2007 World Championships in Athletics
2007 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
Key facts
- Host city
- Osaka , Japan
- Athletes
- 1,817
- Dates
- 24 August – 2 September 2007
- Opened by
- Emperor Akihito
- Closed by
- IAAF President Lamine Diack
- Main venue
- Nagai Stadium
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- Commons category
- 2007 World Championships in Athletics
- start time
- 2007-08-24
- end time
- 2007-09-02
- point in time
- 2007-00-00
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The 11th World Championships in Athletics, (Japanese: 2007年世界陸上競技選手権大会) under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federations entered a total of 1,978 athletes, the greatest number of competitors at any World Championships to date. Sarah Brightman, the world's best-selling soprano, performed her single Running at the opening ceremony.
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