2001 World Championships in Athletics

2001 edition of the World Championships in Athletics

Key facts

Host city: Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
Dates: 3–12 August 2001
Opened by: Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien
Closed by: IAAF President Lamine Diack
Main venue: Commonwealth Stadium

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end time: 2001-08-12
point in time: 2001-00-00
edition number: 8
number of participants: 1602
start time: 2001-08-03

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The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 and 12 August 2001 and was the first time the event had visited North America. The music for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies was composed by Canadian composers Jan Randall and Cassius Khan. The ceremonies also featured a thousand-strong voice choir, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

Edmonton defeated bids from Paris, France (which hosted the next edition) and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States to host the event. Edmonton had previously hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 Summer Universiade.