2013 World Championships in Athletics

14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Host city	Moscow, Russia
Date(s)	13-18 August 2013
Main Stadium	Luzhniki Stadium
← 2011 Daegu 2015 Beijing →

The 14th World Championships in Athletics are scheduled to be held in 2013 in Moscow, Russia.

The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 10 August until 18 August.

Contents 1 Bidding process 2 Candidates 2.1 Barcelona, Spain 2.2 Brisbane, Australia 2.3 Daegu, South Korea 2.4 Moscow, Russia 3 References 4 External links

Bidding process

When the seeking deadline passed on 1 December 2006, four candidate cities (Barcelona, Brisbane, Moscow and Gothenburg) had confirmed their candidatures.^[1] Gothenburg backed out later that month, citing lack of financial support from the Swedish government.^[2] The IAAF announced Moscow the winning candidate at the IAAF Council Meeting in Mombasa on 27 March 2007.^[3]

Candidates

Barcelona, Spain

The city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Barcelona was chosen over Madrid and Valencia, which were at one point outlined as possible candidates.^[1]

Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane has been announced as the Australian candidate with Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (formally ANZ Stadium) the proposed venue. The venue previously hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 2001 Goodwill Games. The event would be held in July/August 2011 if Brisbane is successful. It was a failed bidder for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics which was eventually won by Berlin.

Melbourne, the host of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, was named as a possible candidate for 2013 if Brisbane's bid for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics were unsuccessful.

Daegu, South Korea

Daegu has previously hosted the 2003 Summer Universiade and portions of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The World Championships in Athletics has never been staged in mainland Asia. Daegu won the right to host the 2011 Championships.

Moscow, Russia

Deputy Mayor of Moscow Valery Vinigradov announced on 13 March 2006 that Moscow would bid for the Championships and suggested that they would use Luzhniki Stadium for the event. The city hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

In addition, Moscow confirmed their candidature to host the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.^[1]

References

External links

IAAF World Athletics Championships Outdoor 1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Indoor 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Continental Cup 1977 1979 1981 1985 1989 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Junior 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Youth 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Cross Country 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Race Walking 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Half Marathon 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2014 World Championships: Records Medalists: (men) (women)