Tag: Athletics
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Record participation expected in Donetsk
Monaco – April 17, 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 participating athletes in the history of the Championships. With the deadline for the Preliminary Entries now closed, we are proud…
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Media Conference Call with Holly Bleasdale
Dear Media Colleague, The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has the pleasure of inviting you to take part in an EXCLUSIVE media conference call to mark one month-to-go to the start of the 2013 IAAF Diamond League season in Doha, Qatar (Friday 10 May). We are delighted that the USA’s Jenn Suhr, Olympic champion…
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IAAF World Challenge opens in Melbourne
Monaco, Mar 28, 2013: With the international indoor and cross country seasons completed, the focus of the athletics world is shifting to the outdoor track and field season with the world’s best athletes set to embark on another world-wide tour as the 2013 IAAF World Challenge series of one-day meetings begins in just over a…
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Course and scoring details – Bydgoszcz 2013
Monaco – Mar 21, 2013: Myslecinek Park, on the outskirts of Bydgoszcz, is being prepared to welcome more than 400 runners from 47 different countries at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland on Sunday 24 March2013. The park was the venue for the championships three years ago but the circuit design has been…
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Bolt back in Brussels Samsung Diamond League
Monaco, Mar 20, 2013: For the sixth time in his outstanding career, Usain Bolt will compete at the Belgacom Memorial, the second of two finals of the Samsung Diamond League, on 6 September 2013. He will decide later in the season whether he will contest the 100m or 200m in Brussels, but either way he…
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Merga motivated to defend his Cross Country title
Monaco – Mar 14, 2013: Ethiopia’s defending senior men’s champion Imane Merga can hardly wait to stand on the start line at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, which will be held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz on Sunday 24 March. “Training has been going very well. I feel very strong, very confident…
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On-line Media Accreditation is open
Monaco – Mar 08, 2013: The Samsung Diamond League has today opened its central Online Media Accreditation System for the2013 season. Via the Media Centre on the Samsung Diamond League website you can make accreditation applications for one or more of the 14 Samsung Diamond League meetings in 2013. If you used the system in…
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Helsinki re-tests reveal six adverse findings
Monaco – Mar 08, 2013: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has re-tested a selection of doping samples collected at the 2005 IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland, from a wide range of disciplines and nations, and the results have revealed a further* six adverse findings. The IAAF, as part of its strategic anti-doping policy,…
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Pointers from IAAF Cross Country Permit
Monaco – Mar 07, 2013: The curtain came down on the 2013 IAAF Cross Country Permit series two weeks ago but traditionally many of the winners at these meetings make their presence felt at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. So just who could be a factor at this year’s edition, which will be staged…
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IAAF launches ‘Inside Athletics’ with Ato Boldon
Monaco – Feb 20, 2013: The IAAF is excited to launch ‘Inside Athletics’, a new Social Media experience hosted by IAAF Athlete Ambassador Ato Boldon. Beginning today, each weekly episode will focus on a different theme, ranging from analyzing current World records – such as Usain Bolt’s 100m record, Aries Merritt’s 110m Hurdles record or…