1 ▁ ▁He at ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Part icip ation ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁count , ▁ 2 1 ▁athlet es ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁countries ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁ste e ple ch ase ch ase ▁Category : Ste e ple ch ase ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Athletics ▁U 2 0 ▁Championships <0x0A> </s> ▁Vi S ▁Research ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁company ▁that ▁transformed ▁clin ical ▁trial ▁planning ▁with ▁a ▁pione er ▁site ▁feas ibility ▁platform . ▁The ▁Vi S ▁online ▁platform ▁provided ▁tools ▁and ▁analyt ics ▁to ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁and ▁bi ote chn ology ▁companies ▁and ▁contract ▁research ▁organizations ▁that ▁transformed ▁how ▁locations , ▁research ▁cent ers ▁and ▁investig ators ▁are ▁evaluated ▁for ▁inclusion ▁in ▁clin ical ▁tri als . ▁ ▁Vi S ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁I Q V IA ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁I MS ▁Health ▁- ▁Quint iles ) ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁{{ Inf obox ▁company ▁| ▁name ▁= ▁Vi S ▁Research , ▁Inc . ▁| ▁logo ▁= ▁ ▁| ▁type ▁= ▁In cor por ated ▁| ▁founder ▁= ▁Fab io ▁Th iers , ▁MD , ▁Ph D ▁| ▁foundation ▁= ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁USA ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁| ▁location _ city ▁= ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁| ▁locations ▁= ▁United ▁States ▁| ▁area _ ser ved ▁= ▁World wide ▁| ▁key _ people ▁= ▁Fab io ▁Th iers ▁ ▁( CE O ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁