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
2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres the competition, the records were as follows: Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final. The final was held at 21:50. 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 11–13 August. The final had the 2008 Olympic Champion/2009 World Champion LaShawn Merritt and current defending champion and Olympic champion Kirani James in lanes 6 and