A brief history of Qatar athletics in the WIC

Qatar was a member of the athletics worldwide family since the beginning of the global Indoor event that was first organised by the IAAF in Paris, France under the name “World Indoor Games”. The first ever Qatari athlete who competed in the 1985 World Games, in January 18 was Faraj Marzouk , a 60 m runner who finished 5th in his heat with a time of 6.82. A few minutes later he was followed by high jumper Abdullah Al-Shieb who competed at the High Jump final (the qualification round was never

Doha 2010 – PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST – as at 8 March 2010

Doha, Qatar - The PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST for the IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar is now available. The PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST as @ 8 March 2010 is available as a pdf download. NB. Official Start Lists will only become available after the Technical Meeting which takes place on Thursday 11 March, beginning at 15:00hrs local time (GMT +3hrs). Download file: PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST

Men’s Events PREVIEW – Doha 2010 World Indoor Champs

Doha, Qatar - This preview of the men's events at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12-14 March) is based on entry information received by the IAAF but before the official start lists have been decided. Men’s 60m In a wide open event USA's former World Junior 100m champion Ivory Williams is among the lead medal contenders following his world season leading 6.49 sec to secure the US Indoor title. His team-mate Michael Rodgers (6.52) finished runner-up to Williams a

Women’s Events PREVIEW – Doha 2010 World Indoor Champs

Doha, Qatar - This preview of the women's events at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12-14 March) is based on entry information received by the IAAF but before the official start lists have been decided. Women’s 60m The focus here is on one of the most anticipated head-to-head clashes of the weekend which could result in the first sub-seven second dash at the World Indoor Championships since 1999. US Virgin Islander Laverne Jones-Ferrette jumped to the fore in a

2010 WIC organisers intensify marketing campaign

DOHA, March 09, 2010 – The Organising Committee of the IAAF 2010 World Indoor Championships in Athletics paid a productive visits to Dukhan and Ras Lafan areas recently to promote for the prestigious event will take place from March 12 – 14 at  Aspire Dome here in Doha. In  last weekend, a delegate of 2010 WIC  marking committee arrived in Dukhan city on west coast of Qatar on the sideline of beach volleyball championship organised there by Qatar Petroleum. The WIC committee members

Phillips Idowu’s withdrawal hits British medal chances

Britain's medals hopes at this weekend's World Indoor Championships in Doha have been dealt a blow by the withdrawal of defending triple jump champion Phillips Idowu. The 31 year-old, who won the world indoor crown in Valencia two years ago and added the outdoor title in Berlin last summer, said the recent birth of his second child had interrupted his preparations for the championships and he no longer felt able to do himself justice. "I am gutted not to be representing the GB team in Doha

Isinbayeva clears 4.85m in Donetsk, Czerwinski improves to 5.82m

Yelena Isinbayeva won the Pole Vault Stars competition for the seventh time while Przemyslaw Czerwinski of Poland improved to 5.82m to take the men’s competition in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Saturday (6). Isinbayeva set eight World records at this competition since her first appearance in 2004, but this time found her 5.00m standard well out of reach. Entering the competition at 4.70m, the Russian sailed clear on her first attempt, and followed up with a first try success at 4.85 as well, equ

Aggreko to Power the WIC in Athletics

Doha, March 03, 2010- The organizing committee of the IAAF World Indoor Championships (WIC) in Athletics (Doha 2010) has confirmed Aggreko, the global leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control services, as a National Supplier of the event. Aggreko will be responsible for powering lighting and broadcasting units during the World Indoor Championships which takes place at the Aspire Dome from 12-14 March 2010. Aggreko has already assisted the organizers by powering th

Meadows will lead the Great Britain squad in Doha

The 28-year old enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2009, capturing her first major medal with 800m bronze at the World Championships in Berlin. Meadows has started the new season in a similar vein of form, smashing Kelly Holmes' seven-year old indoor 800m record to win at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham. And having been named as captain of the 38-strong British squad by UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee, Meadows admitted it was a timely confidence boost for the championships wh

Saoud Bin Abdulrahman and Lamine Diack to brief media on IAAF WIC

DOHA, March 07, 2010- The organizing committee of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships international press conference at QOC headquarters on Thursday. The press conference will be attended by HE Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, QOC Secretary General and Chairman of Organizing Committee of IAAF world indoor championships and Mr. Lamine Diack, President of International Association of Athletics Federation. About 150 journalists from all over the world will attended the press confer