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Bolt confident in defending 100 meters title
DAEGU -- Sitting in a conference room in Daegu on Thursday, wearing his traditional yellow cap and boots, Usain Bolt said he was ready to defend his title here. The world’s biggest track and field event, the 13th IAAF Championships in Athletics, begins with a bang on Saturday, with a star-studded ca
Aug. 25, 2011
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Tyson Gay favors Bolt over Powell
DAEGU ― The world’s second-fastest man expects Usain Bolt to win the 100 meters dash at 2011 World Championships in Athletics to take place here starting Saturday. “Right now I’m leaning towards Usain Bolt,” said Tyson Gay, the U.S. record holder for 100 meters, during a press conference at the Adid
Aug. 25, 2011
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Pistorius makes history at worlds
PARIS (AFP) ― South African Oscar Pistorius will make history in Daegu when he becomes the first amputee athlete to compete at the World Athletics Championships, one step towards running at the 2012 London Olympics.Known as the “Blade Runner” because he runs with carbon fiber prosthetic running blad
Aug. 25, 2011
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Bruised Isinbayeva eyes Daegu revenge
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Russia’s pole vault tsarina Yelena Isinbayeva heads into the upcoming world championships in the unfamiliar situation of seeking revenge for bitter defeats that shattered her aura of dominance.Isinbayeva will line up for the championships in Daegu, South Korea, desperately short of co
Aug. 25, 2011
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Volunteers gear up for Daegu Athletics Champs
Volunteers are coming out in full force at the biggest track and field event in the world to serve their native countries, hopefully developing a sense of international community and themselves.The 2011 International Association of Athletics Federation World Championships will kick off this Saturday
Aug. 24, 2011
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London 2012 chief praises Daegu’s preparations
With just three days to go before the World Championships in Athletics kicks off in Daegu, a chief organizer of London Olympics has praised the Korean city’s preparations for the global event.Sebastian Coe, Chairman of London 2012 Olympic Committee and also the Vice President of the International As
Aug. 23, 2011
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Daegu takes aim at false starters
IAAF to disqualify athletes after just one false startUsain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, is undoubtedly the hot favorite to win the 100-meter race in Daegu on Sunday. But the Jamaican could be disqualified if he makes just one false start, according to new rules introduced by the sports gover
Aug. 22, 2011
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Pistorius appreciative of fan support
JOHANNESBURG (Yonhap News) ― Oscar Pistorius, the amputee sprinter set to compete at the upcoming World Championships in Athletics in South Korea, said he was appreciative of fan support from around the world.In an email interview with Yonhap News Agency, Pistorius of South Africa, said he will do h
Aug. 19, 2011
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Daegu opens media center
The Main Press Center for the Daegu World Championships in Athletics opened on Friday. It will provide 24-hour service for over 2,800 registered journalists during the nine day competition between Aug. 27 and Sept. 4.The International Broadcast Center also began operation Friday following a special
Aug. 19, 2011
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Pistorius looks forward to Daegu
Oscar Pistorious, a double amputee runner from South Africa, is set to become the first amputee athlete to compete at the World Championships in Athletics this summer in South Korea, having qualified for the men’s 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay.For the 24-year-old, it will be a “proud moment.” “Th
Aug. 11, 2011
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Australia to be first arrival for Daegu world championships
Australian athletes will be the first to arrive in South Korea for the upcoming World Championships in Athletics, organizers said Tuesday.The biennial championships are set to open in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Aug. 27 for a nine-day run.Australia will send 11 athletes and five off
Aug. 10, 2011
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World-class athletes to gather in Daegu for int'l event
Usain Bolt, Yelena Isinbayeva, Asafa Powell and other world-class athletes will gather in Daegu next month to take part in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Championships.About 2,400 athletes from 207 countries will compete at the 13th IAAF Championships, one of the world
Aug. 8, 2011
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Daegu City joins forces with Gyeonggi Province for a successful IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011
Daegu City sealed, on June 29, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gyeonggi Province for the successful hosting of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011. Under the agreement, Gyeonggi Province will actively cooperate with Daegu in promoting the world sporting event, attracting tourists t
Aug. 2, 2011
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Now it’s time to shore up support for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011
Following Korea’s successful bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the country is warming up as a world-class sports nation with less than 50 days to go until the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011. Daegu City’s latest promotional effort is a campaign to encourage South Koreans nationwide to make i
Aug. 2, 2011
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Accommodation meals not a problem during IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011
The Daegu Metropolitan City said yesterday that plans are underway to address the accommodation dining needs of foreign visitors during the IAAF World Championships 2011.The city government said it will be cooperating with local administrative governments to provide the dining needs that the smaller
Aug. 2, 2011
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‘Blade Runner’ earns Daegu ticket
Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius qualifies for athletics worldsWith less than 40 days to go until the kickoff of the World Athletics Championships, Daegu is gearing up to make the biennial event a unique competition. And it is now looking certain to be a special event with double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius expecting to compete in the men’s 400-meter race. The South African, who is nick
July 20, 2011
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‘Wonderful Preparations’ for IAAF World Championships
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
June 2, 2011
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Daegu City Government Express Its Will to Host 2009 World Athletics Championships
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
May 27, 2011
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Daegu Hosts the 58th National Athletics Championship
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
May 27, 2011
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10,000 public servants take lead in the successful hosting of the 2011 World Championships
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
May 27, 2011