The 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics all set to commence in two weeks – Athletics news
The world of sports is all set to turn its attention towards the South Korean city, Daegu, which is going to host the 13th edition of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in two weeks time.
Kicking-off on August 27, the competition will conclude on September 4, and the nine thrilling days will observe over 2000 athletes hailing from more than 200 countries around the world, competing for titles in their respective athletics disciplines. Here
is an overview of the most heated events and competitions of this year’s world’s largest sporting contest.
The most thrilling showdown that millions of athletics fans will look forward to see is the Men’s 100m and 200m sprint. Jamaican star, Usain Bolt will be the expected dominator of the field. However, lining against contestants as strong as Asafa Powell and
Walter Dix, the competition will certainly be worth watching. Powell, who is all set to regain his world title, will definitely provide tough rivalry on the field that will leave the crowd and worldwide spectators electrified.
There is no denying the fact Bolt has not been into the best of his form lately, and despite winning, his performance in the 100m competitions has been far from the standard he normally sets. However, he has been a matchless athlete for the 200m meets. Now,
given Powell’s resolve to remerge over the track with Bolt striving with form issues, who clinches the Men’s sprinting titles will certainly be a worth watching showdown.
The next most heated event will be the Women’s 100m and 200m sprint competition that will observe the traditional fight between US and the Jamaican athletes. Among a strong field, which is bound to entertain spectators, great hopes will be there for Carmelita
Jeter and Veronica Campbell-Brown.
The next thrilling discipline is predicted to be the Men’s and Women’s Hurdling competitions. Hurdling competitions, after straight meets, are the most sought event that spectators find on the top of the entertaining list. In the Men’s competition, a battle
will be seen among runners like Dayron Robles, Liu Xiang and David Oliver.
The Men’s event this year will particularly offer a real feast as the competition will be between champions. On the Women’s side, Sally Pearson, Kellie Wells and Danielle Caruthers will fight for the world title.
In the Men’s Pole Vault, which is another entertaining discipline, the real contest will be between Steve Hooker, the 2009 world champion and Renaud Lavillenie, who is regarded as the number one pole vaulter today. A similar situation is there in other disciplines
also, where strongest fields from around the world have been gathered.
With the bottom line that no matter who wins the titles this year, we can conclude that this year’s world championships is certainly going to offer a cut-throat competition between the world’s best athletics contestants.
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