Encyclopedia > 2006 in athletics (track and field)
The following events in athletics (track and field) took place in 2006: A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... // For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field) May 12 â Justin Gatlin equals the 100m world record. ...
The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. ... The Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games will be held in the newly adapted Melbourne Cricket Ground except for the racewalking and marathon. ... The 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 1-2 April 2006 in Fukuoka, Japan. ... Official logo The 19th European Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between August 7 and August 13, 2006. ... The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations will be held in Moscow, Russia during March 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport Complex. ... The 4th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on September 9 and September 10, 2006. ... The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics were held September 16-17, 2006 in Athens, Greece. ... The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 1st IAAF World Road Running Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary on 8 October 2006, the womens race starting at 11:00 and the mens race at 13:00. ...
World records
The mens 100m was equalled twice by Asafa Powell. 100 m is the classic sprint race distance. ... Asafa Powell at the Jamaica National Stadium in 2004 Asafa Powell (born 11 November 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter, and is current the 100 m world record holder. ...
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