Table 1

Number and percentage of registered athletes according to type of championships, sex and disciplines

All championships (n=11)Indoor championships (n=5Outdoor championships (n=6)
TotalFemale*Male*Total†Female*†Male*†Total†Female*†Male*†
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)
Total12 594 (100.0)5766 (100.0)6828 (100.0)2913 (100.0)1338 (100.0)1575 (100.0)9681 (100.0)4428 (100.0)5253 (100.0)
Explosive8914 (70.8)4187 (72.6)4727 (69.2)2266 (77.8)1071 (80.0)1195 (75.9)6648 (68.7)3116 (70.4)3532 (67.2)
  Sprints3444 (27.3)1598 (27.7)1846 (27.0)847 (29.1)401 (30.0)446 (28.3)2597 (26.8)1197 (27.0)1400 (26.7)
  Hurdles1127 (8.9)547 (9.5)580 (8.5)274 (9.4)134 (10.0)140 (8.9)853 (8.8)413 (9.3)440 (8.4)
  Jumps2227 (17.7)1072 (18.6)1155 (16.9)796 (27.3)383 (28.6)413 (26.2)1431 (14.8)689 (15.6)742 (14.1)
  Throws1638 (13.0)746 (12.9)892 (13.1)211 (7.2)85 (6.4)126 (8.0)1427 (14.7)661 (14.9)766 (14.6)
  Combined events478 (3.8)224 (3.9)254 (3.7)138 (4.7)68 (5.1)70 (4.4)340 (3.5)156 (3.5)184 (3.5)
Endurance3680 (29.2)1579 (27.4)2101 (30.8)647 (22.2)267 (20.0)380 (24.1)3033 (31.3)1312 (29.6)1721 (32.8)
  Middle distances1317 (10.5)572 (9.9)745 (10.9)461 (15.8)191 (14.3)270 (17.1)856 (8.8)381 (8.6)475 (9.0)
  Long distances1075 (8.5)477 (8.3)598 (8.8)186 (6.4)76 (5.7)110 (7.0)889 (9.2)401 (9.1)488 (9.3)
  Marathon732 (5.8)339 (5.9)393 (5.8)732 (7.6)339 (7.7)393 (7.5)
  Race walking556 (4.4)191 (3.3)365 (5.3)556 (5.7)191 (4.3)365 (6.9)
  • *Significant differences in the distribution of registered athletes in the different disciplines (endurance/explosive and all nine disciplines) between female and male athletes (χ2=12–50; p<0.001)

  • †Significant differences in the distribution of registered athletes in the different disciplines (endurance/explosive and all nine disciplines) between indoor and outdoor (χ2=42–822; p<0.001).