90 Days To The 7th World Championships In Athletics - IAAF Council Meets In Seville

The IAAF Council will meet tomorrow and Thursday in Seville, the host city of the 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, from 20-29 August and, immediately prior to those dates, the seat of the 42nd Congress of the International Amateur Athletic Federation.

In this final meeting of Council before the Congress holds the elections of the governing instances of the Federation, there are a large number of points on the agenda, with, of course, a special focus on the organisation of the forthcoming World Championships, just 90 days before the opening ceremony.

In addition to the report of the Organising Committee for Sevilla 99, Council will hear the reports of the organisers of the inaugural edition of the World Youth Championships, which will be held in Bydgoszcz (POL) from 16-18 July this year; the Grand Prix Final, scheduled for 11 September in Munich; the World Half Marathon Championships – 2 October in Palermo; and, finally, the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which will be held in Edmonton, Canada, in 2001.

During its session, Council will also select the host city for the World Half Marathon Championships of the year 2000, with Bristol (GBR) and Mexico standing as candidates and the 2001 World Race Walking Cup, for which the cities of Turin (ITA) and Naumburg (GER) have presented their candidacies.

The Council, which will be opened by IAAF President Dr Primo Nebiolo, will hear the reports of the General Secretary and Honorary Treasurer, before discussing other matter, including the reports of the medical and anti-doping commissions.

At the close of the session, Council will draw the winners of the 1999 World Athletics Day, held in 156 countries around the world on 1-2 May. The 24 athletes (12 boys and 12 girls, representing the six IAAF Continental Areas) whose names are drawn, will be invited to attend the World Championships in Seville this summer.