The 2011 IAAF World Championships are only four months away.Since it won the bid to host the 2011 IAAF World Championships in March 2007, Daegu Metropolitan City has been making all-out efforts to prepare for the event over the past three years.The Organizing Committee for the 2011 IAAF World Championships (hereafter Organizing Committee) has been preparing for the event with the support of relate

The city of Daegu is bidding for hosting the 2009 World Athletics Championships by dispatching a high-ranking sports official to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) headquartered in Monaco. Park Sang-ha, the former executive committee president of the 2003 Daegu Summer Universiade Organizing Committee, met IAAF officials, including general secretary Istvan Gyulai, Tuesday

In an effort to commemorate the second anniversary of 2002 World Cup held in Daegu and the first anniversary of 2003 Daegu Summer Universiade game, Daegu will host the 58th National Athletics Championship at Daegu World Cup Stadium from June 9 to 10 for two days. In the championship, hosted by the Korea Athletics Federation (KAF) and organized by the Daegu Athletics Federation(DAF), 450 a

 Daegu City held a special lecture on Jan. 13 for public servants by inviting Kim Jin-tae, chief of the local prosecutors’ office in Daegu, who has a keen interest in the 2011 World Championships. He gave a lecture entitled “Public Servants’ Attitude and Successful Hosting of the 2011 World Championships” at City Hall to about 350 city county staff and high-ranking officials of the local governmen

The Colorful Daegu Pre-Championship Meeting 2010, to be held on May 19th, has been elevated and included in the IAAF World Challenge League.This meeting will be held as the fourth of the 14 meetings that comprise this season’s league. Many world-renowned athletics stars will be participating. First of all, the men’s 100 m heat will be the focus of public attention since the world-record holder for

The Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics- Daegu 2011 (president Bum-il Kim) and the Korean National Housing Corporation (president Jae-deok Choi) opened the "Groundbreaking Ceremony to Kick Off the Construction of the Athletes' Village for the World Championships in Athletics- Daegu 2011"at the construction site in the Yula 2 Land Development Area. Three hundred peopl

Daegu bidding to host the 2011 world athletic championships will be evaluated on-site over 4 days from 22nd to 25th February 2007 by IAAF evaluation team. This visit will be followed after visiting Brisbane in Australia.The evaluation team will examine the capabilities in various fields such as social situation, economic position, accessibility to the city, government support, culture and experien

Medals symbolize unity and prosperity for the world, passion and challenge for athletes  The Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu unveiled medal designs for the upcoming event after winning approval from the IAAF Council. Developers sought to design the medals through a new concept and materials, including metals, lacquer, brassware and new substances, gathered opinions from

The evaluation team to inspect the on-site of Daegu, one of candidates for the 2011 world athletic championships, arrived in the evening on 22nd February. Jongha Yoo, the president of the bidding committee, and the bidding committee members welcomed the delegations of IAAF at Incheon international airport and arrived at Daegu with the evaluation team. With waving flags, about 500 citizens passiona

Organizers of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 have selected the name ‘Sarbi’ as the grand-prix winner of the naming contest for the tournament’s mascot.The new mascot is a ‘sapsalgae,’ an indigenous canine breed that is friendly to men and traditionally believed to ward off bad luck and evil spirits. It is categorized as Korea’s Natural Monument No. 368.A total of 1,725 entries have been s

E-Mart rolled up its sleeves to provide its support for the successful hosting of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011. In a ceremony held with the organizing committee for the IAAF World Championships, on March 25, E-Mart purchased 2,500 A-class tickets (700 million won) in a bid to help its successful hosting and boost public interest in athletics. E-Mart will carry out active promotions at i

With about 140 days to go the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, officials and tech companies in Daegu are stepping up their efforts to establish a better IT network in a bid to enhance the city’s brand image by offering high-quality IT services during the international athletics event. The Mobile Convergence Center in Daegu Technopark said on April 5 that its mobile business center and Daegu Ci

About 500 volunteer leaders gathered in Daegu for the successful hosting of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011. The Korea Federation of Volunteer Center held a meeting of volunteer leaders from April 5-6 in Hotel Inter-Burgo in Daegu. The meeting was held to discuss the ways of enhancing the national brand through volunteerism, promoting volunteerism and increasing the number of volunteers ac

Officials of the IAAF conducted inspections of the media facility and management operated by the Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships to be held in Daegu in August. Anna Legnani, Deputy Director of Communications for the IAAF, and Rafael Segui, its photo commissioner, arrived in Korea in April and conducted an inspection of overall preparations for media support from April 6-7. Th

The Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 launched its mobile homepage (http://m.daegu 2011.org) on April 11 in a bid to help its citizens gain information on the sporting event. The homepage will allow smart phone users to access diverse content and information on the event, including game schedules, ticketing, its official theme song and other promotional videos. The C

In the run-up to the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 in August, the Daegu Colorful Pre-Championships Meeting, a prelude to the athletics world championships, will kick off at Daegu Stadium on May 12. The Daegu Colorful Pre-Championships Meeting is the second of its kind since it became an IAAF World Challenge series competition and the third competition among this year’s 14 World Challenge ser

Daegu Stadium, the main venue for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, has passed the rigorous International Association of Athletics Federations’ test and obtained the IAAF Class 1 certificate.The Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 said, on May 6, “In the run-up to the championships, the urethane track of Daegu Stadium installed in 2001 was replaced with a Mondo

Some 200 Japanese citizens from Hiroshima will set up a citizen visit group to watch the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 that will run from Aug. 27 through Sept. 4. Daegu Mayor Kim Beom-il, who has recently returned from his trip to Hiroshim said, “Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui gladly promised to set up a citizen visit group in the hope of success for the world event that will be held in Hiros

The combined 202 members of the International Association of Athletics Federations will participate in the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, the largest global sports event this year scheduled to kick off on August 27.  According to Daegu city and the Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, the committee had received participation applications for the championships via