THIS INFORMATION (IMPORTANT TO MANY) WAS PUBLISHED IN THE REPUTABLE “ATHLETICS INTERNATIONAL” NEWSLETTER.
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, The qualifying method is almost finalised and the last point which is to be discussed with the IOC was the deadline for qualifying performances achieved.
Following President Diack’s meeting with President Rogge the following compromise was reached: an official deadline of 23 July 2008 was set, but additional athletes might be accepted if they have achieved the qualifying performance between July 24 and 30 and for exceptional cases qualifying performances up to Aug 5 could be taken into consideration (exact procedure still to be defined).
The Timetable has been prepared with the Technical Delegates and BOCOG and will be submitted for Council’s approval in November of this year.
The morning sessions are scheduled to commence at 9 am (with the exception of the starts of the marathon and race walking which will be at 7.30 am) and the evening sessions at 7 pm.
2010 World Cup in Athletics. Council confirmed Split (Croatia) as the venue for the World Cup in 2010.
2011 IAAF World Championships. A record number of bidders have declared an interest in hosting the 2011 edition of the IAAF World Championships: Australia, Croatia, Korea, Morocco, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates and USA.
In October an information seminar for all bidders will be organised in Monaco and by 1 Dec 2006 all completed and signed bidding documents must be submitted to IAAF.
An evaluation of the bid cities will take place between Dec 2006 and Feb 2007. In March 2007, bid cities will present their candidature to the IAAF Council and the host of the Championships will be named.
2007 Competition Calendar Approved
IAAF World Athletics Series: Mar 24: World Cross Country Champs, Mombasa; Jul 11-15: World Youth Champs, Ostrava; Aug 25-Sep 2: World Champs, Osaka; Sep 22-23: World Athletics Final, Stuttgart; Oct 14: World Road Running Champs, Udine ITA.
IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings: Jan 28: Moscow; Feb 2: New York; Feb 3: Stuttgart; Feb 10: Valencia; Feb 11: Karlsruhe & Ghent; Feb 18: Birmingham; Feb 20: Stockholm; Feb 24: Athens. Note: Feb 23-25: US Champs, Boston; Mar 2-4: European Champs, Birmingham.
IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings: (2006) Nov 12: Oeiras; Nov 26: Llodio; Dec 17: Brussels; (2007) Jan 6: Belfast; Jan 13: (tbc) Edinburgh; Jan 14: (tbc) Seville; Feb 10: (tbc) Nairobi; Feb 11: (tbc) Diekirch; Feb 11: Chiba; Feb 25: Albufeira; Mar 4: San Vittore.
IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings (World Athletics Tour): Mar 11: Melbourne; Apr 28: Dakar; May 5: Osaka; May 11: Doha; May 20: Belém; May 26: Hengelo; Jun 10: Eugene; Jun 15: Oslo; Jun 18: Helsinki; Jun 27: Ostrava; Jul 2: Athens ; Jul 4: Zagreb; Jul 6: Paris; Jul 10: Lausanne; Jul 13: Rome; Jul 15: Sheffield; Jul 21: Madrid; Jul 29: Monaco; Aug 3: London; Aug 7: Stockholm; Sep 7: Zürich; Sep 11: Rieti; Sep 14: Brussels; Sep 16: (tbc) Berlin. Note: Jun 21-24: US Champs, Indianapolis; Jun 23-24: European Cups; Sep 22-23: World Athletics Final, Stuttgart.