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2007 World Championships in Athletics
Athletics competition in Osaka, Japan
Athletics competition in Osaka, Japan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2007 World Championships in Athletics |
| logo | Osaka 2007.svg |
| size | 195 |
| host_city | Osaka, Japan |
| nations | 199 |
| athletes | 1,817 |
| events | 47 |
| dates | 24 August – 2 September 2007 |
| opened_by | Emperor Akihito |
| closed_by | IAAF President Lamine Diack |
| stadium | Nagai Stadium |
| previous | [Helsinki 2005](2005-world-championships-in-athletics) |
| next | [Berlin 2009](2009-world-championships-in-athletics) |
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () 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.{{cite press release |access-date=2007-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904154233/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D41420.html |archive-date=4 September 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=2007-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826161734/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/history/index.html |archive-date=26 August 2007 |url-status=dead
Bidding process
Having bid unsuccessfully to host the 2008 Summer Olympics,{{cite news | access-date = 2007-09-04 | access-date = 2007-09-04 | access-date = 2007-09-04
Major themes
Doping concerns
The IAAF stepped up its "war on doping" at the Osaka games, and for the first time, the number of drug tests exceeded 1,000.{{cite news | access-date = 2007-09-04 |access-date = 2007-09-04 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070826161710/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D40356.html |archive-date = 26 August 2007 |url-status = dead | access-date = 2007-09-04 | access-date = 2007-09-04 | access-date = 2007-09-04 | access-date = 2007-09-25 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071016220337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/7007294.stm| archive-date= 16 October 2007 | url-status= live}}
Weather conditions
The Championships were held during an unseasonably hot summer in Japan, in contrast to the cool, wet and windy conditions of Helsinki two years earlier.{{cite news | access-date = 2007-09-04 | access-date = 2007-09-04 | access-date = 2007-09-04 |access-date = 2007-09-04 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926025449/http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/40110.pdf |archive-date = 2007-09-26 |url-status = dead | access-date = 2007-09-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070922094159/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22357251-2722,00.html | archive-date = 2007-09-22 | url-status = dead
Attendance
Concerns had been raised in the week running up to the Championships about the low level of ticket sales – only 46% of seats had been filled by August 20.{{cite news | access-date = 2007-09-04 |access-date=2007-09-04 |author-link = Steve Cram | access-date = 2007-09-04 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070907223720/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/09/04/osaka_was_wellorganised_but_so.html| archive-date= 7 September 2007 | url-status= dead}} the hot weather and the disappointing performance of the Japanese team. IAAF vice-president Sebastian Coe also suggested that the length of the Championships may have to be shortened in future to sustain the public's interest.{{cite news | author-link = Sebastian Coe | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071121045638/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=%2Fsport%2F2007%2F09%2F04%2Fsocoe104.xml | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2007-11-21 | access-date = 2007-09-04
Notable performances
Despite no world records being broken, the Championships saw a number of significant personal and team achievements. The United States dominated the overall standings ahead of Kenya and Russia, equalling its best ever medal haul (first achieved in 1991) with 26, fourteen of them golds. The U.S. also set another Championship first by triumphing in all four relay races.{{cite news | access-date = 2007-09-04 | access-date = 2007-09-04 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070905145851/http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/03/sports/webarena.php| archive-date= 5 September 2007 | url-status= live}} Perhaps the most unlikely American medal came from 110 m hurdler David Payne, who as first alternate had not travelled to Osaka with the rest of the team. After Dominique Arnold withdrew from the event with an injury, Payne only arrived in Japan the night before the heats, and proceeded to move through the rounds before taking bronze with a personal best.
Amongst prominent European successes were Swede Carolina Klüft's third consecutive world heptathlon title with a European record score, the victory of 39-year-old German Franka Dietzsch in the discus, which made her the second-oldest world champion ever{{cite news |access-date=2007-08-31 | access-date = 2007-09-04 |access-date = 2007-09-04 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070901111452/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D41098.html |archive-date = 1 September 2007 |url-status = dead |access-date=2007-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920185930/http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0%2C%2C-6888003%2C00.html |archive-date=20 September 2007 |url-status=dead
African countries were typically well represented in the middle and long-distance events, with Kenyans claiming both the men's and women's marathon titles and Ethiopia winning three golds.
Chinese athlete Liu Xiang, the only sprinter of non-African origin to clock sub-13 second 110m hurdles, took the gold medal at this event with a time of 12.95 seconds.
World Record Holders for the 20 km Walk, Jefferson Pérez, and 50 km Walk, Nathan Deakes, both won their respective events, confirming their dominance of the event. In Perez's case, this was his third World Championship Gold Medal in a row.
Host nation Japan gained its only medal on the final day with a bronze for Reiko Tosa in the women's marathon. Image:Osaka07 Opening Flag Stars.jpg|From opening ceremony Image:Osaka07 D8M M110MH Decathlon Scene.jpg|110 m hurdles heat in the men's decathlon Image:Osaka07 D8M Yuki Yamazaki Helpers.jpg|Japanese athlete is carried away after the 50 km walk. Image:Osaka07 D9A W4-400M USA celebrating.jpg|American women's 4 × 400 m relay team celebrate.
Participating Nations
- AFG
- ALB
- ALG
- ASA
- AND
- ANG
- AIA
- ANT
- ARG
- ARM
- AUS
- AUT
- AZE
- BAH
- BRN
- BAN
- BAR
- BLR
- BEL
- BIZ
- BEN
- BOL
- BIH
- BOT
- BRA
- IVB
- BRU
- BUL
- BUR
- BDI
- CAM
- CMR
- CAN
- CPV
- CAY
- CAF
- CHA
- CHI
- CHN
- TPE
- COL
- COD
- COK
- CRC
- CRO
- CUB
- CYP
- CZE
- DEN
- DJI
- DMA
- DOM
- ECU
- EGY
- ESA
- GEQ
- ERI
- EST
- ETH
- FIJ
- FIN
- FRA
- PYF
- GAB
- GAM
- GEO
- GER
- GHA
- GIB
- GBR
- GRE
- GRN
- GUM
- GUA
- GUI
- GBS
- GUY
- HAI
- HON
- HKG
- HUN
- ISL
- IND
- INA
- IRI
- IRQ
- IRL
- ISR
- ITA
- CIV
- JAM
- JPN
- JOR
- KAZ
- KEN
- KIR
- KUW
- LAO
- LAT
- LIB
- LES
- LBR
- LBA
- LIE
- LTU
- MAC
- MKD
- MAD
- MAW
- MAS
- MDV
- MLI
- MLT
- MTN
- MRI
- MEX
- FSM
- MDA
- MON
- MGL
- MNE
- MNT
- MAR
- MOZ
- MYA
- NAM
- NRU
- NEP
- NED
- AHO
- NZL
- NCA
- NIG
- NGR
- NFI
- NMI
- NOR
- PAK
- PLW
- PLE
- PAN
- PNG
- PAR
- PER
- PHI
- POL
- POR
- PUR
- QAT
- ROM
- RUS
- RWA
- SKN
- LCA
- VIN
- SAM
- SMR
- STP
- KSA
- SEN
- SRB
- SEY
- SLE
- SGP
- SVK
- SLO
- SOL
- SOM
- RSA
- KOR
- ESP
- SRI
- SUD
- SUR
- SWZ
- SWE
- SUI
- SYR
- TJK
- TAN
- THA
- TOG
- TGA
- TRI
- TUN
- TUR
- TKM
- UGA
- UKR
- UAE
- USA
- URU
- UZB
- VAN
- VEN
- ISV
- YEM
- ZAM
- ZIM
Men's results
Track
2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011
Women's results
Track
2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011
Medal table
Broadcasting
The broadcasters of the 2007 IAAF World Championships were as follows:
Japan
- Broadcaster – TBS (Host broadcaster) and MBS (Cooperator)
- Caster – Yūji Oda and Miho Nakai
- Fieldcaster – Beni Arashiro
- Official song – All my treasures (Yūji Oda)
Worldwide
This list is non-exhaustive.
- Arab World – Al Jazeera Sports
- Australia – SBS TV
- Belgium – Sporza
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – BHTV1
- Brazil – SporTV
- Bulgaria – BNT
- Canada – CBC
- Caribbean – CMC
- China – CCTV
- Croatia – HRT2
- Czech Republic – ČT2
- Denmark – DR2
- Estonia – ETV
- Europe – Eurosport
- Finland – YLE
- France – France Televisions
- Germany – ARD and ZDF
- Greece – ET1
- Israel – Channel 1
- Italy – RAI
- Latvia – LTV7
- Lithuania – LTV
- New Zealand – Sky Television
- Norway – NRK
- Philippines – NBN
- Poland – TVP
- Portugal – RTP2
- Russia – Sport-RTR
- Serbia – RTS2
- Slovakia – Dvojka
- South Korea – KBS
- Spain – TVE2
- Sweden – SVT1, 2, HD
- Switzerland – SRG-SSR
- Turkey – TRT
- United Kingdom – BBC
- United States – NBC, Versus and WCSN
- Venezuela – Meridiano TV
References
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