THE BIGGEST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SET TO OPEN IN STYLE IN LONDON

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will welcome athletes from 203 countries competing at the championships, and officially start the 16th IAAF World Championships London 2017. 

A record 2038 athletes will compete at the IAAF’s flagship event, which runs through to 13 August.

“The opening night of a world championship is always exciting and I would like to salute the legions of people who create the stage for our athletes to captures the hearts and imagination of fans all over the world,” said Sebastian Coe.

The programme will include performances by the renowned British soul singer Rebecca Ferguson who will sing the national anthem and perform her hit song, “Glitter and Gold”, and The Games Maker Choir, formed by volunteers who participated in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, who will perform “One Day Like This’ by the artist Elbow, as a tribute to the legacy of the volunteers of those games and to those who will be volunteering at the IAAF World Championships London 2017.