Category: ATHLETICS
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$1.4million in prize money on offer at the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015
Monaco, April 28, 2015: A total prize purse of USD $1.4million will be paid by the IAAF for the men’s and women’s races at the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 on 2-3 May. Team prize money for each race (all amounts are in US$) 1st – 50,000 2nd – 30,000 3rd – 20,000 4th –…
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IAAF Presidential Candidate Seb Coe Calls for Athletics Legacy Development Programmes for Major Event Hosts
Bahrain, April 24, 2015: IAAF Presidential candidate Seb Coe will ensure a greater focus on major event legacy planning if he is elected President of the IAAF. Speaking from the Pan Arab Athletics Championships which is taking place in Bahrain and involves 22 nations drawn from across the region, Coe pledged to create Athletics development…
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Five global champions support IAAF / Nestle Kids Athletics in Sochi
Monaco, April 21, 2015: Situated directly in the front of the entrance to ExpoCentre in the Sochi Winter Olympic Park, a high profile demonstration of IAAF / Nestlé Kids’ Athletics, which is one of the biggest grassroots development programmes in the world of sports, took place this afternoon (21). The event was hosted by IAAF…
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2015 IAAF Diamond League – one month to go: Fantasy Diamond Race opens
Monaco, April 17, 2015: With one month to go before the start of the 2015 IAAF Diamond League, the excitement is already starting to mount and the traditional opening meeting in Doha, Qatar, has already assembled some of the sport’s top stars to get proceedings underway for the sixth year of the series. World athlete…
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Eugene awarded 2021 IAAF World Championships
Beijing, April 16, 2015: During the afternoon session of the second day of its meeting in Beijing, IAAF Council awarded Eugene, USA, the 2021 IAAF World Championships. The proposal to award the IAAF’s premier competition to Eugene, bypassing the usual bidding process, was taken in response to what was seen as a unique strategic opportunity…
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IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 – press accreditation and accommodation (reminder)
Monaco, April 13, 2015: Written press journalists and photographers wishing to cover the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 from 22-30 August are kindly reminded of the following deadlines: Press accreditation deadline: 20 April 2015 Accommodation deadline: 15 May 2015 Press representatives wishing to attend the championships should obtain their accreditation access code from their national…
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World fastest man, Usain Bolt to compete at IAAF / BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015
Monaco, April 7, 2015: The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, will compete at the IAAF / BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015, the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) announced on Tuesday (7). The second edition of this innovative and exciting competition takes place in Nassau, The Bahamas on the weekend of 2-3 May. The JAAA met…
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Seb Coe to Review Regional Development Centres and Introduce E-Learning to Support Member Federations if Elected IAAF President
By Robert Fawdon from St Kitts & Nevis, April 4, 2015: IAAF Presidential candidate Seb Coe has promised to review the role of IAAF Regional Development Centres to ensure they better meet the needs of the IAAF’s 213 Member Federations. He has also promised to embrace new technology such as E-learning to support athlete and…
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IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 – press accreditation and accommodation
Monaco, April 3, 2015: Written press journalists and photographers wishing to cover the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 from 22-30 August are kindly reminded of the following deadlines: Press accreditation deadline: 20 April 2015 Accommodation deadline: 15 May 2015 Press representatives wishing to attend the championships should obtain their accreditation access code from their national…
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IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 – press accreditation deadline
April 2, 2015: Written press journalists and photographers wishing to cover the second edition of the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 to be held in Nassau on 2-3 May 2015 are kindly reminded of the following deadline: Press accreditation and accommodation deadline: Friday 17 April 2015. In order to access the online IAAF accreditation system,…