World Athletics Championships

Introduction 

The World Athletics Championships is the premier global event in track and field athletics. The 2023 edition will be the nineteenth edition of the championships and is set to take place in August 2023.

The 2023 World Athletics Championships will feature both men's and women's competitions, with each event having separate categories for seniors, juniors, and masters athletes. 

The World Championships feature some of the best athletes from around the globe, competing in various events, including sprints, middle-distance and long-distance running, hurdles, relays, high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put, discus, hammer, and javelin. The event also features a marathon race for both men and women.

The World Athletics, the governing body for athletics, organizes the World Championships. The event is held every two years, alternating with the World Indoor Championships. The World Championships is considered one of the most important sporting events, alongside the Olympic Games and the World Indoor Championships.

In addition to the World Athletics Championships, the World Athletics also organizes other major events such as the World Indoor Championships, the World Cross Country Championships, and the World Race Walking Team Championships. These events allow athletes to compete at the highest level and showcase their talents to a global audience.

The World Athletics Championships is a major event on the international sporting calendar and is expected to attract many athletes, coaches, officials, and fans worldwide. The event will be covered by media outlets from all over the globe, making it one of the worlds most widely watched and followed athletics competitions.

The World Championships have a rich history, with the first edition being held in 1983. Since then, the event has grown in popularity and prestige, attracting the world's best athletes and drawing huge crowds of fans and spectators. The 2023 edition is expected to be no exception, with many of the world's top athletes set to compete. The event will also serve as a qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The World Athletics Championships 2023 is shaping up to be an exciting event, with many of the world's top athletes competing for the title of world champion. The IAAF is already in full gear for the preparations and is looking forward to hosting a successful tournament.

Overall, the World Athletics Championships 2023 will be a major event in the world of athletics, bringing together the best athletes from around the globe to compete and showcase their talents on the international stage.

Table of contents

• Details

• Qualifying Procedures

• History

• World Records

• Schedule

• Conclusion

Details

Qualifying Procedures

There are three ways to secure a spot in the 2023 World Athletics Championships;

The first and simplest way is to achieve the qualifying standards for the World Athletics Championships during any authorized World Athletics event within the designated qualification time frame. The 2023 global athletics championships are accessible to athletes directly, thanks to this.

Athletes can also qualify based on where they are ranked worldwide after the qualification season. The number of qualified athletes directly determines the seats available through rankings.

Finishing positions in specific athletic competitions are the third option to qualify. For instance, most individual events' reigning Area or continental champions are eligible to compete.

To obtain a direct entrance, athletes must break the qualifying mark in an event held within that time range.

The qualifying period for the marathon and 35 km race walk began on December 1, 2021, and will end on May 30, 2023. The 10,000m, 20km race walk and combined events window is from January 31, 2022, to July 30, 2023. The qualification period for all other events is from July 31, 2022, to July 30, 2023.

History

The World Athletics (previously known as World Championships in Athletics) determined that the Olympic Games would serve as the World Athletics Championships in 1913. It lasted 50 years, but by the late 1960s, several World Athletics members wanted their own World Championships. An Athletics World Championships separate from the Olympic Games was agreed upon at the World Athletics Council Meeting in Puerto Rico in 1976.

Considering applications from both Stuttgart, West Germany, and Helsinki, Finland, the IAAF Council awarded the debut tournament to Helsinki to be contested in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 1983. In 1983, 1,333 athletes from 153 different countries competed. The size of the competition has expanded over time. It had grown to 1,679 athletes from 198 countries by the 2003 competition in Paris, with broadcast reaching 179 countries.

World Records

At the tournament, 35 world records were set or matched: 18 by men, 15 by women, and 2 in the mixed relay. In 1983, Jarmila Kratochvlová of Czechoslovakia set the first world record at the World Championships by winning the women's 400 m final in 47.99 seconds. The 1993 World Championships saw a high of five world records. 

The latest world record was set in the Men's Pole vault in 2022 by Armand Duplantis of Sweden, who cleared 6.21 meters. With fourteen world records, American athletes have been the most successful, followed by Jamaica and the United Kingdom, each with four. Usain Bolt of Jamaica has broken the most world records in the competition, with four.

Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

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The World Athletics Championships will be held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

It will start from 19 August 2023 to 27 August 2023.

Conclusion 

In conclusion, the World Athletics Championships is a premier event that showcases the talents and skills of the world's best athletes. The fierce competition and the performances are awe-inspiring, making it a must-see event for track and field fans. The next World Athletics Championships is set to take place in 2023, and it promises to be an exciting and unforgettable event.

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