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Topic: 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships


  
  IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - Athletes - Focus on Athletes
She had won gold at 800m in the 2000 African Championships and at 1500m in the 2001 World Indoor Championships in Lisbon, becoming only the second female Moroccan athlete, after Nezha Bidouane, to win a World Championship title.
That same year she took part in the IAAF World Junior Championships in Sydney, where she reached the semi finals of the 800m.
While her 1999 performances on the European track circuit (1:57.45 in Lausanne) showed her to be a leading contender for the Seville World Championships, she was sidelined by a fractured shinbone that required surgery and long months of therapy.
www.iaaf.org /athletes/focusOnAthletes/newsId=26991   (615 words)

  
  IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today.
For the 2006 championships to be held in Moscow, Russia the 200 m.
In their short history the championships have seen Mozambique 's Maria Mutola claim an incredible 6 gold medals in the women's 800 m from 1993 to 2004, her only defeat coming at the hands of Ludmila Formanová of the Czech Republic in 1999 in a championship record of 1 minute 56.9 seconds that still stands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_in_Athletics   (451 words)

  
 IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Indoor Championships 2004 - news
2001 World Indoor 200m champion Shawn Crawford, who's been training with highly touted coach Trevor Graham since last fall, lowered his personal best to 6.47 to win the US title.
But more often than not, the indoor title is a decidedly tactical affair, and with eight others in the field who have shown 3:37 form or better, the title in Budapest is virtually anyone's for the taking.
World indoor record holder Jolanda Ceplak, who beat the Mozambiquan in Gent two years ago, knows the task is difficult, but not impossible.
www.iaaf.org /WIC04/news/Kind=2/newsId=24264.html   (1923 words)

  
 Birmingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birmingham suffered heavy bomb damage during World War II, and partly as a result of this the city centre was extensively re-developed during the 1950s and 1960s, with many concrete office buildings, ring-roads, and now much-derided pedestrian subways.
The National Indoor Arena (NIA) meanwhile is a major indoor athletics stadium and in 2003 hosted the 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics.
The world's first professional football league was founded at a meeting in Aston on March 22, 1885 under the auspices of William McGregor, a director of Aston Villa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birmingham   (3594 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - More Sports - World indoor championships to switch to even years - Saturday October 20, 2001 10:20 AM
Championships are currently held every two years, with the indoor and outdoor championships in the same year.
Diack was re-elected for a two-year term at an IAAF congress at the Edmonton world outdoor championships in August.
The 2003 world outdoor championships will be in Paris but Britain's chances of hosting the 2005 championships continue to look slim as Diack reiterated it had until the end of November to come up with a viable solution based in London.
www.cnn.com /cnnsi/more/news/2001/10/20/indoor_championships_ap   (515 words)

  
 Athletics- IAAF Press Releases
In the latest edition of the IAAF World Rankings, released yesterday, Jones fellow American, World pole vault champion, Stacy Dragila leapt to the number one spot with her victory in Edmonton succeeding a season of records and consistent excellence in her event.
The indoor world champion has had an excellent season so far and is in contention for the IAAF Golden League Jackpot after winning her event in Rome’s Golden Gala and at the Monte Carlo Herculis meeting.
The 28 year old world record holder for the two-lap race has recently encountered a problem with a foot injury that is likely to keep him out of competition in the lead up to the World Championships, though he hopes to be back in shape in time to compete in Edmonton.
www.athletix.org /IAAFpr.htm   (15565 words)

  
 RW : IAAF World Championships, Edmonton 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
There, the IAAF will be doing both blood and urine testing for EPO on about 15-20% of the 350 anti-doping tests planned for the August 3-12 event.
Yegorova was the surprise winner of this year's IAAF Indoor World Championships 3000-meter title and has run the two fastest times of the year: 8:23.96 in Rome and 8:23.75 in Paris, more than 9 seconds faster than her pre-2001 PR.
Lausanne is one of the few labs in the World that is certified by the IOC to perform the urine test for EPO.
www.runnersworld.com /events/edmonton01/073001_epotesting.html   (531 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Athletics | World Indoors 2004 | Records reign indoors
In an effort to embrace global athletics in 1987, the inaugural IAAF World Indoor Championships were held in America.
Ereng only entered the championships at the last minute and then waited to the bell before making his move from fifth to first to claim the first of two gold medals at the championships.
The final record was broken in the penultimate event in the championships when Russia's women successfully defended their 4x400m title with a time they again broke in 1999.
newsimg.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/athletics/2828989.stm   (1388 words)

  
 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Lisbon 2001 the Official Web Site
After the World Championships, I will run the 5000m in Zurich.
12 March 2001 - Lisbon - "Stefan Holm the surprise winner in Spala" was the consensus of the international media – including the IAAF website - after the prestigious high jump meet in the Polish town about a month ago.
It was going to be a showdown between the Olympic and reigning world outdoor 5000 metre champion Gabriela Szabo from Romania and Ireland’s sweetheart Sonia O’Sullivan.
www2.iaaf.org /WIC01/index.asp   (231 words)

  
 Birmingham article - Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama other places called Birmingham city West - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Birmingham is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the UK, with a large population from the Caribbean, Indian sub-continent and from Ireland : according to the 2001 census, 29.7% of the population of Birmingham is non-white.
Birmingham has 35 miles (60 km) of canals within the city boundaries, of which most are navigable, the canals were once the lifeblood of the city's industries during the Industrial Revolution but are now used mainly for pleasure.
The National Indoor Arena is Britain's Premier Indoor Athletics stadium and in 2003 successfully hosted the 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Birmingham   (3458 words)

  
 IAAF.org - Results
Actual world record holder at 5000 and 10000 (outdoor) and 5000 (indoor).
Atlanta, GA 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Boston, MA 19th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
www.iaaf.org /athletes/athlete=8774/BioPopUp.html   (62 words)

  
 RW : IAAF World Championships, Edmonton 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Schwald was third at the USATF Championships in 4:08.57.
Schwald was fourth in the 4-K race at the 2001 USATF Cross-Country Championships.
At the University of Arkansas, she was the 1995 NCAA indoor 3000 champion; as a teen, she was the 1989 U.S. Junior champion in the 1500.
www.runnersworld.com /events/edmonton01/080101_schwald.html   (1229 words)

  
 American Track and Field -- Regional News Article
Monte-Carlo - The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics which take place in Budapest, Hungary (5-7 March) are set to attract the biggest number of national teams in the championships' history.
In their infancy in 1989, when the 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships were also held in the Hungarian capital, only 62 nations competed.
This year's Championships have been 'sold-out' to spectators since last Christmas, and a tented hall is being erected outside the Budapest Sports Hall, in which a large TV screen will show live coverage to accommodate the extra public demand.
www.american-trackandfield.com /news/worldindoorchamps04budapest.html   (280 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - Strong team for World Indoor Championships - Tuesday | March 2, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
FORMER WORLD Indoor champions Sandie Richards and Juliet Campbell are in a formidable 24-member Jamaica team for this weekend's 10th IAAF World Indoor Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
Richards, a two-time 400-metre gold medalist (1993 and 2001), and Campbell, who was 200-metre champion in 2001, are among 14 women on the team.
At the previous World Indoors in Birmingham, England last year, Jamaica collected two silver medals - the men's 1600-metre relay and the women's 1600-metre relay.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20040302/sports/sports5.html   (223 words)

  
 Entry Standards - 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
However, if the IAAF Technical Delegates consider that the number of entries in the field events is insufficient, athletes having achieved the performances in brackets during the winter season 2001, may also be taken into account.
However, should eight (8) athletes not have reached the required standards, those athletes which have achieved the indoor performances indicated in brackets, during the 2001 winter season, and have been entered by their Federation, may also be taken into account.
All performances must be achieved during the period 1 January 2000 to 28 February 2001.
www.fpatletismo.pt /8wicath/minimos/minimos_i.htm   (169 words)

  
 Stefan Holm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He won gold as the only one to jump 2.36 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
His personal record in high jump is 2.40 m (indoors 2005) and 2.36 m (outdoors 2004).
2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Gold medal
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stefan_Holm   (135 words)

  
 International Association of Athletics Federations - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Beginning in 1982, the IAAF has passed several amendments to its rules allowing athletes to receive compensation for participation in international athletics competitions.
However, the IAAF retained the word " amateur " in its name until its 2001 Congress at which the IAAF's title was changed to its current form.
Diack was elected IAAF President at the IAAF's 2001 Congress.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/IAAF   (206 words)

  
 Two Former Tigers To Compete At 2004 IAAF World Indoor Track And Field Championships :: Shawn Crawford and Duane Ross ...
Shawn Crawford and Duane Ross will travel as members of Team USA to the world championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary on March 5-7.
He was the 2001 200m gold medalist at the World Indoor Championships and was third in the event in 2000.
Ross was a member of a world-record shuttle hurdle relay team in 1998 as well as the bronze medalist at the World Championships in 1998 in the 110m hurdles.
www.fansonly.com /schools/clem/sports/m-track/spec-rel/030104aaa.html   (524 words)

  
 The NIA / IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics 2003
The event will be the largest indoor single sport event ever staged in the UK and will see over 500 of the world’s top athletes, from 140 different countries compete in the Championships.
Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the Championships, which will be one of the highlights of the major sporting calendar and a celebration of outstanding athletic achievement.
Tickets for the 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics are now on sale from The NIA Box Office on 0121 767 4560 or alternatively on-line at www.necgroup.co.uk/boxoffice or www.wica2003.com.
www.necgroup.co.uk /visitor/whatson/1671   (314 words)

  
 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Ostend 2001 - Official Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Much as Mourhit had predicted in his pre-race press conference, it was very much a race of tactics rather than speed with a closely-bunched pack that only started to break up around the halfway stage.
Surprisingly absent from the frontrunners as the race progressed was one of the pre-race favourites, Kenyan John Korir, the winner of the Kenyan National Cross Championships, who never made a serious showing throughout the race.
An exultant crowd watched as Mourhit broke away from the other leaders, Kenyans Paul Kosgei, Charles Kamathi and Paul Ivuti, Portugal’s Paulo Guerra, Driss El Himer from France and Sergey Lebed (UKR) 27 minutes into the race, on the penultimate lap of this muddy, twisting circuit laid down in the grounds of the Wellington Hippodrome.
www.goldenleague.biz /WXC01/News/getnews.asp?Code=3408   (669 words)

  
 American Track and Field -- Regional News Article
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Led by defending world indoor champions Gail Devers and Allen Johnson, Team USA fields a potent mix of established veterans and exciting newcomers for the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships March 5-7 in Budapest, Hungary.
The defending world indoor champion in the 60m hurdles and a two-time world indoor champion in the 60m sprint, Devers will compete in both events in Budapest.
The 2003 world indoor 60m bronze medalist, Edwards nearly nipped Devers at the finish line at the 2004 USA Indoor Championships in Boston and is rounding into form at the perfect time, having set two personal bests in Boston.
www.american-trackandfield.com /news/usindoorchamps04final.html   (381 words)

  
 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The IAAF first staged a World Indoor Games in 1985.
The event was formally re-titled World Indoor Championships in 1987 and has been staged every 2 years since that date.
The championships were held in successive years in 2003 and 2004 as the event was switched from odd to even years to alternate with the main IAAF World (Outdoor) Championships.
www.gbrathletics.com /ic/wi.htm   (105 words)

  
 Bruin Greats Gail Devers And Joanna Hayes On Team USA At World Indoor Championships :: Devers also named USA Track & ...
The defending world indoor champion in the 60m hurdles and a two-time world indoor champion in the 60m sprint, Devers, who this week was named the USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week, will compete in both events in Budapest.
The world indoor hurdles champion in 1995 and 2003, Johnson also enters as the heavy favorite in the men's hurdles.
The 2004 IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships will be televised in the U.S. on a one-week delay basis on Fox Sports Net.
www.fansonly.com /schools/ucla/sports/w-track/spec-rel/030304aaa.html   (640 words)

  
 Current sports events - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Nick Saban, who coached the LSU Tigers to a national championship in 2003, announces he will become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins effective im 2005.
The IAAF has provisionally suspended the Greek sprinters Konstantinos Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou for missing all three doping tests prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Glencoffe Johnson, former IBF world Light-Heavyweight champion, causes a mild upset by defeating the former WBC world champion, Antonio Tarver, by a twelve round split decision in Temecula, California.
phatnav.com /wiki/index.php?title=Current_sports_events   (3920 words)

  
 BBC - Birmingham Sport - World Indoor Championships - Daniel Caines
Daniel competed in the 200m at the European Championships in 2002 and set two personal bests on his way to the final where he finished just out of the medals in fourth.
He was first in the European Cup over 400m and went on to finish fourth in the 400m final at the Commonwealth Games and then improved to 3rd at the European Championships.
He anchored the English and British 4 x 400m relay teams to glory at both events.
www.bbc.co.uk /birmingham/sport/athletics/daniel-caines.shtml   (125 words)

  
 Olympic Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
China's Xinhua news agency reported, in typical fashion, that Xiang's 12.91 should be considered superior to Colin Jackson's 12.91 from the 1993 world championships as the wind for Jackson's race was.5 mps and the wind for Xiang.
Xiang was third in the 2003 World Championships in Paris, 3rd in the World Indoor 60m hurdles in 2003, 2nd in the World Indoor 60m hurdles in 2004 and won the 2003 China City Games.
Ottey finally got to the top of the medals stand in the 200 meters in world championships of 1993, after winning a silver medal in the 200 in 1983, and bronze medals in 1987 and 1991.
www.internationalgames.net /olympic.htm   (8106 words)

  
 LOGOs & MASCOTs of Selected Sport Games and Sports
SAF Games 2001 have been postponed to March and April 2002, then again to 2003 and finally held in March-April of 2004.
South Asian Games, scheduled to be hosted by Sri Lanka in August 2005, has been postponed by a year in the wake of the December 26, 2004 tsunami disaster.
In the Olympic years 1980, 1984 and 1988, no IIHF World Championships were staged.
www.aldaver.com /other.html   (1225 words)

  
 Serbia Info News / MORE SPORTS NEWS...
August 4, 2001: Dragan Peric fifth at World Championships in Athletics
January 15, 2001: Jelena Dokic was defeated by Lindsay Davenport in the First Round of the Australian Open
January 14, 2001: Olivera Jevtic finished second in the IAAF cross-country race in Seville
www.serbia-info.com /news/2001-01/09/21831.html   (300 words)

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