Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Table title:
Editions
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Year </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Edition </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > City </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Country </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Date </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > No. of athletes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > No. of nations </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1992 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1st (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Newcastle upon Tyne </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19–20 September </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 204 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1993 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2nd (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Brussels </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Belgium </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 254 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 49 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1994 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3rd (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Oslo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Norway </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 September </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 215 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1995 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Montbéliard–Belfort </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > France </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 247 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 54 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1996 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Palma de Mallorca </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Spain </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 September </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 209 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 53 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1997 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Košice </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Slovakia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 228 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 45 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1998 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zürich </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Switzerland </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 September </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 236 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 54 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1999 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Palermo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Italy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 193 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2000 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Veracruz </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mexico </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 November </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 182 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 52 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2001 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bristol </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 202 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 52 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Brussels </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Belgium </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 May </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 201 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 60 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2003 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Vilamoura </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Portugal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 171 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 49 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2004 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > New Delhi </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > India </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 152 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Edmonton </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Canada </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 156 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2006 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Debrecen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hungary </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 141 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 (20 km race) </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2007 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Udine </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Italy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 148 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17th (details) </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rio de Janeiro </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Brazil </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 157 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2009 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Birmingham </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 158 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 39 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2010 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nanning </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > China </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 123 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2012 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kavarna </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bulgaria </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 October </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 147 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2014 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21st (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Copenhagen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Denmark </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 March </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 201 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 56 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2016 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 22nd (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cardiff </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 26 March </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 174 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 49 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2018 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23rd (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Valencia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Spain </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 March </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 279 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 80 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2020 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24th (details) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gdynia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Poland </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > TBD </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > TBD </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > TBD </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
When and where was the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held?
Answer:
The 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 October 2008.