76K views · 987 reactions | Back to where it all began! 拾 Did you know Helsinki became the first city to stage the #WorldAthleticsChamps on two separate occasions in 2005? What was your highlight of a wet but brilliant championships? ✨ | World Athletics | Facebook

11K views · 455 reactions | The 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa was one of the most eventful editions in recent history. In brutal conditions, Zersenay Tadese ended Kenenisa Bekele's reign as world cross-country champion, Lornah Kiplagat beat defending champion Tirunesh Dibaba, and Kenya swept the medals in both junior races. Full highlights here: https://goo.gl/TgFhnY | World Athletics | Facebook

After watching the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki in hospital, Ivet Lalova-Collio 🇧🇬 triumphed on the same track seven years later. 🙌 Lalova-Collio won an emotional gold medal in the 100m final at the 2012 European Championships. 🥇 #EA50 | European Athletics