Russia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics 76 competitors: The following competitors from Russia won medals at the Championships Decathlon Heptathlon Russia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Russia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. The All-Russia Athletic Federation has announced a squad of 83 athletes. Among the team of 34 men and 49 women are defending World champions Yaroslav Rybakov (High Jump), Valeriy Borchin (20 km Race Walk), Sergey Kirdyapkin (50 km Race Walk), and Olga Kaniskina (20 km Race Walk). The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on
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