Back بطولة العالم لألعاب القوى 1997 Arabic Campionat del Món d'atletisme de 1997 Catalan Mistrovství světa v atletice 1997 Czech Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften 1997 German Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Στίβου 1997 Greek Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de 1997 Spanish 1997. aasta kergejõustiku maailmameistrivõistlused Estonian مسابقات جهانی دو و میدانی ۱۹۹۷ Persian Yleisurheilun maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 1997 Finnish Championnats du monde d'athlétisme 1997 French
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| Host city | Athens, Greece |
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| Nations | 198 |
| Athletes | 1882 |
| Dates | 1–10 August 1997 |
| Opened by | President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos |
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between 1 and 10 August 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations.[1] Despite several attempts to sabotage, Athens used the successful organization of the World Championships to prove their capacity during the next IOC Session held the following month in Lausanne as a triumph and key event during the final stretch of the process to choose the city who hosted 2004 Summer Olympics. The success of the event showed the Greece abilities and readiness to organize large-scale, international sporting events.
It was the first edition to award wild cards to defending champions even if they did not qualify for their national team. This allowed four athletes from the same country to compete in an individual event in some cases.[2]
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- ^ Rosenthal, Bert (2 August 1997). "Johnson can't wait to compete". The Stuart News. p. 31. Retrieved 16 October 2022.