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
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,