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
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres as one of the best records in the history of athletics. Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the quarterfinals. Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals. First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Finals. 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany on August 18 and August 20. The race