Athletics is what the rest of the world calls track and field, and the Monaco based International Association of Athletics Federations is the governing body of the sport. The championships are held biennially so they don't step on the prestige of the Olympics being the ultimate event in the sport of athletics.

In the IAAF worlds all the sports we know and love from the sprint and distance races to the field events will be contested by men and women international teams in Daegu.
Yes, they'll be passing gold, silver and bronze medals out too. They'll also be televised by many networks around the globe, including Universal cable here in the States which concentrates on Olympic and international sports.

Who are the up and coming athletes in the sport? What athletes that we have seen over the last few years that we thought were done are making comebacks? Will the athletes who are having stellar seasons this year continue their winning ways and parlay that season long excellence into world championship medals?
Conversely, will the athletes who were having a subpar year suddenly take inspiration from being on the big international sporting stage and put it together? What athlete who wasn't on the world's horizons will have the breakthrough performance that makes them an international household name and a potential medal favorite in London?

In Caster's case, I sure hope so.
The answers to those sporting questing question will be revealed as the 2011 edition of the IAAF world championships gets started
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