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.

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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

World records

Indoor

EventPerf.NAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.R
Men's triple jump 18.07 m i Hugues Fabrice Zango Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 16 January 2021 Aubière Flag of France.svg  FRA . [9]
Men's shot put 22.82 m i Ryan Crouser Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 25 January 2021American Track League Fayetteville Flag of the United States.svg  USA [10]
Women's 1500 metres 3:53.09 i Gudaf Tsegay Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 9 February 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin Flag of France.svg  FRA [11]
Men's 60 m hurdles 7.29 Grant Holloway Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 24 February 2021 Meeting de Madrid Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [12]

Outdoor

EventPerf.NAthlete(s)Nat.DateMeetingLocationCtry.R
Women's 5 km (road)14:43 Mx Beatrice Chepkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14 February 20215 km Herculis Fontvieille Flag of Monaco.svg  MON [13]
Women's 20 km racewalk 1:23:49 Jiayu Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 20 March 2021Chinese Winter Race Walking Championships Huangshan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN [14]
Women's half marathon 1:04.02 Mx Ruth Chepngetich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4 April 2024 Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR [15]
Women's 50 km (road)2:59:54 Mx Desiree Linden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 13 April 2021Brooks Running 50K and Marathon Dorena Lake Flag of the United States.svg  USA [16]
Women's 10,000 m 29:06.82 Sifan Hassan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6 June 2021 FBK Games Hengelo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED [17]
Women's 10,000 m 29:01.03 Letesenbet Gidey Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 8 June 2021Ethiopian Trials Hengelo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED [18]
Men's shot put 23.37 m Ryan Crouser Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 18 June 2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [19]
Women's 400 m hurdles 51.90 Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 27 June 2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene Flag of the United States.svg  USA [20]
Men's 400 m hurdles 46.70 Karsten Warholm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1 July 2021 Bislett Games Oslo Flag of Norway.svg  NOR [21]
Women's triple jump 15.67 m+0.7 m/s Yulimar Rojas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  JPN [22]
Men's 400 m hurdles 45.94 Karsten Warholm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  JPN [22]
Women's 400 m hurdles 51,46 Sydney McLaughlin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  JPN [23]
Women's half marathon 1:03:44 Mx Yalemzerf Yehualaw Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 29 August 2021Antrim Coast Half Marathon Larne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR [24]
Women's 5 km (road)14:29 Wo Senbere Teferi Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 12 September 2021 Adizero: Road to Records Herzogenaurach Flag of Germany.svg  GER [25]
Women's 10 km (road)30:01 Wo Agnes Tirop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12 September 2021 Adizero: Road to Records Herzogenaurach Flag of Germany.svg  GER [26]
Women's 10 km (road)29:38 Mx Kalkidan Gezahegne Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3 October 2021The Giants Geneva Geneva Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI [27]
Women's half marathon 1:02:52 Mx Letesenbet Gidey Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 24 October 2021 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [28]
Men's half marathon 57:31 Jacob Kiplimo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 21 November 2021EDP Meia Maratona de Lisboa Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  POR [29]
Men's 5 km (road)12:49 Berihu Aregawi Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 31 December 2021Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [30]
Women's 5 km (road)14:19 Mx Ejgayehu Taye Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 31 December 2021Cursa dels Nassos Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  ESP [30]

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