In 2013, the foremost competition in athletics was the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. The International Association of Athletics Federations will hold two other global level competitions this year: the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Cross Country Championships will return after its move to a biennial format.[1]
| 2013 in athletics | |
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 The Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the 2013 World Championships | |
| Major world events | 2013 World Championships |
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The Diamond League enters its fourth year as the foremost seasonal track and field series.
Major events edit
World edit
- World Championships
- World Cross Country Championships
- Diamond League
- World Youth Championships
- World Mountain Running Championships
- IPC Athletics World Championships
- Summer Universiade
- Gymnasiade
- World Military Cross Country Championships
- IAU 100km World Championships
- IAU 24 Hour World Championships
- World Police and Fire Games
Regional edit
- European Indoor Championships
- European Team Championships
- European U23 Championships
- European Junior Championships
- European Cross Country Championships
- European Mountain Running Championships
- European Cup Winter Throwing
- European Cup Race Walking
- European Cup 10000m
- European Cup Combined Events
- IAU 100 km European Championships
- Games of the Small States of Europe
- European Youth Olympic Festival
- Mediterranean Games
- Jeux de la Francophonie
- Balkan Games
- Asian Athletics Championships
- Asian Race Walking Championships
- Asian Cross Country Championships
- Asian Youth Games
- Arab Championships
- East Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games
- African Junior Championships
- African Youth Championships
- African Race Walking Championships
- African Combined Events Championships
- Oceania Athletics Championships
- Island Games
- Maccabiah Games
- Bolivarian Games
- CARIFTA Games
- Central American and Caribbean Championships
- Central American Championships
- Central American Games
- NACAC Cross Country Championships
- Pan American Race Walking Cup
- Pan American Combined Events Cup
- Pan American Junior Championships
- South American Athletics Championships
- South American Cross Country Championships
- South American Junior Championships
National edit
- Canada Summer Games
- Chinese National Games
- German Championships
- Italian Championships
- Italian Indoor Championships
- Japanese Championships
- USA Track and Field Championships
Marathons edit
Season's bests edit
- nb1 Tyson Gay, with 9.75 seconds, had a faster 100 m in 2013, but was disqualified due to doping.
- nb2 Bernard Koech, with 58:41 minutes, had a faster half marathon time but this was set on an aided San Diego course which was not eligible for record purposes.
- nb3 Priscah Jeptoo, with 65:45 minutes, had a faster half marathon time but this was set on an aided course at the Great North Run which was not eligible for record purposes.
References edit
- ^ 47th IAAF Congress – Day 1 Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2013-02-19.
- Season's best lists
- Rorick, Jim (2013-10-22). 2013 World Comprehensive List - Men. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-02-07.
- Rorick, Jim (2013-10-22). 2013 World Comprehensive List - Women. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-02-07.