IAAF World Championships in Athletics the desire of many IAAF members to have their own World Championships began to grow. In 1976 at the IAAF Council Meeting in Puerto Rico an Athletics World Championships separate from the Olympic Games was approved. Following bids from both Stuttgart, West Germany and Helsinki, Finland, the IAAF Council awarded the inaugural competition to Helsinki, to take place in 1983 and be held in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium (where the 1952 Summer Olympics had been held). Two IAAF world championship events preceded the inaugural edition of the World Championships in Athletics in 1983. The 1976 World Championships had just one
2011 World Masters Athletics Championships 2011 World Masters Athletics Championships The nineteenth World Masters Athletics Championships were held in Sacramento, United States, from July 6-17, 2011. The World Masters Athletics Championships serve the division of the sport of athletics for people over 35 years of age, referred to as Masters athletics. A full range of track and field events were held, along with a marathon. The primary stadium was Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University. Supplemental venues included Charles C. Hughes Stadium, American River College, William Land Park and the marathon on the American River Parkway. All finals held on July 9,