Category: ATHLETICS
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$245,000 Prize Money up for grabs
Monte-Carlo – Oct 02, 2012: A total prize purse of US$245,000 will be paid by the IAAF for the men’s and women’s races at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Kavarna, Bulgaria, on Saturday 6 October 2012. Prize Money (all amounts are in US$) Place / Prize Individual 1st – 30,000 2nd – 15,000 3rd…
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Global legends of the last 100 years
Monaco – Oct 02, 2012: Legends, The IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain from 13 October to 25 November, one of the major events in 2012 celebrating 100 years of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), highlights many of the legends of Athletics who globally have graced tracks, infields, roads and cross country…
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20th IAAF World Half Marathon
Monte-Carlo – Sept 28, 2012: With just one week to go to the 20th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Kavarna, Bulgaria, Saturday 6 October 2012 – we take a brief look at a few of the big names expected to play key roles when the focus of the distance running world turns to this resort…
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5th Century BC to 2012 AD – IAAF Centenary
Monaco – Sept 25, 2012: 5th century BC, The temporary collection of the IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition, which will be hosted by Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch, Barcelona, Spain, (Saturday 13 October to Sunday 25 November 2012), will delight visitors with artefacts stretching from ancient history to the present day. The Exhibition…
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IAAF,Toyota extend Sponsorship partnership
Monaco – Sept 17, 2012: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is delighted to announce that, with the support of IAAF Marketing Partner Dentsu, the Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has signed an agreement to continue as an official partner of the IAAF World Championships until 2017. Toyota, which was already committed to provide support…
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Vladimir to be inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame
Monaco – Sept, 15, 2012: Ukraine’s two-time Olympic champion and multiple World record breaker Vladimir Golubnichiy is the latest athletics legend to be named as one of the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame which has been created to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary. The announcement of this honour marks…
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Greatest ever collection of athletics memorabilia
Monaco – Sept 13, 2012: The IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition, boasting the greatest collection of athletics memorabilia ever assembled, will open to the public in one months’ time. One of the highlights of the year-long IAAF Centenary celebrations, the IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition takes place in the ‘Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch’,…
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IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Monaco, August 24, 2012: Media accreditation for the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships which will be held in Kavarna, Bulgaria, 6 October 2012 is now open. The deadline for journalists and photographers to apply for accreditation is Friday 21 September 2012. The link for the IAAF Accreditation Registration System which allows media representatives (print media,…
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IAAF Council creates new World Relays competition
August 10, 2012: The IAAF Council has decided to create a new competition called the “IAAF World Relays” with the first editions taking place in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2014 and 2015. This new two day competition will bring together the world’s best athletes, with a schedule that includes the traditional 4x100m and 4x400m events…
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IAAF World Championships Moscow
Monte-Carlo, August 10, 2012: There is one year to go to the start of the 2013 IAAF World Championships which will be staged in Moscow, Russia from 10 to 18 August 2013. By the end of last year’s 13th edition of the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Korea, teams from 200 National Member Federations comprising…