Category: ATHLETICS
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IAAF approves the application of Klavdiia Afanaseva to compete as a neutral athlete
Monaco, July 3, 2017: The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the Russian athlete Klavdiia Afanaseva (Race Walk) has met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition (with respect to her application to compete at the European Athletics U23 Championships) as a neutral athlete under Competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national…
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IAAF approves the application of nine Russians to compete as neutral athletes at the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017
Monaco, June 29, 2017: The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed the applications of nine Russian athletes to compete in the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 as neutral athletes under Competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. The Doping Review Board, which is composed of Robert Hersh (chair), Sylvia Barlag…
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Olympic Day is a good day to focus on the fundamentals that underpin sport
Monaco, June 23, 2017: It’s critical for sport to stay relevant in today’s changing landscape, but the speed of change can only be effective if there is a solid and strong platform of trust in place (Olympic Day good day). That’s the message IAAF CEO Olivier Gers delivered on Olympic Day at the International Olympic…
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IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 – 30 days to go
Monaco, June 12, 2017: Today marks 30 days to go until the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017, the 10th edition of the biennial event which this year takes place in the Kenyan capital. It will also be the final edition of the championships as the IAAF will move its focus for the under-18 age…
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Media Accreditation for the Nottwil 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships
Germany, June 9, 2017: Media are advised that accreditation for the Nottwil 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Switzerland, between August 3 – 6, is now open at: https://www.paralympic.org/nottwil-2017/media The inaugural World Para Athletics Junior Championships will take place at Sport Arena, Nottwil, the venue that has hosted a World Para Athletics Grand Prix…
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Brett Clothier appointed as first Head of Athletics Integrity Unit
Monaco, June 8, 2017: The IAAF is pleased to announce the appointment of Brett Clothier as the first Head of the independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Brett Clothier: Following the IAAF Council’s approval of a new Integrity Code of Conduct, IAAF President Sebastian Coe officially launched the AIU at the beginning of April, announcing David…
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Preview: Nottwil World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Bonn, May 31, 2017: The penultimate Nottwil World Para Athletics Grand Prix of the 2017 World Para Athletics season takes place in Nottwil, Switzerland, on 2-5 June as Para athletes from around the world begin to fine tune their preparations for July’s World Para Athletics Championships. With just six weeks to go before the Championships…
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IAAF approves the application of three Russians to compete internationally as neutral athletes
Monaco, May 31, 2017: The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of three Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. The Doping Review Board, which is composed of Robert Hersh (chair),…
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Paris 2024 celebrates Para-sport and its athletes
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Paris, France, May 30, 2017: Less than a year after the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, France has welcomed the international Paralympic family for the Handisport Open Paris 2017. A total of 456 athletes representing 32 nations are competing at Charléty Stadium across two days, bringing together close to 10,000 spectators to celebrate…
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IAAF World Challenge and IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge – Less than one week to go
Monaco, May 15, 2017: IAAF World Challenge and IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge, In less than one week’s time, the last two IAAF challenge series of 2017 will commence on opposite sides of the world. On Saturday 20 May, the 2017 IAAF World Challenge gets underway with the Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston, one of the…