2017 World Championships in Athletics
2017 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
Key facts
- Host city
- London
- Country
- Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Organizers
- IAAF , UK Athletics
- Edition
- 16th
- Athletes
- 2038 (1080 men, 958 women)
- Sport
- Athletics
- Events
- 48 (24 men, 24 women)
- Dates
- 4–13 August 2017
- Opened by
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Closed by
- IAAF President Sebastian Coe
- Main venue
- London Stadium
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The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom. London was officially awarded the championships on 11 November 2011.
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