2015 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015
Nations
205
Athletes
1,781
Events
47
Dates
22 August 2015 – 30 August 2015
Opened by
President Xi Jinping
Main venue
Beijing National Stadium
← Moscow 2013
London 2017 →
Events at the 2015 World Championships
Track events
100 m
men
women
200 m
men
women
400 m
men
women
800 m
men
women
1500 m
men
women
5000 m
men
women
10,000 m
men
women
100 m hurdles
women
110 m hurdles
men
400 m hurdles
men
women
3000 m steeplechase
men
women
4 × 100 m relay
men
women
4 × 400 m relay
men
women
Road events
Marathon
men
women
20 km walk
men
women
50 km walk
men
Field events
High jump
men
women
Pole vault
men
women
Long jump
men
women
Triple jump
men
women
Shot put
men
women
Discus throw
men
women
Hammer throw
men
women
Javelin throw
men
women
Combined events
Heptathlon
women
Decathlon
men
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The 2015 IAAF World Championships (Chinese: 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.[1][2] Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of which were awarded. Kenya topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. The United States won 18 medals, six gold, six silver and six bronze, which was the highest tally. Host nation China, finished 11th on the medals table, while Russia finished ninth.
205 IAAF member countries and territories participated, two more than in 2013, with new IAAF member, Kosovo, making its debut. South Sudan was also set to participate for the first time, but its sole athlete did not show up in Beijing.[3]
Eritrea won their first world title at these championships, with Ghirmay Ghebreslassie winning the men's marathon.[4]
The event was the largest sporting event to take place at the Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") since the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]
^"Beijing to host 2015 World Athletics Championships". BBC Sport. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
^"Beijing selected to host 2015 World Championships". iaaf.org. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^"The Latest: Schwanitz wins shot put gold at worlds". dothaneagle.com. 22 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
^Monti, David. "Eritrea's Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Wins World Championships Men's Marathon". competitor.com. Competitor Group. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^"Media Guide" (PDF). Official Site. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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