Tag: Athletics
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Athletics world mourns the death of Neville ‘Teddy’ McCook
Monaco – Feb 12, 2013: It was with the deepest sadness that the IAAF received the news that IAAF Council Member and NACAC President Neville McCook, OJ, JP passed away on Monday 11 February, at the University Hospital, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica. The Honourable Neville ‘Teddy’ McCook (DOB 27 April 1939), an IAAF Council Member since…
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IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Monaco, Feb 06, 2013: Press accreditation for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships which will be held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on Sunday24 March 2013 opened on 15 January. The deadline for journalists and photographers to apply for accreditation and accommodation is Monday 25 February 2013. After this date, the Local Organising Committee may not be…
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IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting season
Monaco – Jan 18, 2013: Two weeks tomorrow, Saturday 2 February, the starter’s gun will sound the beginning of the2013 IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting season, an action-packed three week series of the world’s six finest indoor athletics competitions. The series begins with a triple-header weekend. The Weltklasse takes place in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Saturday 2 February…
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IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition ebook
Monaco – Jan 17, 2013: The IAAF is delighted to announce that a commemorative ‘page turning’ ebook which celebrates last year’sIAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition in photographs has been published on the IAAF website. “A Photographic Celebration of the IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition”offers an 88 page snap shot of the greatest collection of Athletics memorabilia ever…
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German Public Service Broadcaster agreement
Monaco – Jan 11, 2013: Broadcaster Agreement, The IAAF is delighted to announce the conclusion of a broadcasting deal in Germany for the 2013 IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia. The agreement was concluded between Sport A, the sports buying rights agency of German public service broadcasters ARD/ZDF, and IEC in Sports, the IAAF’s exclusive media…
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2012 End of Year Reviews begin tomorrow
Monte-Carlo – Dec 20: It has become a tradition that the IAAF publishes its annual ‘End of the Year Reviews’ on the IAAF website – www.iaaf.org. The 2012 series, which is composed of eight event category reviews, will begin tomorrow. The authors, renowned statisticians A. Lennart Julin (SWE) and Mirko Jalava (FIN), begin their analyses…
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IAAF Centenary Gala Show brings together
Barcelona – Spain, Nov 25: The spectacular IAAF Centenary Gala Show which took place tonight in Barcelona’s Palau Nacional was the highlight of a momentous year of celebrations which have marked the IAAF Centenary. The Palau Nacional, built for the 1929 International Exhibition, is the home of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) and…
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Bolt and Felix are World Athletes of the Year
Barcelona – Spain, Nov 24: Usain Bolt (JAM) and Allyson Felix (USA) were today named the Male and Female World Athletes of the Year for 2012. Bolt, who won the award for the fourth time, and Felix, a first-time winner, received their trophies and US$100,000 prize at the Athletes of the Year Awards Ceremony in…
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Athletics: Spirit of World Plan Awards
Barcelona – Spain Nov 23: Spirit, Marking the conclusion of the IAAF’s current strategic policy, the Athletics’ World Plan 2003-2012 which was designed to ensure that the sport of Athletics and its world governing body was fit and ready for the tasks of the next 100 years, a special award ceremony took place in the…
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IAAF Athletics: Spectacular IAAF Centenary celebrations
Monaco, Nov 20: Centenary, The focus of the Athletics’ world shifts to Barcelona, Spain, this week with the Catalan capital preparing for one of the greatest ever celebrations in the sport’s history. The annual World Athletics Gala of the International Athletics Foundation, usually hosted in Monaco, has exceptionally moved to Barcelona, and will serve as…