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Over the years the competition has grown in size. In [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983]] 1,333 athletes from 153 countries participated.<ref>[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2005_05_06_14_27_25 "First World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki a landmark for track & field."] Usatf.org. Retrieved 23 July 2012.</ref> By the 2003 competition, in [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|Paris]], it had grown to 1,679 athletes from 198 countries with coverage being transmitted to 179 countries.
From 2019 to 2022 the championships were sponsored by [[Qatar National Bank]],<ref>[https://worldathletics.org/news/press-release/qnb-iaaf-sign-worldwide-sponsorship-agreement QNB and IAAF sign worldwide sponsorship agreement in Qatar], [[World Athletics]], 2019</ref>
There has also been a change in composition over the years, with several new events, all for women, being added. By [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005]], the only differences were men's competition in the 50 km walk, and equivalent events in women's [[100 m hurdles]] and [[heptathlon]] to men's [[110 m hurdles]] and [[decathlon]].
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