The Olympic Stadium, which hosted the 2012 Olympic athletics
Major world events
2012 Olympic Games
World records set
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IAAF Athletes of the Year
Usain Bolt Allyson Felix
World Marathon Majors winners
Geoffrey Mutai Mary Jepkosgei Keitany
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In 2012 the foremost competition in athletics was the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The International Association of Athletics Federations held four other global level competitions in 2012: the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[1]
For the first time since 1945, there was no global level championship for cross country running, as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships moved to a biennial format.[2] Three of the major continental championships were held a month prior to the London Olympics: the 2012 African Championships in Athletics, 2012 European Athletics Championships and 2012 Oceania Athletics Championships.
The Diamond League entered its third year as the foremost seasonal track and field series.
^2012 World Athletics Series Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
^47th IAAF Congress – Day 1 Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
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