The 15th edition of the World Athletics Championships will be held in China . A total of 10,500 athletes from more than 100 countries are expected to compete at Beijing for a record number of medals. ( CNN ) -- China will host the World Athletics Championships for the first time in 2015 , when Beijing will become the fourth Asian city to stage the biennial event . China continues dominance of the Asian Games it is hosting in Guangzhou . Clean sweep of seven table tennis titles extends China 's gold medal tally to 138 .
The 15th edition of the World Athletics Championships will be held in China . A total of 10,500 athletes from more than 100 countries are expected to compete at Beijing for a record number of medals. China continues dominance of the Asian Games it is hosting in Guangzhou . Clean sweep of seven table tennis titles extends China 's gold medal tally to 138 .