2013 in the sport of athletics
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![]() The Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the 2013 World Championships  | |
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In 2013, the foremost competition in athletics was the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. The International Association of Athletics Federations will hold two other global level competitions this year: the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Cross Country Championships will return after its move to a biennial format.[1]
The Diamond League enters its fourth year as the foremost seasonal track and field series.
Major events
World
- World Championships
 - World Cross Country Championships
 - Diamond League
 - World Youth Championships
 - World Mountain Running Championships
 - IPC Athletics World Championships
 - Summer Universiade
 - Gymnasiade
 - World Military Cross Country Championships
 - IAU 100km World Championships
 - IAU 24 Hour World Championships
 - World Police and Fire Games
 
Regional
- European Indoor Championships
 - European Team Championships
 - European U23 Championships
 - European Junior Championships
 - European Cross Country Championships
 - European Mountain Running Championships
 - European Cup Winter Throwing
 - European Cup Race Walking
 - European Cup 10000m
 - European Cup Combined Events
 - IAU 100 km European Championships
 - Games of the Small States of Europe
 - European Youth Olympic Festival
 - Mediterranean Games
 - Jeux de la Francophonie
 - Balkan Games
 - Asian Athletics Championships
 - Asian Race Walking Championships
 - Asian Cross Country Championships
 - Asian Youth Games
 - Arab Championships
 - East Asian Games
 - Southeast Asian Games
 - Islamic Solidarity Games
 - African Junior Championships
 - African Youth Championships
 - African Race Walking Championships
 - African Combined Events Championships
 - Oceania Athletics Championships
 - Island Games
 - Maccabiah Games
 - Bolivarian Games
 - CARIFTA Games
 - Central American and Caribbean Championships
 - Central American Championships
 - Central American Games
 - NACAC Cross Country Championships
 - Pan American Race Walking Cup
 - Pan American Combined Events Cup
 - Pan American Junior Championships
 - South American Athletics Championships
 - South American Cross Country Championships
 - South American Junior Championships
 
National
- Canada Summer Games
 - Chinese National Games
 - German Championships
 - Italian Championships
 - Italian Indoor Championships
 - Japanese Championships
 - USA Track and Field Championships
 
Marathons
- Tokyo Marathon
 - Boston Marathon
 - London Marathon
 - Berlin Marathon
 - Chicago Marathon
 - New York City Marathon
 
Season's bests
- nb1 Tyson Gay, with 9.75 seconds, had a faster 100 m in 2013, but was disqualified due to doping.
 - nb2 Bernard Koech, with 58:41 minutes, had a faster half marathon time but this was set on an aided San Diego course which was not eligible for record purposes.
 - nb3 Priscah Jeptoo, with 65:45 minutes, had a faster half marathon time but this was set on an aided course at the Great North Run which was not eligible for record purposes.
 
References
- ^ 47th IAAF Congress – Day 1 Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2013-02-19.
 
- Season's best lists
 
- Rorick, Jim (2013-10-22). 2013 World Comprehensive List - Men. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-02-07.
 - Rorick, Jim (2013-10-22). 2013 World Comprehensive List - Women. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-02-07.
 

