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{{World Championships in Athletics
|Name = IAAF World Championships<br>Beijing 2015
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|dates=22 August 2015
|Nations participating = 205
|Athletes participating = 1,781
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The '''2015 IAAF World Championships''' ({{IPA-cmn|第十五届世界田径锦标赛|lang}}), the fifteenth edition of the [[IAAF World Championships]], were held from 22 to 30 August at the [[Beijing National Stadium|National Stadium]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Beijing to host 2015 World Athletics Championships | publisher=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/9212714.stm |date=20 November 2010| accessdate=20 November 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101125052231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/9212714.stm| archivedate= 25 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=58752.html |title=Beijing selected to host 2015 World Championships |publisher=iaaf.org |date=2010-11-20 |accessdate=2011-09-03}}</ref> Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of which were awarded. [[Kenya at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|Kenya]] topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. The [[United States at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|United States]] won 18 medals, six gold, six silver and six bronze, which was the highest tally. Host nation [[China at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|China]], finished 11th on the medals table, while [[Russia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|Russia]] finished ninth.
205 IAAF member countries and territories participated, two more than in [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013]], with new IAAF member, [[Kosovo at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|Kosovo]], making its debut. [[South Sudan at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|South Sudan]] was also set to participate for the first time, but its sole athlete did not show up in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/ap/sports/the-latest-italy-s-meucci-leads-halfway-through-marathon/article_03d856a7-c1ae-5382-9223-ca74486b6144.html |title=The Latest: Schwanitz wins shot put gold at worlds |date=22 August 2015 |work=
[[Eritrea at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|Eritrea]] won their first world title at these championships, with [[Ghirmay Ghebreslassie]] winning the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon|men's marathon]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Monti|first1=David|title=Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Wins World Championships Men’s Marathon|url=http://running.competitor.com/2015/08/news/eritreas-ghirmay-ghebreslassie-wins-world-championships-mens-marathon_134038|website=competitor.com|publisher=Competitor Group|accessdate=1 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905153219/http://running.competitor.com/2015/08/news/eritreas-ghirmay-ghebreslassie-wins-world-championships-mens-marathon_134038|archive-date=5 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Bidding process==
When the seeking deadline passed on 15 March 2010, three candidate cities ([[Beijing]], [[London]] and [[Chorzów]]) had confirmed their candidatures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/iaaf-council-meeting-notes-day-1-doha-201-1|title=IAAF Council Meeting Notes – Day 1 – Doha 2010, 15 March|date=15 March 2010|work=iaaf.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/15/london-2015-world-athletics-championships|title=London enters the ring to stage 2015 world championships|work=
The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 22 August until 30 August 2015.
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==Anti-doping==
As part of the event, the IAAF conducted a wide-reaching anti-doping programme. This included information-led targeted tests in the months previous to the championships and testing of athletes in and outside of competition during the championships. In total, the IAAF undertook 1,405 instances of athlete doping controls in Beijing. This included 662 blood tests to inform the longitudinal athlete [[biological passport]] programme, 161 blood tests specifically directed at identifying usage of either human [[growth hormone]] and/or [[erythropoiesis]]-stimulating agents (EPO), 54 out-of-competition urine tests and 528 urine tests conducted on-site (which also incorporates 239 for EPO analysis).<ref name=Doping>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/anti-doping-beijing-2015-testing-figures IAAF anti-doping programme concludes in Beijing]. IAAF (1 September 2015
As was the case since the 2005 World Championships, athletes' doping samples were stored for future analysis, which could allow retrospective disqualifications via subsequent improvements to testing technology and methods. The number of tests was a new high for the event and the largest ever conducted by a sport-specific governing body at an event. The testing was undertaken in partnership with the [[Chinese National Anti-Doping Agency]] (CHINADA). An anti-doping education programme was also conducted, which included presentations on the risks of doping and a questionnaire designed by the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]].<ref name=Doping/>
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[[Category:World Athletics Championships]]
[[Category:2015 in athletics (track and field)|World Championships in Athletics]]
[[Category:2015 in Chinese sport|World Championships
[[Category:International athletics competitions hosted by China]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Beijing]]
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