The 17th edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships kicks off on Friday Sep 27,2019 in Doha,Qatar - the first Middle Eastern country to host the biennial competition.
More than 1,900 athletes from 210 countries will take part in 24 events over 10 days.
The main events will take place in Khalifa
International Stadium, a 40,000-capacity venue that was reopened in May
2017 after renovations.
An advanced open-air and environment-friendly cooling technology was installed to keep the pitch temperature at an optimum 26C, which can be reduced to a low of 17C.
Built in 1976, the multi-purpose outdoor arena has already hosted football's Gulf Cup, the 2006 Asian Games and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. It will also play host to matches at the 2022 FIFA WC
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