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CROSS COUNTRY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
MARCH 2005
SAINT GALMIER – FRANCE
Person interviewed: Pierre TOUSSAINT, President of the Organisation Committee
Key factors in the event’s success
• The good weather needed to ensure the success of this type of event
• The support of the local authorities
• The example of the 2003 Athletics World Championships, which were a success
• The mobilisation and motivation of the volunteers
Size of the event
N° Criteria Quantity
1 Number of athletes or participants 896
2 Number of delegations or participating countries 72
3 Number of journalists 150 to 200
4 Hours of television coverage 1hr 15mins
5 Income from sponsorship (private companies) 60,000 €
6 Other income 85,000 €
7 Number of days of competition 2
8 Number of volunteers 600
9 Number of spectators 46,500
10 Number of people with accreditation 3,016
Contractual relationship with the holder of the rights to the event
• The IAAF had negotiated the rights with Eurovision, but the Organisation
Committee was responsible for producing the pictures and for signal production
(cost 150,000 exc. tax). In terms of the marketing rights, all of the signs at
the site had to be approved by the IAAF.
Organisational structure and the mobilisation of partners
• The Local Organisation Committee (LOC) was formed under the aegis of the
Loire “Départemental” Athletics Committee (association status).
• Political relations with the local authorities were the responsibility of the
President of the Organisation Committee. Consultations with the IAAF were
carried out by members of the French Athletics Federation (FFA).
• A specialist public relations company was employed to carry out marketing with
private and public partners.
• The management of technical operations was carried out by the FFA and the LOC.
• The composition of the Committee was as follows:
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