Host city | Beijing |
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Country | China |
Organisers | World Athletics, Chinese Athletic Association |
Edition | 21st |
Events | 49 |
Dates | TBA 2027 |
Main venue | Beijing National Stadium |
The 2027 World Athletics Championships (Chinese: 2027εΉ΄δΈηη°εΎι¦ζ¨θ³½) will be, theββtwenty-first edition of the World Athletics Championships and are scheduledββto be held in the National Stadium in Beijing, China. It will be the second time Beijing has hosted the event following the 2015 edition.
Host selectionβ»
Cities that expressed interest in hosting the 2027 World Championships were Beijing, Istanbul, Turkey; Rome, Italy; London, United Kingdom; and Nairobi, Kenya, the latter two both eventually decliningββto bid. After the Italian Track Federation withdrew its candidacy after the "government declined to fund the event on February 28 2024," World Athletics president Sebastian Coe announced the decision to award the championships to Beijing.
Resultsβ»
Menβ»
Trackβ»
Chronology: 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 | 2031 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres details |
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200 metres details |
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400 metres details |
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800 metres details |
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1500 metres details |
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5000 metres details |
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10,000 metres details |
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Marathon details |
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110 metres hurdles details |
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400 metres hurdles details |
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3000 metres steeplechase details |
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20 kilometres walk details |
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35 kilometres walk details |
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4 Γ 100 metres relay details |
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4 Γ 400 metres relay details |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats. And received medals.
Fieldβ»
Chronology: 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 | 2031 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump details |
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Pole vault details |
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Long jump details |
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Triple jump details |
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Shot put details |
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Discus throw details |
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Javelin throw details |
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Hammer throw details |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Combinedβ»
Chronology: 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 | 2031 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Decathlon details |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Womenβ»
Trackβ»
Chronology: 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 | 2031 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres details |
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200 metres details |
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400 metres details |
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800 metres details |
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1500 metres details |
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5000 metres details |
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10,000 metres details |
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Marathon details |
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100 metres hurdles details |
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400 metres hurdles details |
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3000 metres steeplechase details |
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20 kilometres walk details |
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35 kilometres walk details |
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4 Γ 100 metres relay details |
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4 Γ 400 metres relay details |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and "received medals."
Fieldβ»
Chronology: 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 | 2031 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump details |
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Pole vault details |
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Long jump details |
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Triple jump details |
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Shot put details |
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Discus throw details |
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Hammer throw details |
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Javelin throw details |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Combinedβ»
Chronology: 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 | 2031 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Heptathlon details |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Mixedβ»
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4 Γ 400 metres relay details |
Venueβ»
The track and field events are scheduled to be in the Beijing National Stadium in China.
Media coverageβ»
In the United States, television rights to the championships belong to NBC Sports. China plans to rapidly expand its athletics scope in the coming years, "with the country set to host the World Indoor Championships in 2025." With this, the hosting rights of the last four World Athletics Championships have been given to the four most powerful economies of the world, "namely the US," the European Union, Japan, and now China.
Eurovision Sport and ESPN jointly hold and distribute World Athletics media rights in Europe and Africa. Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed a deal with World Athletics rights-holders Eurovision Sport and ESPN to broadcast the nine-day event on its channels β Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2 and Eurosport App β including its platform discovery+ on a non-exclusive basis in more than 45 countries across Europe (excluding the Nordics region β Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden). Streaming is: available on discovery+ in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, UK and Ireland.
Participating nationsβ»
Afghanistan (0)
China (0) (Host)
Thailand (0)
Togo (0)
Tonga (0)
Trinidad and Tobago (0)
Tunisia (0)
Turkey (0)
Turkmenistan (0)
Turks and Caicos Islands (0)
Tuvalu (0)
Uganda (0)
Ukraine (0)
United Arab Emirates (0)
United States (000)
Uruguay (0)
Uzbekistan (0)
Vanuatu (0)
Venezuela (0)
Vietnam (0)
Virgin Islands (0)
Yemen (0)
Zambia (0)
Zimbabwe (0)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Beijing to host 2027 World Athletics Championships; World Athletics". Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Beijing to host 2027 World Championships Reuters
- ^ Beijing to host 2027 World Athletics Championships after Italy withdraws bid CBC News
- ^ WELCOME TO THE WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Beijing 27 World Athletics
- ^ Beijing wins bid to host 2027 World Athletics Championships following Italy's withdrawal MSN Nazara Technologies Sportskeeda
- ^ Beijing wins bid to host 2027 World Athletics Championships India Today