The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was awarded to Berlin (GER) by the IAAF Council at its meeting in December 2004 in Helsinki. The dates of 15 – 23 August 2009 were approved during the Council Meeting in Doha in April 2005.
Berlin became, once again, the capital of Germany in 1990 at the time of the reunification. It lies on the flatlands of the North German Plain at the confluence of several rivers.
The Berlin Olympic Stadium was originally built to host the 1936 Olympic Games. It was totally renovated with a new blue track in 2004 at a cost of 240 Million Euros financed by the city. The seated area for spectators has 74,300 seats of which 73,500 seats are covered.
The stadium is the annual home of the ISTAF meeting, which is part of the IAAF Golden League.
The host broadcaster will be ARD/ZDF Sport Coordination (named “BERTA”).
In its application form, the LOC presented a balanced budget of 49 888 000 USD (44 Million Euros).
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Early news - Berlin 2009
Toyota to be Official IAAF Partner for 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
27 June 2008
With 500 days to go, ticket sales for Berlin 2009 have begun
2 April 2008
German Government announces special 10 euro coin for Berlin 2009
13 November 2007
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2009 are well on track
1 September 2007
Berlin 2009 provides a unique chance for athletics in Germany
20 November 2006
Berlin 2009 makes its first introductions
9 August 2006
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Team Accommodation
The team accommodation will be organised in two central city 4* hotels – the Estrel Hotel and the Hotel Berlin.
Training venues
3 training venues are proposed:
- Stadion Wilmersdorf (5.5 kms max from hotel)
- Stadion Lichterfelde (7kms max from hotel)
- Mommsenstadion (15kms max from hotel)
Entry Standards
to be advised
Timetable
to be advised
Prize Money
As always there is a huge prize purse on offer, with the IAAF paying a grand total of US$7,194,000, distributed as follows:
(Men’s and Women’s events; 1st to 8th places; all figures are in US$)
Individual
1st 60,000; 2nd 30,000; 3rd 20,000; 4th 15,000; 5th 10,000; 6th 6,000; 7th 5,000; 8th 4,000
Relays (per team)
1st 80,000; 2nd 40,000; 3rd 20,000; 4th 16,000; 5th 12,000; 6th 8,000; 7th 6,000; 8th 4,000
The IAAF World Marathon Cup which is incorporated into the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, offers an additional total prize purse of US$142,000 distributed as follows:
(Men’s and Women’s events; 1st to 6th places; all figures are in US$)
Teams
1st 20,000; 2nd 15,000; 3rd 12,000; 4th 10,000; 5th 8,000; 6th 6,000
$100,000 World Record bonus
In addition, any athlete who surpasses a World record at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics will be awarded US$100,000.
History
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Organising Member
Deutscher Leichtathletik Verband
Alsfelderstr. 27 Tel: +49 6151 770 830
64289 Darmstadt, Fax: +49 6151 770 811
Germany Email: generalsekretariat@leichtathletik.de
Website: http://www.leichtathletik.de/
President: Clemens Prokop
General Secretary: Frank Hensel
Local Organising Committee
Berlin Organising Committee GmbH (BOC 2009)
Hanns-Braun-Str. / Adlerplatz
14053 Berlin
Tel.: +49-30-886 2009 502
Fax: +49-30-886 2009 215
Website - http://www.berlin2009.org
Co-Presidents: Klaus Wowereit / Clemens Prokop
Chief Executive Officers: Heinrich Clausen, Frank Hensel
Sports Director: Gabriele Thiele
ZDF Head of Sports (BERTA) Dieter Gruschwitz
ZDF Executive Producer Achim Hammer
ARD Manfred Straka
