becoming only the second man after Ivan Pedroso to win four golds at the World Championships in this event.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Men
Ethiopia's Imane Merga was originally awarded the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres, but he was later disqualified for having run inside the curb of the running track for some 10 to 15 metres. His teammate Dejen Gebremeskel was elevated to the bronze medal as a result.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Men
Cuba's Dayron Robles finished first in the race of the Men's 110 metres hurdles, but was disqualified for interfering with Liu Xiang twice before and over the last barrier. Jason Richardson was awarded the Gold, Liu the Silver, and Andy Turner promoted to the Bronze medal position.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Women
During the championships, Russia was the most successful country in the women's events, winning seven gold medals, followed by the United States with six. Most successful female athlete was Allyson Felix having won two relay golds and silver and bronze in her individual events. On the first day of the Championships, the athletes of Kenya made an astonishing performance, winning all six medals available in the two events. Kenya also dominated the long-distance events, while Jamaica and the United States the sprinting. In the field events, Russia was dominant, winning four gold medals.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Women
Following a series of retests of stored samples and biological passports, a number of athletes were stripped of medals because of doping.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Women, Field
Original gold medalist Tatyana Chernova of  Russia was stripped of her gold medal on 29 November 2016 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with Ennis and Oeser promoted to gold and silver respectively and the bronze awarded to Karolina Tymińska of Poland.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Women, Field
Valerie Adams broke the championship record in the shot put.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Women, Field
Mariya Abakumova improved the championship and Russian record in javelin.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Results, Women, Field
Tatyana Chernova defeated the defending heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis, but was disqualified in 2016 for doping offences.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Anti-doping programme
On 4 November 2011 the IAAF reported that 2 of the 468 urine samples had produced adverse analytical findings. The samples of Portuguese runner Sara Moreira, a finalist in the women's steeplechase, and Korean relay runner Hee-Nam Lim had both tested positive for methylhexaneamine. Analysis of blood samples is still ongoing.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Anti-doping programme
In March 2012 the Trinidad and Tobago track and field authorities announced that Semoy Hackett had tested positive for methylhexaneamine at the Trinidad and Tobago national championships prior to the World Championships. Her results in the women's 100 metres were annulled and the Trinidadian 4 x 100-metre relay team were also disqualified from fourth place.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Anti-doping programme
An anonymous poll conducted by the World Anti- Doping Agency at the event showed that an estimated 29% of the athletes present at the World Championships had used a banned substance within the last 12 months.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Medal table
Originally, host nation South Korea failed to win any medals at these championships, a fate shared with Sweden in 1995 and Canada in 2001.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Medal table
However, in 2015, South Korean athlete Kim Hyun-sub was promoted from sixth place to bronze medalist in the 20 km walk after three Russian race walkers were disqualified for doping offences.


2011 World Championships in Athletics, Participating nations
On the entry lists prior to the competition, a total of 1943 athletes from 202 national teams were set to participate in the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. The number of accredited athletes that actually participated at the event was 1848, while the total of countries represented was 204.


2011 World Championships in Athletics qualification standards
The following marks are the A and B qualification standards for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. Each country may send a maximum of four athletes who have attained the A qualification mark in each specific event. A maximum of three athletes can compete in that event, with the sole exception of the relays, in which four of a possible six athletes may compete. In the case that no athlete of that nationality has achieved the A standard in an event, a country may send two athletes with the B qualification times, of which only one may compete at the Championships.


2011 World Championships in Athletics qualification standards
Area Champions (i.e. athletes who have won an event at their continental level championships) are granted automatic entrance, irrespective of whether they have achieved the qualification marks. The reigning World Champion in each event is also granted a bye into the competition, and does not count as part of their country's quota of athletes in that event. Furthermore, host countries may enter one unqualified athlete if no one of the respective nationality has achieved the required mark.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28. There were twenty entrants, with nineteen athletes from twelve countries starting the race.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
Mo Farah had been undefeated over the distance that year and his European record of 26:46.57 minutes topped the season's rankings. Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese and Ethiopians Imane Merga and Sileshi Sihine were other entrants ranked in the top six. Kenenisa Bekele, the unbeaten world champion since 2003, decided to defend his title, but his form was unknown as injuries had meant that he had not raced since early 2010. Kenya, typically strong in the event, sent a team of 2007 bronze medallist Martin Mathathi, Peter Cheruiyot Kirui, and World Cross Country runner-up Paul Kipngetich Tanui.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
Zersenay Tadese set a fast pace for much of the race, a decision which soon reduced the leading pack to the Ethiopian and Kenyan teams, with the additions of the Eritrean, Mo Farah, and Galen Rupp. Kenenisa Bekele dropped out at the halfway point, unable to match the leading pace. The final 500 metres saw Farah take the lead with an injection of speed, with Imane Merga and Ibrahim Jeilan the only runners to follow him.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
Farah appeared to have judged the race well, having led at the bell for the final 400 m and completing his last lap in 53.36 seconds. However, Ibrahim Jeilan was even faster and overtook Farah in the final metres of the straight, taking the gold by a margin of less than 0.3 seconds. Imane Merga claimed the bronze five seconds later and Zersenay Tadese and Martin Mathathi came fourth and fifth.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
Ibrahim Jeilan, the 2006 World Junior Champion, was an unexpected winner and Farah later remarked that he had never heard of him. Having felt overlooked for the Ethiopian team for the 2008 Olympics and 2009 World Championships, Ibrahim had moved to Japan to prepare himself away from the major circuit. It was the fifth consecutive time that an Ethiopian athlete had won the world title. Although Farah was the runner-up, he ran the second fastest time ever by a British athlete and became the country's first ever men's medallist in the event. Imane Merga's bronze was his first ever world medal on the track.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following world and championship records were as follows.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and August 28. The event was won by Yohan Blake of Jamaica, who became the youngest ever world champion in the 100 metres at 21 years, 245 days. The highly favored defending champion and world record holder Usain Bolt was disqualified from the final for making a false start. Seventy four athletes started the competition, with 61 nations being represented (18 of them in the preliminaries only). It was the first global final to be held following the introduction of the no-false start rule.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The four fastest 100-metre runners of 2011 were absent: Mike Rodgers (9.85 sec) and Steve Mullings (9.80 sec) had been banned for doping offences, while Tyson Gay (9.79 sec) and 2011 world leader Asafa Powell (9.78 sec) could not compete due to injuries.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
A preliminary round was introduced, where those entrants who had not obtained the 100 m qualification standard had to compete in a further qualifying stage before making it into the first round proper. This reduced the event to a three-round competition, as opposed to the traditional four, for qualified runners. Kim Kuk-Young (the host nation's sole entrant) was disqualified in this round for a false start. Abdouraim Haroun was the fastest preliminary runner, Keiron Rogers broke the Anguillian record, and while the slowest of the round was Sogelau Tuvalu, his time of 15.66 seconds was a personal best for the shot put specialist.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
Usain Bolt had the fastest time of the first day (10.10) while his Jamaican compatriots won three of the other seven heats. Christophe Lemaitre, Kim Collins and Walter Dix were the other winners. In the first of the semi-finals, Yohan Blake became the first man under ten seconds. Bolt won the second race as the second-fastest qualifier (10.05) and Collins won the third to become the oldest ever 100 m finalist. Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut became only the second junior athlete ever to qualify for the 100 m final, after Darrel Brown in 2003. The most prominent eliminations were Olympic silver medallist Richard Thompson (the fastest entrant that year with 9.85 sec) and 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin. Dwain Chambers (a 2009 finalist) false-started, while sub-9.9 sec runners Michael Frater and Ngonidzashe Makusha also failed to progress.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
In the 100 m final defending champion Usain Bolt caused an upset by false starting – Yohan Blake had made a slight movement but Bolt was the one who left his blocks, being immediately disqualified. In his absence, it was quick starter Kim Collins who led for the first half of the race. However, Blake was strongest in the second half, taking the lead and sprinting to win the gold medal with a time of 9.92 seconds into the −1.4 m/s headwind. Walter Dix made up ground on Collins, with the American edging into the silver medal position at the line by a margin of 0.01 seconds. At 35 years, 145 days old, bronze medallist Collins became the oldest ever world medallist for the men's 100 m.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Preliminary Round
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) advance to the heats.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Preliminary Round
Wind:Heat 1: +1.7 m/s, Heat 2: +1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -1.3 m/s, Heat 4: -0.9 m/s


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: −1.7 m/s, Heat 2: −1.7 m/s, Heat 3: −1.0 m/s, Heat 4: −1.3 m/s, Heat 5: −1.2 m/s, Heat 6: −0.7 m/s, Heat 7: −1.2 m/s


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Wind:Heat 1: −0.4 m/s, Heat 2: −1.0 m/s, Heat 3: −0.8 m/s


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The Men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The final featured the three fastest 110 hurdlers in history. World Record Holder Dayron Robles took an early lead but was being passed by former record holder Liu Xiang. Between the last two hurdles, Robles' right arm backswing caught Liu's oncoming left arm. Liu hit the tenth hurdle, with a second arm collision with Robles, slowing Liu enough to finish in third. Robles crossed the finish line first, but after the race, the Chinese team protested and Robles was disqualified, giving the championship to second finisher Jason Richardson. Andy Turner was separated from David Oliver in a photo finish for the bronze medal, both receiving the same time. 5th place in the race was also so close the photo could not separate the two competitors.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: +1.0 m/s, Heat 2: −0.2 m/s, Heat 3: +1.4 m/s, Heat 4: −0.3 m/s


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The Men's 1500 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30 and September 1 & 3.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
In the heats, Mehdi Baala, who has a history of this sort of incident, fell flat on his face as the final sprint began. He was eventually advanced by the referees to the semi-finals, where he qualified for the final.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The first semi-final went out slowly and was a strategic race with a bunch finish. Defending champion Yusuf Saad Kamel finished 6th in that semi and failed to make the time qualifier. The second semi went out on a decidedly faster pace bringing the time qualifiers along with the automatic qualifiers. Previous silver medalist Deresse Mekonnen was left behind in the final kick. With Bernard Lagat opting to run the 5,000 metres, no returning medalists made the final, though all current Olympic medalists did make the final.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The final went out at 4 minute mile pace, with Nick Willis leading Matthew Centrowitz and the pack through a 60 second 400, slowing to almost 2:02 by 800. Shortly after that, the Kenyans Asbel Kiprop and Silas Kiplagat moved to the front, chased by Mekonnen Gebremedhin and much of the pack swallowed the early leaders. Centrowitz stepped to the side and followed. As the pack tried to jockey for position, Kiprop refused to relinquish the lead along the rail, even as teammate Kiplagat took the lead on the outside during the backstretch. Kiprop and then Kiplagat continued that way to the finish. Abdalaati Iguider stayed a step behind Kiprop and was in third coming down the home stretch. As he faded, Centrowitz, who had come around the outside followed by Manuel Olmedo moved back up to finish third.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The Men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 28 on a loop course starting and finishing at Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park in the center of Daegu. Forty-six men started the competition and 27 countries were represented.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
Valeriy Borchin entered as the reigning world and 2008 Olympic champion. The athletes on the Chinese and Russian teams led the rankings that year: Wang Zhen and Chu Yafei were the top two, while Borchin, world record holder Vladimir Kanaykin, and Sergey Morozov were in the top six. Wang Hao, Eder Sánchez and Jared Tallent had also performed well that year, as had Kim Hyun-sub, who represented the host nation.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
Italian Giorgio Rubino and Japan's Yusuke Suzuki were the early leaders after 5 km. The two remained half a minute ahead at 10 km, but Rubino fell off the pace and was later disqualified for lifting both feet off the ground. Borchin and Wang Zhen made up ground on Suzuki and after 15 km Borchin progressively pulled away to win the race and defend his title.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
In the last 5 km Vladimir Kanaykin and Luis Fernando López finished quickly to came away with the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Wang Zhen held on for fourth, with  Stanislav Emelyanov fifth kKim Hyun-sub sixth.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
At the time, Borchin became only the third walker to win consecutive 20 km world titles, joining Maurizio Damilano and Jefferson Pérez. Although his winning time was not especially quick, the race was undertaken in hot and humid conditions.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
On 20 January 2015, Borchin was suspended for eight years from 15 October 2012, with his results between 14 July 2009 and 15 October 2012 (including his 2009 and 2011 World Championship gold medals) being deleted from the records. On the same day, Kanaykin was suspended for life starting from 17 December 2012, with all of his results between 11 February 2011 to 17 December 2012 (including his 2011 world Championship silver medal) being deleted from the records.


2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
López was therefore declared the 2011 World Champion, with his gold medal being Colombia's first ever medal in the history of the Championships, while Wang Zhen was promoted to silver.