WELCOME TO T&FN'S PREVIEW FOR
THE 2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Below you'll find 47 links, covering all the events to be held in Daegu, South Korea, between August 27 and September 4.

The Previews were prepared by the T&FN editorial staff, with the invaluable help of international experts Jonathan Berenbom, Bob Bowman, Sean Hartnett, Richard Hymans, Dave Johnson, Nejat Kök and Frank Zarnowski.

For each event you'll find our top 10 picks, in order, with the lifetime best of each athlete, followed by a brief analysis of the event, records and recent medals, the all-time top-10 list and a list of all the previous WC winners.

These picks were made with the best information available to us as of August 22.

T&FN MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEWS
TRACK	ROAD	JUMPS	THROWS	MULTIS
100 Meters	Marathon	High Jump	Shot	Decathlon
200 Meters	20K Walk	Pole Vault	Discus
400 Meters	50K Walk	Long Jump	Hammer
800 Meters		Triple Jump	Javelin
1500 Meters
Steeplechase
5000 Meters
10,000 Meters
110 Hurdles
400 Hurdles
4 x 100
4 x 400
Click here to see K. Ken Nakamura’s all-time WC stats compilations

 

T&FN WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEWS
TRACK	ROAD	JUMPS	THROWS	MULTIS
100 Meters	Marathon	High Jump	Shot	Heptathlon
200 Meters	20K Walk	Pole Vault	Discus
400 Meters		Long Jump	Hammer
800 Meters		Triple Jump	Javelin
1500 Meters
Steeplechase
5000 Meters
10,000 Meters
100 Hurdles
400 Hurdles
4 x 100
4 x 400