2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15 to 23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate.
Mascot "Berlino"
Olympiastadion hosting the 1936 Summer Olympics
The Olympiastadion with its new blue race track
Image: Berliner Olympiastadion night crop
The Olympiastadion is a sports stadium at Olympiapark Berlin in Berlin, Germany. It was originally built by Werner March for the 1936 Summer Olympics. During the Olympics, the record attendance was thought to be over 100,000. Today the stadium is part of the Olympiapark Berlin.
Olympiastadion (Berlin)
Deutsches Stadion in 1923
The stadium in 1936
Interior view from the Marathon Gate, showing the Olympic cauldron