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

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

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

May 27, 2011

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

May 27, 2011

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

May 27, 2011

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

May 27, 2011

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

May 27, 2011

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

May 27, 2011

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

May 27, 2011