| Men's 5000 metres at the 2019 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Khalifa International Stadium |
| Dates | 27 September (heats) 30 September (final) |
| Competitors | 47 from 24 nations |
| Events at the 2019 World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Track events | |||
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| 800 m | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women | |
| 10,000 m | men | women | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | ||
| 110 m hurdles | men | ||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | mixed |
| Road events | |||
| Marathon | men | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | women | |
| 50 km walk | men | women | |
| Field events | |||
| High jump | men | women | |
| Pole vault | men | women | |
| Long jump | men | women | |
| Triple jump | men | women | |
| Shot put | men | women | |
| Discus throw | men | women | |
| Hammer throw | men | women | |
| Javelin throw | men | women | |
| Combined events | |||
| Heptathlon | women | ||
| Decathlon | men | ||
The men's 5000 metres at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics wil be held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 27-30 September.
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12.5 laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's.
Khalifa International Stadium, also known as National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar as part of the Doha Sports City complex, which also includes Aspire Academy, Hamad Aquatic Centre, and the Aspire Tower. It is named after Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar's former Emir. The final of 2011 AFC Asian Cup was held at this stadium. The stadium is also the first completed venue that will host a part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In 2017, it received a four star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), the first in the world to be awarded this rating.
Doha is the capital and most populous city of the State of Qatar. It has a population of 1,850,000. The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country. It is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and it is also the economic centre of the country.
