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
Italy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics doping, 2nd in the high jump, so also Antonietta Di Martino was advanced to bronze medal. Italy national athletics team ranked 17th (with 9 finalists) in the "IAAF placing table". Rank obtained by assigning eight points in the first place and so on to the eight finalists. For the Italian national team participated at the events 35 athletes, 20 men and 15 women. Italy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Italy competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, held from August 15 to August 23. On August 3, the Italian national athletics federation (FIDAL) revealed the final team