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.47th IAAF Congress – Day 1 . IAAF (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2013-02-19.
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 60 metres 6.48 6.99 100 metres 9.77 10.71 200 metres 19.66 22.13 400 metres 43.74 49.33 800 metres 1:42.37 1:56.72 1500 metres 3:27.72 3:56.60 Mile run 3:49.48 4:27.02 3000 metres 7:30.16 8:26.95 5000 metres 12:51.34 14:23.68 10,000 metres 26:51.02 30:08.06 60 metres hurdles 7.49 7.78 100/110 metres hurdles 13.00 12.26 400 metres hurdles 47.69 52.83 3000 metres steeplechase 7:59.03 9:11.65 10K run 27:30 30:30 Half marathon 58:54 66:09 Marathon 2:03:23 2:19:57 20 kilometres race walk 1:18:28 1:25:49 50 kilometres race walk 3:37:56 —Pole vault 6.02 m 5.02 m High jump 2.41 m 2.04 m Long jump 8.56 m 7.25 m Triple jump 18.04 m 14.88 m Shot put 22.28 m 20.98 m Discus throw 71.84 m 68.96 m Javelin throw 89.03 m 70.53 m Hammer throw 82.40 m 78.80 m Pentathlon — 4851 pts Heptathlon 6372 pts 6623 pts Decathlon 8809 pts —4×100 metres relay Nesta CarterKemar Bailey-ColeNickel AshmeadeUsain Bolt 37.36 Carrie RussellKerron StewartSchillonie CalvertShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 41.29 4×400 metres relay David VerburgTony McQuayArman HallLaShawn Merritt 2:58.71 Yulia GushchinaTatyana FirovaKseniya RyzhovaAntonina Krivoshapka 3:20.19
Tyson Gay, with 9.75 seconds, had a faster 100 m in 2013, but was disqualified due to doping. 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. 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
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.