Tag: 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
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Impressive roster of World/Paralympic champions
Germany, July 16, 2013: The sixth IPC Athletics World Championships gets underway on Friday 19 July with over 1,100 athletes from 98 countries converging at the Stadium of Parilly in Lyon, France. Many of the global stars from the 2012 Paralympic Games will be lining-up in Lyon hoping to add a World title to their…
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Welcome to the new IAAF Website
Monte Carlo – Oct 31, 2012: IAAF Website, The IAAF is delighted to unveil its new image on the internet with the launch of our new website. The IAAF Website, whose home page was last redesigned in 2007, offers the visitor a brighter, more visual, less cluttered visit. Our new platform is transparently searchable giving…
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Michael McKillop Obliterates 1,500m World Record in Olympic Stadium
Bonn-Germany, May 08, 2012: Ireland’s Michael McKillop became the first male athlete to set a new world record in the London 2012 Olympic Stadium after taking a staggering 15 seconds off his 1,500m best time at the Visa London Disability Athletics Challenge. The 22 year old 800m and 1,500m world champion ran 3:59.54 to lead…
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Lyon Aim to Create Best Sporting Conditions for IPC Athletics World Championships 2013
Bonn, Germany April 20, 2012: The organizers of the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France have promised competing athletes that they can expect optimal sporting conditions when they arrive in the city in July next year. France’s second city will stage the Championship between 19-28 July 2013 and after two…
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Watt taking a patient approach toward London
Injury may have clouded his Daegu campaign, Mitchell Watt writes in his first IAAF Online Diary, but a silver lining affords the long jumper the opportunity to minimise risk in the lead-up to London 2012. “Welcome to my 2012 diary, an Olympic year diary. “I achieved a lot in 2011, however it did not end…
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France to Host 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships & New IPC Swimming Classification Programme Launched
IPC Press Release Dec 09, 2011: IPC Swimming Classification Programme, The French city of Lyon will host to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships, the IPC announced on Friday (9 December). The Championships – the first major international Athletics event following the London 2012 Paralympic Games – will run from 20-29 July…