2005 World Championships in Athletics 2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic events, some of which were included as exhibition events. Much of the event was played in extremely heavy rainfall. The original winning bid for the competition was for London but the cost to build the required stadium at Picketts Lock and host the event was
2003 World Championships in Athletics in-depth results of all heats and finals that include photo finish, wind readings and reaction times see the link below. 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.<BR> 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 Note: * Indicates athletes who