Category: ATHLETICS
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Moscow 2013 sold out for last weekend
Monaco – July 22, 2013: The IAAF is delighted to announce that ticket sales for the upcoming IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, 10 to 18 August 2013, are accelerating fast with a sold out final weekend and an average of 80.59% sold for the nine days of competition at the Luzhniki Olympic Stadium. IAAF General…
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BROADCAST IN OVER 200 TERRITORIES
Monaco – July 10, 2013: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is delighted to announce that, with one month to go until the IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, 10 to 18 August 2013, the pinnacle competition of the IAAF World Athletics Series has extended its global reach. Broadcasting agreements are in place covering more…
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Ghana’s athletics coach, Djimadoum Rodoum, has got the travel bug
KAZAN – Ghana’s athletics coach, Djimadoum Rodoum, has got the travel bug. Rodoum is the coach for Ghana’s team of two representatives – 400-meter runner Tchoumegoyo Moussargue and 800-meter athlete Adoum Baliwing. Rodoum, who was once a 400-meter world championships athlete himself has been to all continents for his sport, exploring world cities from Sydney…
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IAAF / Nestlé Kids’ Athletics in Switzerland
Vevey – Switzerland, July 05, 2013: Seven world-class athletes joined dozens of young children today for an athletics competition held in the grounds of the Nestlé headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, situated on the banks of the picturesque Lake Geneva. It was one of the latest initiatives as part of the partnership between IAAF Kids’ Athletics…
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Will 2013 see additions to list of double winners?
Monaco, July 05, 2013: A double gold medallist at the IAAF World Youth Championships is quite rare, but there are a few athletes who look capable of achieving that feat at this year’s edition in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 10-14. Across the seven past IAAF World Youth Championships, there have been just six athletes to…
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A breeding ground for future stars
Monaco, July 03, 2013: Before the current crop of leading athletes achieved global glory at the Olympic Games or IAAF World Championships, many of them first tasted success – and some, even failure – at the IAAF World Youth Championships. No less than 10 athletes have so far achieved a ‘triple’ of winning gold medals…
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Record participation expected at IAAF World Youth
Monaco – July 02, 2013: The IAAF World Youth Championships, which will take place from 10 to 14 July 2013 in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, is on course to become the biggest gathering of athletes in the history of the Championships. With the deadline for the Entries now closed, we are proud to announce…
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2013 IAAF Diamond League in numbers
Monaco, July 01, 2013: The 2013 IAAF Diamond League has reached its halfway point with the conclusion of the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix in Birmingham on Sunday and so this is the ideal time to look at who the stars of the series have been so far and how the Diamond Race is shaping up in…
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Global stars to support special demonstration
Monaco – June 28, 2013: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is delighted to announce that IAAF Kids’ Athletics | Nestlé Healthy Kids, the flagship development project of its School / Youth programme, will be demonstrated at the headquarters of Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland on the morning of Friday 5 July. IAAF / Nestlé…
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IAAF Statistics Handbook available to download
Monaco – June 26, 2013: The Statistics Handbook for the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships, which will be held in the Ukraine city of Donetsk from 10-14 July, is now available for download from the IAAF website. The 142-page book has been compiled by IAAF Statistics & Documentation Senior Manager Ottavio Castellini and the renowned…