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EXECUTIVES
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IAAF President
Lamine Diack (SEN)
IAAF Council
Sergey Bubka (UKR)
Vice President
Robert Hersh (USA)
Vice President
Sebastian Coe (GBR)
Vice President
Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad (QAT)
Vice President
Jean Poczobut (FRA),
Honorary Treasurer
Pierre Weiss
General Secretary
Members
Bill Bailey (AUS),
Oceania Representative
Valentin Balakhnichev (RUS)
Leonard Chuene (RSA),
Africa Representative
Helmut Digel (GER)
Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
Roberto Gesta de Melo (BRA),
South America Representative
Abby Hoffman (CAN)
Alberto Juantorena Danger (CUB)
Suresh Kalmadi (IND),
Asia Representative
Ilkka Kanerva (FIN)
Isaiah F. Kiplagat (KEN)
Chaoyi Luo (CHN)
Teddy McCook (JAM),
North and Central America
and Caribbean Representative
César Moreno Bravo (MEX)
José Maria Odriozola (ESP)
Jung-Ki Park (KOR)
Anna Riccardi (ITA)
Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)
Katsuyuki Tanaka (JPN)
Hansjörg Wirz (SUI),
Europe Representative
IAAF Road Running
Commission Chairman
Otto Klappert
Platanenallee 7, 59425 Unna, Germany
Fax: 49 2303 21233
Email: o.klappert@gmx.de
Members
David Bedford
London Marathon
115 Southwark Street,
London SE1 0JF, UK
Tel: 44 20 7902 0200
Fax: 44 20 7620 4208
Carlos Cardoso
Avenida Gama Pinto, No. 2,
1699 Lisbon, Portugal
Fax: 351 1 795 4288
Email: ccardoso@fc.ul.pt
Hiroaki Chosa
C/o Japan Association of
Athletics Federations
1-1-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150-8050, Japan
Fax: 81 3 3481 2449
Nawal El Moutawakel
5 rue Ile Tasmanie
Ain Diab, Casablanca, Morocco
Tel: 212 22 948 261
Fax: 212 22 948 358
Email: nawal.el-moutawakel@cm.iaaf.org
Paco Borao
AIMS Vice-President
Hugh Jones
AIMS Secretary
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Lamine Diack
2007 was marked by positive new developments in our relationship
with AIMS and with the world of Distance Running in general.
The newly established IAAF Road Running Commission, which held
its first meeting in June 2007 includes amongst its members three
representatives of the board of AIMS: Hiroaki Chosa, the President of
AIMS, Francisco (Paco) Borao, the vice-president of AIMS and the
AIMS General Secretary, Hugh Jones. This representation of AIMS
and its 240 member races will, I am certain, help us to formulate
along with the other members of the Commission, new ways of
bringing the road running community around the world and the IAAF
closer together.
One of the first recommendations of the Commission, which has been
adopted by Council, is the introduction of IAAF Labels for road races.
The IAAF Gold and Silver Labels for Road Races recognise the
enormous efforts that are made by race organisers around the world
and we believe that the high standards that are required to achieve
both will be something to which all races will aspire.
Just like our athletes – be they elite athletes or fun-runners - we all
strive to improve as best we can. We believe that introducing the IAAF
Labels will give races further incentives to continue to better the level
of services that they offer their participants, engage stronger elite fields
and do everything that they can to increase the exposure of their event
through the international media.
I assure you of the continuing efforts of the IAAF to support and
promote road running and all other areas of athletics and wish all of
you a happy and successful 2008.
14 October 2007
2nd IAAF World Road Race
Championships, 21.1Km Udine, Italy.
King of the hill
The steep-sided hill on which Udine Castle
stands imposingly provided a colourful
backdrop to the finishing straight of the
IAAF World Road Running Championships in
Udine’s Piazza 1st Maggio writes Chris
Turner. Hundreds of flag waving Eritrean
fans, who had travelled the 650km from the
large national ex-pat community which is
situated in Rome, packed its grassy banks,
exuberantly celebrating each time the men’s
leading pack came into their view.
The noise they made was even loud enough
on occasions to drown out the sound of the
rock music which pounded away to the
rhythm of the runners to keep the crowd
entertained during the three-lap race.
Eritrea’s World Road Running champion
Zersenay Tadese who retained his title, summedup
the inspiring atmosphere. “It felt like the
whole of Eritrea was running with me.”
Taking advantage of ideal conditions and a
fast three-lap course, the race was quick
from the start. A lead group of eight went
through 5km in 13:55. Past 10km (27:35)
Tadese and Ethiopia's Deriba Merga ran
stride for side with Patrick Makau and
Evans Cheruiyot a step or two behind.
These four passed 15km in 41:34, just five
seconds shy of Sammy Wanjiru's world
record for the distance set earlier this year.
Cheruiyot then dropped back a few metres
but worked his way back to rejoin the
leading three at 20km (56:13), just as the
25-year-old Eritrean made his decisive
break.
Tadese had made the pace throughout most
of the race but changed his tacics after
passing 15km. “The race had to slow” he
RESULT
MEN:
1 Zersenay TADESE ERI 58:59
2 Patrick Makau MUSYOKI KEN 59:02
3 Evans Kiprop CHERUIYOT KEN 59:05
4 Deriba MERGA ETH 59:16
5 Yonas KIFLE ERI 59:30
6 Dieudonné DISI RWA 59:32
7 Marilson DOS SANTOS BRA 59:33
8 Dickson Marwa MKAMI TAN 1:00:24
9 Atsushi SATO JPN 1:00:25
10 Cuthbert NYASANGO ZIM 1:00:26
TEAMS:
1 Kenya 2:58:54
2 Eritrea 2:59:08
3 Ethiopia 3:01:15
WOMEN:
1 Lornah KIPLAGAT NED 1:06:25
2 Mary Jepkosgei KEITANY KEN 1:06:48
3 Pamela CHEPCHUMBA KEN 1:08:06
4 Bezunesh BEKELE ETH 1:08:07
5 Atsede HABTAMU ETH 1:08:29
6 Everline K KIMWEI KEN 1:08:39
7 Chisato OSAKI JPN 1:08:56
8 Luminita TALPOS ROM 1:09:01
9 Alice Jemeli TIMBILILI KEN 1:09:09
10 Alina GHERASIM ROM 1:09:14
TEAMS:
1 Kenya 3:23:33
2 Ethiopia 3:25:51
3 Japan 3:27:39
Distance Running January – March 2008
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