Week 9 "World Championships"

          Hello, this is my blog’s ninth topic!! Last week I wrote about “Artificial Leg” through talking about Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius who is runner with artificial legs. I have used two weeks (Week 7 & week 8) to talk about some problems of track and field. Since today, dark topics is over, I’ll write about two gorgeous events that “The World Championships” and “The Olympics”. They are the biggest two events of track and field and all athletes aim at winning!! Today I write about former, “The World Championships”.

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          First, do you know what is “The World Championships”? It is too big track and field event equal to Olympics. It held in odd-numbered years so before and after the Olympics. It means that there is a year with no track and field big event per four years, that year I feel very boring!! would You know what is The World Championships somehow? “The World Championships” is a very important event for runner. But, “The World Championships” is a popular name, it is not official name. The official name is “IAAF World Championships in Athletics”. IAAF is appeared in last week topic, it is international unify organization of track and field. IAAF holding event, official name has IAAF.

          Second, when “The World Championships” started? Do you remember that I wrote in the first topic that track and field has too long history? Track and field has existed since the first Olympic in D.C 776. So you would think “The World Championships” also have long history, however, does not have. The first “The World Championships” was held in 1983 in Helsinki. It is very recent time!! The time when it began has something to do with why it began. It started as a substitute for Moscow Olympics that was boycotted by Western European countries (I don't write about the reason of boycott today). So if there wasn't the boycott, The World Championships isn't exist. Initially The World Championships had been held every four years, but since 1991 when it was held in Tokyo, has been held every two years. At the first time it was held in Europe many times but it is determined that it will be held alternately in Europe (the after year of Olympic) and in Asia (the before year of Olympic) by 2017. The number of countries participate in the event and world records that was born there is more than Olympics. The World Championships has short history, but it is the highest event of track and field.

          The most popular world record that was born in “The World Championships” is 100m and 200m by Usain St. Leo Bolt at Berlin in 2009. These races were so amazing and exciting race!! My second topic is written about him and there is a video of the 100m race that he made the world record. If you have not watched or you forgot, please read it!!

          Today I write about “IAAF World Championships in Athletics”. It will be held this year in Moscow. There was the Olympic in last year, so The World Championship will be held in Europe.

          My 9th week’s topic “ The World Championships” is over. Next time, I’ll write about the other big event “Olympics” and be happy you read it. See you next time.