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
2016 World Masters Athletics Championships Men 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships Men The twenty-second World Masters Athletics Championships were held in Perth Australia, from October 26–November 6, 2016. This was the first even year of the biennial championship as beginning in 2016, the championships moved to be held in even numbered years. 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 cross country race and a marathon. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships Women Complete results