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	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 (108 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Indoor Championships 2006
		12 March 2006 - Moscow, Russia - As the curtain came down on the 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow tonight, a version of the Queen song ‘It’s a kind of Magic’ beamed out across the Olimpiyskiy Arena.
		12 March 2006 - Moscow, Russia - When Maria Mutola won her first indoor title in 1993, runner-up Kenia Sinclair (JAM) was not yet a teenager.
		It is a question posed because he entered the first day of the men’s Heptathlon at the 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships after...
	www.iaaf.org /WIC06/index.html (309 words)

	Track & Field News: Walter Davis USATF Athlete Of The Week (3/14)
		Other notable performances at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships include Brad Walker, the 2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist, who overcame an injury to win the men's pole vault with a seasonal best clearance of 5.80m/19-0.50.
		2006 men's Visa Championship Series winner Terrence Trammell became the first double medalist at the world indoor track and field championships with his bronze medal finish in the 60m (6.54) on Friday followed by his 60m hurdles indoor crown (7.43) on Saturday.
		In the college ranks, Xavier Carter of LSU ran a world leader in the 400 at the NCAA Championships, finishing in 45.28.
	www.trackandfieldnews.com /tfn/displayArticle.jsp?id=7942 (533 words)

	IAAF: Liu and Bergqvist were the best in July
		The reigning World indoor champion ran 3:55.68 (1410 points) to win the 1500m at the Paris Golden League and turn in the best track performance by a woman in July.
		Already a World leader with his leap of 8.56m from May, the 23-year-old reiterated his dominance of the event by winning in Athens with a jump of 8.65m (1415 points) although the wind reading was +3.3m/s.
		The IAAF World Rankings "Top performer of the month" is released on the first week of each month collecting the results of the previous four weeks and dividing them into the above categories.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /sports/2006-08/08/content_659783.htm (658 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Indoor Championships 2004
		7 March 2004 — Budapest, Hungary — A World indoor record equalling performance by Christian Olsson in the Triple Jump, a women’s relay World record by Russia, and a sixth 800m gold for Maria Mutola brought Budapest 2004 to a spectacular close this evening.
		Ken Nakamura gives his brief analysis of the respective merits of both the men’s and women’s 3000m at the 10th IAAF World Indoor championships in Budapest, Hungary (5 — 7 March).
		7 March 2004 — Budapest, Hungary — Sweden's Christian Olsson, the reigning World indoor and outdoor champion leapt out to a 17.83 metres performance in the third round of the men’s Triple Jump today, so equalling the Cuba’s Aliecer Urrutia’s World record mark which was set in Sindelfingen, Germany on 1 March 1997.
	www.iaaf.org /WIC04/index.html (361 words)

	American Track and Field -- Regional News Article
		In all, 15 urine and blood samples were collected during the championships held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 1 October, while 101 blood samples were taken prior to the competition.
		According to an IAAF press release, blood sampling conducted during the pre-competition period focused on gathering haematological blood profiles and screening samples for the indication of EPO abuse, while samples taken during the in-competition period (urine and blood) were screened for all prohibited substances and methods.
		IAAF officials will also be visiting Russia in November to continue preparations for the doping control program for the 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships, to be held in Moscow from 10-12 March, 2006.
	www.american-trackandfield.com /news/worldhalfchamps05nodoping.html (300 words)

	Australia poised to host two world championships in 2006 - theage.com.au
		The world cross-country and indoor championships could both come Australia's way as part of the fine-tuning of the athletics calendar to accommodate the proposed March 15-25 Commonwealth Games dates.
		Given Kenya's intense focus on the world cross-country, however, it would be sure to send its strongest possible team to that event, meaning the same athletes would be available for the Games.
		The indoor and cross-country championships are normally held in March, creating potential for a date clash.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/04/22/1019441225063.html (252 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Road Running Championships 2006 - News
		The last edition of the World Athletics Final, which took place in Stuttgart, for the first time, was a near sell-out and last week’s IAAF World Cup in Athens had more than 35,000 spectators on the first day, which is far more than any of the recent editions.
		The IAAF is carrying out an ongoing reform of the international competition calendar and the structure of 1 day meetings, as part of the IAAF World Athletics Plan, and we fully expect to be able to deliver an even more coherent global athletics season that builds to an exciting and compelling climax.
		As the IAAF approaches its centenary in 2012, it has never been better placed to drive forward the global development of athletics, ensuring a golden future characterised by growth, innovation and vibrancy.
	www.iaaf.net /WRU06/news/Kind=2/newsId=36479.html (828 words)

	Sports Venue Technology - 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest.
		The World Indoor Games were first held in 1985 and renamed the World Indoor Championships in 1987.
		In February 2002 the Hungarian Local Organising Committee, set up specifically for the Athletics World Championship, submitted its proposal to the IAAF and set the first weekend of March (5-7) as the date for the Championships, which was duly accepted.
		Mainly because the arena is new, as part of its preparations, the hosts intend to hold two trial athletics meetings in spring 2003 and another two immediately prior to the big event in order to ensure all aspects of the new venue have been thoroughly tested.
	www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/iaaf/index.html (702 words)

	Facility
		The USATF National Masters Indoor Championships will be conducted here for the eighth year in a row with nearly 200 world and US masters records recorded here at "Reggie".
		The "crowning jewel" for the facility, though, is the arrival of the USA National Indoor Championships for a two year stay in 2003 and 2004.
		The meet serves as the USA selection meet for the IAAF World Indoor Championships for both years, and having the best in the US visit the facility contributes to the growth of the sport in Boston, in Massachusetts, and in New England.
	www.usatfne.org /masters/boston2006/facility.html (674 words)

	2006 IN REVIEW: Bulgaria chose golden Albena and Maxim - Sport news
		Denkova and Staviski won silver at the world championship in Dortmund in 2004 and bronze in the 2003 world championship in Washington.
		The unification of the FIDE World Title (held by Topalov) and the Classical Chess World Title (held by Kramnik) was fervently awaited by the chess community.
		Number three and four in the Athlete of the Year stakes, Radoslav Velikov and Stanka Zlateva, took several titles in 2006; she is a world and European champion in the under 72kg category, while he is world champion in catch-as-catch-can in category up to 55kg.
	www.sofiaecho.com /article/2006-in-review-bulgaria-chose-golden-albena-and-maxim/id_19683/catid_34 (767 words)

	Track & Field News: No One Has Ever Called Lauryn Williams A Procrastinator
		Though she is a world beater, it is easy to forget that she has had just one season as a professional.
		In the absence of a world championship next season Williams believes it's time to change her focus a little.
		Four weeks of training have got whetted her appetite for indoor track and she would like to represent the United States at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, March 10-12.
	www.trackandfieldnews.com /tfn/displayArticle.jsp?id=6298 (1090 words)

	AthleticsAfrica.Com - Mutola claims seventh world title
		Mozambique's Maria de Lurdes Mutola has successfully defended her indoor 800m title for the fourth consecutive time and a record seventh overall at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow.
		After having missed the podium at the 2004 Olympic Games and at last year's World Championships in Helsinki, Mutola was obviously relieved to have answered the critics who wrote her off.
		Ethiopia’s double World record holder and Olympic 10,000m champion Kenenisa Bekele took the 3,000m crown in 7:39.32 to become the first man to win world titles on three surfaces - outdoors, indoors and in cross country.
	www.athleticsafrica.com /Outgoing/mutolawichamps_ns_120306.html (275 words)

	USATF - Events - 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics
		For the Combined Events, eight athletes will be invited by the IAAF: the top 4 athletes in the 2006 Indoor Lists (as of February 20, 2006) and the top 4 athletes in the 2005 Outdoor Lists.
		All performances must be achieved in competitions organized or authorized by the IAAF, its Area Associations, or its National Member Federations.
		Thus, results achieved at collegiate or school competitions must be certified by the National Federation of the country in which the competition was organized.
	www.usatf.org /events/2006/IAAFWorldIndoorChampionships/entry/qualifyingStandards.asp (242 words)

	Sinclair snatches silver - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Milton Campbell, the American champion and two-time World Indoor silver medallist, chased with Brown but the tall Grenadian stood firm and maintained a solid lead to the finish.
		Russian Olesya Krasnomovets impressively won the women's 400 in a championship record 50.04 seconds, pulling silver medallist Vania Stambolova to a Bulgaria national record 50.21 seconds, and Amertil to an Area Record 50.34.
		Amertil chopped a huge chunk off her previous season's best 51.09 with the run and added to the silver medal she won at the 2003 World Indoors in Birmingham.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20060312T150000-0500_100561_OBS_SINCLAIR_SNATCHES_SILVER_.asp (660 words)

	Team USA MN > News > Articles
		Tollefson, the 2004 Olympian and national champion in the 1500 meters, adds the USA Indoor 3000 meter championship to her win in the 4k at the USA Cross Country Championships on Feb. 19 in New York.
		As a member of the U.S. World Indoor team, Tollefson will compete in the 3000 meters at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships which will be held March 10-12 in Moscow, Russia.
		Team USA Minnesota athletes also had two third place finishes at the USA Indoor Championships, with Luke Watson finishing third in the men's 3000 meter run with a time of 7:55.29, and Jenelle Deatherage crossing the line in third place in the women's 1500 meters in 4:11.75.
	www.teamusaminnesota.org /article.asp?id=148 (468 words)

	Paul Ereng Bio - The University of Texas at El Paso
		As an athlete, Ereng was a three-time NCAA champion, a four-time NCAA All-American, the 1988 Olympic gold medalist in Seoul, twice the World Indoor Champion and a former world record holder.
		At the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungry, he established the world record in 1:44.84.
		He also was fourth at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo and was a member of the Kenya Olympic team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
	www.utepathletics.com /ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=10447&SPID=644&DB_OEM_ID=2100&ATCLID=105271&Q_SEASON=2004 (939 words)

	Derval O'Rourke Wins Gold in 60m Hurdles at 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
		Leevale's Derval O'Rourke began the 2006 season as the Irish Indoor 60m hurdle record holder at 8.02 with the hope of qualifying for the final.
		O'Rourke had reached the semifinals at the World Championships in Helsinki last summer and at the World Indoors in 2003 and European Indoors in 2005.
		Midway through the race, she was in the lead and sure to fade thought the well-trained pessimistic Irish fans to themselves.
	www.irishrunner.com /06wcderval.html (470 words)

	X-Country preparations on track, says IAAF
		The IAAF Regional Technical Development Centre yesterday gave a thumbs-up to the on-going preparations for the 2007 World Cross Country Championships.
		He added the IAAF is currently working on an electronic ticketing system that would be used in the championships.
		The IAAF official said this when he led members of the technical committee in Coast province to inspect the Mombasa Golf Course, venue of the event.
	www.eastandard.net /hm_news/news_s.php?articleid=1143953028 (467 words)

	RBK Boston Indoor Games 2006 :: January 28, 2006 :: Starting at 5:30PM
		Dibaba’s surprising World Record (14:32.93) in Boston was the beginning of a stratospheric year for the young Ethiopian.
		Already the youngest athlete ever to win a world title, at 5000m in the 2003 World Championships, Dibaba was also the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist at that same distance.
		The 5000m-10,000m double victory was honored by the IAAF, the sport’s international governing body, as the “Performance of the Year” by a female track-and-field athlete in the world for 2005.
	www.bostonindoorgames.com /2006/news12-8-05.htm (328 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Junior Championships 2006
		24 August 2006 - Russia’s Tatyana Chernova was the overwhelming star performer in the World Junior Championship Heptathlon in Beijing, China, and it looks as though a star for the future has been born.
		21 August 2006 - Beijing, China - As much as Ethiopian runner Tariku Bekele wants to avoid comparisons with his elder brother and multiple world 10000m champion Kenenisa, his victory in the 5000m race in Beijing was...
		20 August 2006 - Beijing, China - She may be just turning seventeen and left with two more years in her junior career, but Kenyan runner Veronica Nyaruai’s achievements both on and off the track are...
	www.iaaf.net /WJC06/index.html (311 words)

	Star hurdler Liu back on track
		Showing up in a launch event for the 2006 IAAF Shanghai Golden Grand Prix last Friday, the Athens Olympic gold medallist said he is ready to achieve good results in major tournaments this year, such as the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix and the 2006 IAAF World Cup to be held in Athens during September 16-17
		Although he finished a close second behind France's Ladji Doucoure at the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki last August, the sprinter was unable to repeat his Athens performance where he equalled Britain's Collin Jackson's world record of 12.91 seconds.
		Besides Liu, sprint king Justin Gatlin, the world champion in both the men's 100 and 200 metres, as well as top Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, have confirmed their attendance for the event.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /sports/2006-04/11/content_564755.htm (496 words)

	Hillhouse Girls Track Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Although Barwise and her teammates claimed the team title, the program’s second SCC outdoor championship, it was the overall performances that distinguished this meet from any other so far this season.
		She finished fourth at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston in February, and in March, at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow — Hargrove’s first time abroad — she ran the third leg of the 4x400, helping the U.S. secure a surprising second-place finish in a time of 3 minutes, 28.63 seconds.
		The meet, which starts at 4 p.m., marks the start of the indoor track championship season, to be proceeded by the four state class meets next week and the State Open Feb. 18.
	eteamz.active.com /hillhousegtrack/index.cfm (7207 words)

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