Category: ATHLETICS
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Exceptional eligibility guidelines for International
Monaco, June 23, 2016: The IAAF has today published a set of guidelines for athletes seeking exceptional eligibility for International Competition under Competition Rule 22.1A. The guidelines come following last week’s IAAF Council Meeting, where it was decided that the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) had not met the verification criteria to be reinstated as an…
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IAAF STATEMENT ON IOC SUMMIT
Monaco, June 21, 2016: The IAAF Council on Friday unanimously accepted the recommendation of the IAAF Taskforce (individual capacity). to maintain the suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) and to amend the competition rules to allow Russian athletes to apply for eligibility, on an exceptional basis and subject to meeting strict criteria, to compete…
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‘RUSAF has not met reinstatement conditions’ – IAAF council meeting, Vienna
Vienna, June 17, 2016: The 204th IAAF Council Meeting was held today at the Grand Hotel Wein in Vienna, Austria. The meeting attended by 25 members of the 27-strong Council and chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe (RUSAF has not met). This session of Council was an extraordinary meeting held principally to give the Russian…
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WADA supports IAAF decision to maintain Russian Athletics Federation suspension
Montreal, 17 June 2016: The WADA fully supports the IAAF Council decision taken today, at its meeting in Vienna, to maintain the suspension of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF)/WADA supports IAAF decision. The suspension was first imposed by the IAAF on 13 November 2015 further to the findings of WADA’s Independent Commission into widespread doping…
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Diamond Race update ahead of Rome – IAAF Diamond League
Monaco, June 1, 2016: The first four IAAF Diamond League meetings of 2016 have now been held, meaning every Diamond Race discipline has been contested at least once. It’s still too early in the season to predict who the 32 Diamond Race winners will be, but already there have been some tremendous performances with several…
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IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 – 50 days to go
Monaco, May 30, 2016: With 50 days to go to the IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016, many of the world’s most talented teenage athletes are already showing their credentials to be considered as potential medal contenders when the Polish city stages the event between 19-24 July. Konrad Bukowiecki is the overwhelming favourite to take…
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Hug, McFadden, Martin claim Virgin Money London Marathon wheelchair titles
London, April 24, 2016: Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and the USA’s Tatyana McFadden continued their winning ways out on the roads as they clinched victory in their respective races at the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon, which doubles as the IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup, on Sunday (24 April). Only six days have passed since the…
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Looking ahead to the start of 2016 IAAF Diamond League – 2015 highlights
Monaco, April 15, 2016: With just three weeks to the start of the 2016 series of the IAAF Diamond League, which commences in Doha on Friday 6 May, we turn the clock back to last summer and look at the highlights of the sport’s premier circuit of international one-day meetings. We have picked out 10…
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IAAF working group to make recommendation concerning the use of prosthesis
Monaco, April 7, 2016: An IAAF working group studying the generic use of prosthesis in competition by athletes with a disability, specifically the long jump, has been formed following a decision at last month’s IAAF Council Meeting. The working group, chaired by IAAF General Secretary Jean Gracia, will hold its first meeting on Wednesday 20…
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IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Rome 2016 – press accreditation opens
Monaco, Apr 5, 2016: Written press journalists and photographers wishing to cover the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Rome 2016 on 7-8 May can now register online for accreditation. In order to access the online IAAF accreditation system, journalists will need a specific access code. If you wish to attend and still do not…