Host city | Helsinki, Finland |
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Nations | 196 |
Athletes | 1,891 |
Events | 47 |
Dates | 6–14 August 2005 |
Opened by | President Tarja Halonen |
Closed by | IAAF President Lamine Diack |
Main venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
The 10th World Championships in Athletics (Finnish: Yleisurheilun maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2005, Swedish: Världsmästerskapen i friidrott 2005), under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic events, some of which were included as exhibition events. Much of the event was played in extremely heavy rainfall.