MOWA

<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM OF WORLD ATHLETICS</h1>
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<p>The Museum of World Athletics&trade;, or MOWA, is a 3D fully virtual museum of athletics, which will take you on an interactive journey through the history of athletics, highlighting many of the legends of the sport.<br /><br /></p>
<p>MOWA is the first sports museum to be established solely in the digital world, bringing a new level of innovation and creative technologies to the world of sport. The museum gives visitors a unique online experience, highlighting key athletics champions from each continent, and celebrating each edition of the World Athletics Championships. Through realistic interactive content, including state-of-the-art 360 photographic reproduction of items donated by the athletes, MOWA brings to life the stories of our sport.&nbsp;<br /><br /></p>
<p>Among the exhibits are items owned by many of the greatest athletes in history, including Paavo Nurmi, Jesse Owens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Irena Szewinska, Carl Lewis, Marie-Jose Perec, Jan Zelezny, Allyson Felix and Usain Bolt.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The Museum of World Athletics is free to access and is available with commentary in both English and French.</p>

<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">Attention athletes! Honour our history.</h1>
<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">Contribute to the collection</h1>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We actively encourage all world and Olympic finalists and world record-breakers to donate items of clothing, shoes and equipment to the World Athletics Heritage Collection which is displayed in MOWA.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Please contact <a style="color: #ff873c;" href="mailto:MOWA@worldathletics.org">MOWA@worldathletics.org</a> to find out how your career can be featured in the museum.</p>
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Heritage Plaque Ceremony - Fukuoka Marathon

Heritage Plaque Ceremony - Paavo Nurmi & Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku

Ron Delany sets world indoor best at 1958 Bankers Mile

Heritage Plaque Ceremony - Irena Szewinska, Bydgoszcz

Heritage Plaque unveiling - Athens Marathon The Authentic

MOWA - Close Up

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From pigeons to Olympic participation – Centenary of the first Women's Olympiad

World Athletics launches the world’s first 3D virtual sports museum

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