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2005 World Championships in Athletics

2005 World Championships in Athletics
Host cityHelsinki, Finland
Nations196
Athletes1,891
Events47
Dates6–14 August 2005
Opened byPresident Tarja Halonen
Closed byIAAF President Lamine Diack
Main venueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.

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.


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