In 2011, the foremost athletics event was the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. The other major global level competition held in 2011 was the World Cross Country Championships.
Australia's Sally Pearson was the women's IAAF Athlete of the Year.
The 2008 Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru died in May.
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.
2011 in the sport of athletics
…In 2011, the foremost athletics event was the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. The other major global level competition held in 2011 was the World Cross Country Championships. The 2011 season marked the re-establishment…
A promotional poster for the event at Dongdaegu Station
Yohan Blake of Jamaica, winner of the men's 100 metres
Men's 400 m champion Kirani James of Grenada
Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi defended his steeplechase world title