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
2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows: The final took place on 5 August at 19:27. The results were as follows: 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw The men's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on . The first throw of the final was a personal best by American Mason Finley, 67.07 metres. It only held the lead for two throwers until Andrius Gudžius threw 67.52 metres. Those held up through