The women's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August (final) at the Beijing National Stadium.
The men's 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 16. The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champion Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt, the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder. Gay entered the competition with a season's best of 9.77 seconds while Bolt's season's best was 9.79 seconds. Four other competitors had broken the 10-second barrier during the last months before the World Championship: former world record holder Asafa Powell, Olympic finalist Churandy Martina and emerging sprinters Daniel Bailey and Mike Rodgers.
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 19 and 20 August.
The men's 400 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28, 29 and 30.
The men's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and September 3. Usain Bolt, the world record holder and defending champion was the favourite going into the race with a world leading time of 19.86 seconds. He had also won his three major races after return from injury convincingly.
The men's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 7, 9, and 10 August.
The men's 60 metres event at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March 2019 at 10:25 (heats), at 19:20 (semifinals) and 20:50 (final) local time.
The men's 60 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March 2021 at 10:18 (heats), at 13:50 (semi-finals), and at 20:58 (final) local time.
The men's heptathlon at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 18 and 19 March 2022.
The women's 60 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 18 March 2022.
The men's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 18 and 19 March 2022.
The men's 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 18 and 19 March 2022.
The men's 3000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 18 and 20 March 2022.
The men's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 19–20 March 2022.
The men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 20 March 2022.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 20 March 2022.
The men's 100 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 15 and 16 July 2022. 76 athletes from 53 nations entered to the competition.
The men's 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene from 18 to 21 July 2022.
The men's 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene from 16 to 19 July 2022.
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene from 19 to 22 July 2022. It was won by Sydney McLaughlin in a world record time of 50.68 seconds.
