2021 in the sport of athletics explained

2021 in the sport of athletics
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In 2021, like the previous year, the sport of athletics was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, at both the elite and local level. The main competition was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which had been rescheduled. The rescheduling meant that the World Athletics Championships, originally set for 2021, was postponed given the presence of the Olympics in a World Championships year.

Several other competitions were held in 2021 after being delayed from their usual schedule in 2020, including 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships. However, the severity of the impacts of the pandemic remained high and other major competitions were pushed to a later date (such as the 2021 World Athletics Indoor Championships and 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships), while others were cancelled completely, including the African Championships in Athletics and Asian Athletics Championships.[1] [2] [3]

Smaller-scale meetings generally proceeded where pandemic restrictions allowed, although continued restrictions resulted in the cancellation of the British Indoor Athletics Championships,[4] USA Indoor Track and Field Championships,[5] Tokyo Marathon,[6] and both Chinese legs of the 2021 Diamond League.[7]

International competitions

Global championships

Regional championships

Postponed

Cancelled

Annual competitions

National indoor championships

National outdoor championships

By event

Records

World records

SettingEventAthleteNationPerformanceCompetitionLocationDateRef.
Outdoor5K runBeatrice Chepkoech14:43 s5 km HerculisMonaco14 February 2021[9]
Indoor60 m hurdlesGrant Holloway7.29Meeting de MadridMadrid, Spain24 February 2021[10]
Indoor1500 metresGudaf Tsegay3:53.09Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-CalaisLiévin, France9 February 2021[11]
IndoorTriple jumpHugues Fabrice Zango18.07 mAubière, France16 January 2021.[12]
IndoorShot putRyan Crouser22.82 mAmerican Track LeagueFayetteville, United States25 January 2021

Continental records

SettingTypeEventAthleteNationPerformanceCompetitionLocationDateRef.
OutdoorAfrican5K runBeatrice Chepkoech14:435 km HerculisMonaco14 February 2021[13]
IndoorAfrican200 metresFavour Ofili22.75Southeastern Conference indoor championshipsFayetteville, United States27 February 2021[14]
IndoorAfrican1500 metresGudaf Tsegay3:53.09Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-CalaisLiévin, France9 February 2021
IndoorAfricanTriple jumpHugues Fabrice Zango18,07 mAubière, France16 January 2021
IndoorNACAC60 m hurdlesGrant Holloway7.32
7.29		Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais
Meeting de Madrid		Liévin, France
Madrid, Spain		9 February 2021
24 February 2021		[15]
IndoorNACAC400 metresShaunae Miller-Uibo50.21New Balance Indoor Grand PrixNew York City, United States13 February 2021[16]
IndoorNACAC800 metresDonavan Brazier1:44.21New Balance Indoor Grand PrixNew York City, United States13 February 2021[17]
IndoorNACACShot putRyan Crouser22.82 mAmerican Track LeagueFayetteville, United States24 January 2021[18]
IndoorAsianShot putAbdelrahman Mahmoud21.10 mBelarus Athletics Indoor CupHomiel, Belarus29 January 2021[19]
IndoorEuropean1500 metresJakob Ingebrigtsen3:31.80Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-CalaisLiévin, France9 February 2021
OutdoorOceanian800 metresCharles Hunter1:45.59Tyson InvitationalFayetteville, United States13 February 2021[20]
OutdoorOceanian1500 metresOliver Hoare3:32.35New Balance Indoor Grand PrixNew York City, United States13 February 2021

Deaths

Notes and References

  1. Rowbottom, Mike (2021-05-29). Nigeria steps in to host African Athletics Championships in time for Tokyo 2020 qualification deadline. Inside The Games. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  2. https://www.rfi.fr/fr/sports/20210604-athl%C3%A9tisme-les-22e-championnats-d-afrique-annul%C3%A9s Athlétisme: les 22e Championnats d’Afrique annulés
  3. https://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/24th-asian-athletics-championships-2021 CANCELLED – 24th Asian Athletics Championships 2021
  4. https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/30758245/british-athletics-cancels-2021-indoor-championships-due-covid-19 British Athletics cancels 2021 Indoor Championships due to COVID-19
  5. https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a35165730/usatf-indoor-championships-canceled/ 2021 USATF Indoor Championships Have Been Canceled Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  6. https://www.marathon.tokyo/en/news/detail/news_002235.html Tokyo Marathon 2021 Postponed
  7. https://www.stabroeknews.com/2021/06/25/sports/china-diamond-league-meets-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-restrictions/ China Diamond League meets cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions
  8. https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210510/carifta-games-2021-officially-cancelled Carifta Games 2021 officially cancelled
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  11. Web site: fr . L'Éthiopienne Gudaf Tsegay bat le record du monde du 1500 m, aged Liévin . L'Équipe . 2021-02-10.
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  39. Web site: en . Michael Gleeson . Olympic trailblazer Rick Mitchell dies aged 66 . . 2021-05-31 . 2023-04-11. .
  40. Web site: en . Elite Squamish athlete fondly remembered . Squamish Chief . 2023-04-11. .
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  68. Web site: pt . Luiz Antônio dos Santos, duas vezes campeão da maratona de Chicago, morre aos 57 anos . ge . 2023-04-11. .
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  71. Web site: Former Olympian Emmit King killed in shootout . ESPN.com . 2023-04-11. .
  72. Web site: Le lanceur de poids américain CJ Hunter est mort . . 2021-11-29 . 2023-04-11. .
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