2011 World Championships in Athletics
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| 13rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 제13회 세계육상선수권대회 |
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| Host city | Daegu, South Korea |
| Main Stadium | World Cup Stadium |
The 13th World Championships in Athletics will be held in 2011 in Daegu, South Korea.
Council of IAAF approved in Osaka the dates of 27 August until 4 September 2011.
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[edit] Bidding process
On April 4, 2006, the IAAF announced that nine countries (Morocco, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Russia, Australia, Sweden, Croatia and the United States) had submitted expressions of interest for hosting the 2011 World Championships. [1] When the seeking deadline passed on 1 December 2006, four candidate cities (Brisbane, Daegu, Moscow and Gothenburg) had confirmed their candidatures. [2] Gothenburg backed out later that month, citing lack of financial support from the Swedish government. [3] The IAAF announced Daegu as the winning candidate at the IAAF Council Meeting in Mombasa on 27 March 2007.[4]
[edit] Candidates
[edit] Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane has been announced as the Australian candidate with Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (formally ANZ Stadium) the proposed venue. The venue previously hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 2001 Goodwill Games. The event would be held in July/August 2011 if Brisbane is successful. It was a failed bidder for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics which was eventually won by Berlin.
Brisbane also confirmed their candidature to host the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. [2]
[edit] Daegu, South Korea
Daegu has previously hosted the 2003 Summer Universiade and portions of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The World Championships in Athletics has never been staged in mainland Asia, however it has been staged in Tokyo, Japan (1991), and the 2007 edition was held in Osaka, Japan.
[edit] Moscow, Russia
Deputy Mayor of Moscow Valery Vinigradov announced on March 13, 2006 that Moscow would bid for the Championships and suggested that they would use Luzhniki Stadium for the event. The city hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Moscow also confirmed their candidature to host the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. [2]
[edit] Intent candidates
Casablanca was announced as the Moroccan intent candidate, and Split was announced as the Croatian intent candidate. [1] Both cities were failed bidders for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics which was eventually won by Berlin. The Spanish candidate was rumored to be either Madrid or Valencia, [1] but Spain eventually settled for Barcelona as a candidate for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. [2] The United States intended to seek for same city as USOC selects to bid for 2016 Summer Olympics: Chicago, Los Angeles or San Francisco. [5]
Gothenburg, the host of the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, originally confirmed their candidature to host both the 2011 and 2013 World Championships, but withdrew in mid-December 2006. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c IAAF. "Record number of candidates for 2011 World Championships", 4 April 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
- ^ a b c d IAAF. "Candidates confirmed for 2011 and 2013 World Championships in Athletics", 2 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
- ^ a b IAAF. "Sweden withdraws IAAF World Championships’ bid", 15 December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ IAAF. "And the hosts will be ...", IAAF, 27 March 2007. Retrieved on 2007-27-03.
- ^ Hersh, Philip. "Olympic Games tied to track event", Chicago Tribune, 27 April 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
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