The 2015 IAAF World Championships (), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 August to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. 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.

Eritrea won their first world title at these championships, with Ghirmay Ghebreslassie winning the men's marathon.

The event was the largest sporting event to take place at the Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") since the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Bidding process When the seeking deadline passed on 15 March 2010, three candidate cities (Beijing, London and Chorzów) had confirmed their candidatures. London then withdrew citing that they didn't want to seem to be biased towards the bids for the Olympic Stadium by committing themselves to an athletics event, as the host for this event was to be announced before their 2011 stadium bid deadline. London then stated that they would bid for 2017 and had the blessing of the IAAF to do so. The IAAF announced Beijing as the winning candidate at the IAAF Council Meeting in Monaco on 20 November 2010. The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 22 August until 30 August 2015.

Venue

The event was primarily held at the Beijing National Stadium, which served as the athletics venue during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Weather concerns prompted a reduction in capacity for the World Championships in Athletics; only the lower and middle tiers of the stadium were open, capping the venue at around 54,000 spectators rather than its capacity of 80,000. Tickets for the championships were available in three price categories, ranging from 50 RMB to 500 RMB.

Qualifying standards

Event schedule

All dates are CST (UTC+8)

+MenTimetable . Date 22 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 AugEvent M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A 100 m Q H ½ F 200 m H ½ F 400 m H ½ F 800 m H ½ F 1500 m H ½ F 5000 m H F 10,000 m F Marathon F 110 m hurdles H ½ F 400 m hurdles H ½ F 3000 m steeplechase H F 4 × 100 m relay H F 4 × 400 m relay H F 20 km walk F 50 km walk F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Shot put Q F Discus throw Q F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F Decathlon F Masters 800 m F

+Women Date 22 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug Event M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A 100 m H ½ F 200 m H ½ F 400 m H ½ F 800 m H ½ F 1500 m H ½ F 5000 m H F 10,000 m F Marathon F 100 m hurdles H ½ F 400 m hurdles H ½ F 3000 m steeplechase H F 4 × 100 m relay H F 4 × 400 m relay H F 20 km walk F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Shot put Q F Discus throw Q F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F Heptathlon F Masters 400 m F

Event summary

Men

Track

Men's 100 metres results 9.79 9.80 9.92 Men's 200 metres results 19.55 19.74 19.87 Men's 400 metres results 43.48 43.65 43.78Men's 800 metres results 1:45.84 1:46.08 1:46.30Men's 1500 metres results 3:34.40 3:34.63 3:34.67Men's 5000 metres results 13:50.38 13:51.75 13:51.86Men's 10,000 metres results 27:01.13 27:01.76 27:02.83Men's marathon results 2:12:27 2:13:07 2:13:29Men's 110 metres hurdles results 12.98 13.03 13.04Men's 400 metres hurdles 47.79 48.05 48.17 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase results 8:11.28 8:12.38 8:12.54Men's 20 kilometres walk results 1:19:14 1:19:29 1:19:57 Men's 50 kilometres walk results 3:40:32 3:42:17 3:42:55Men's 4 × 100 metres relay resultsNesta CarterAsafa PowellNickel AshmeadeUsain BoltRasheed Dwyer* 37.36 Mo YouxueXie ZhenyeSu BingtianZhang Peimeng 38.01Aaron BrownAndre De GrasseBrendon RodneyJustyn Warner 38.13Men's 4 × 400 metres relay resultsDavid VerburgTony McQuayBryshon NellumLaShawn MerrittKyle Clemons*Vernon Norwood* 2:57.82 Renny QuowLalonde GordonDeon LendoreMachel CedenioJarrin Solomon* 2:58.20 Rabah YousifDelanno WilliamsJarryd DunnMartyn Rooney 2:58.51* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals

Field

Men's high jump results 2.34 m 2.33 m Not awarded Men's pole vault results 5.90 m 5.90 m 5.80 m Men's long jump results 8.41 m 8.24 m 8.18 m Men's triple jump results 18.21 m 17.73 m 17.52 m Men's shot put results 21.93 m 21.74 m 21.69 m Men's discus throw results 67.40 m 66.90 m 65.18 m Men's hammer throw results 80.88 m 78.55 m 78.55 m Men's javelin throw results 92.72 m 88.99 m 87.64 m Men's decathlon results 9045 pts 8695 pts 8561 pts

Women

Track

Women's 100 metres results 10.76 10.81 10.86Women's 200 metres results 21.63 21.66 21.97Women's 400 metres results 49.26 49.67 49.99 Women's 800 metres results 1:58.03 1:58.12 1:58.18Women's 1500 metres results 4:08.09 4:08.96 4:09.34Women's 5000 metres results 14:26.83 14:44.07 14:44.14Women's 10,000 metres results 31:41.31 31:41.77 31:43.49Women's marathon results 2:27:35 2:27:36 2:27:39Women's 100 metres hurdles results 12.57 12.59 12.66 Women's 400 metres hurdles results 53.50 53.94 54.02Women's 3000 metres steeplechase results 9:19.11 9:19.24 9:19.25 Women's 20 kilometres walk results 1:27:45 1:27:45 1:28:13Women's 4 × 100 metres relay resultsVeronica Campbell-BrownNatasha MorrisonElaine ThompsonShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceSherone Simpson*Kerron Stewart* 41.07 English GardnerAllyson FelixJenna PrandiniJasmine Todd 41.68Kelly-Ann BaptisteMichelle-Lee AhyeReyare ThomasSemoy HackettKhalifa St. Fort* 42.03 Women's 4 × 400 metres relay resultsChristine DayShericka JacksonStephenie Ann McPhersonNovlene Williams-MillsAnastasia Le-Roy*Chrisann Gordon* 3:19.13 Sanya Richards-RossNatasha HastingsAllyson FelixFrancena McCororyPhyllis Francis*Jessica Beard* 3:19.44Christine OhuruoguAnyika OnuoraEilidh ChildSeren Bundy-DaviesKirsten McAslan* 3:23.62* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals

Field

Women's high jump results 2.01 m 2.01 m 2.01 m Women's pole vault results 4.90 m 4.85 m = 4.80 m Women's long jump results 7.14 m 7.07 m 7.01 m Women's triple jump results 14.90 m 14.78 m 14.77 m Women's shot put results 20.37 m 20.30 m 19.76 m Women's discus throw results 69.28 m 67.39 m 65.53 m Women's hammer throw results 80.85 m 76.33 m 74.02 m Women's javelin throw results 67.69 m 66.13 m 65.79 m Women's heptathlon results 6669 pts 6554 pts 6516 pts

Exhibition events 2:00.92 2:03.41 2:03.61 1:00.05 1:00.81 1:02.54

Medal table

Participating nations Two hundred and seven countries (or, more accurately, IAAF members) with a total of 1,933 athletes were entered. Of those 1,771 athletes from 205 countries actually competed (thus excluding reserve athletes and non-starters). The biggest delegation was the one from the US with 130 athletes. Two countries, Ghana and South Sudan, were set to participate, but none of their athletes showed up. The number of athletes per nation is shown in parentheses.

Anti-doping As part of the event, the IAAF conducted a wide-reaching anti-doping programme. This included information-led targeted tests in the months previous to the championships and testing of athletes in and outside of competition during the championships. In total, the IAAF undertook 1,405 instances of athlete doping controls in Beijing. This included 662 blood tests to inform the longitudinal athlete biological passport programme, 161 blood tests specifically directed at identifying usage of either human growth hormone and/or erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (EPO), 54 out-of-competition urine tests and 528 urine tests conducted on-site (which also incorporates 239 for EPO analysis).IAAF anti-doping programme concludes in Beijing. IAAF (1 September 2015). Retrieved on 2015-09-05.

As was the case since the 2005 World Championships, athletes' doping samples were stored for future analysis, which could allow retrospective disqualifications via subsequent improvements to testing technology and methods. The number of tests was a new high for the event and the largest ever conducted by a sport-specific governing body at an event. The testing was undertaken in partnership with the Chinese National Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA). An anti-doping education programme was also conducted, which included presentations on the risks of doping and a questionnaire designed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Initial analysis identified two failed tests, both Kenyan women: hurdler Koki Manunga and sprinter Joy Nakhumicha Sakari. Both were disqualified immediately from the competition.

See also 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships

References

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