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

DOHA, March 09, 2010 - 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

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

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

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

Mowasalat confirmed as National Supplier to WIC

Doha, Qatar 1st March 2010  – The organising committee of the IAAF World Indoor Championships (WIC) in Athletics (Doha 2010) has confirmed Mowasalat as a National Supplier of the event which takes place at the Aspire Dome from 12-14 March 2010. Mowasalat will provide Doha 2010 with Mass and VIP transport solutions including buses of varying capacities to shuttle teams and officials to and from the Aspire Dome, the venue of the World Indoor Championships. Doha 2010 Event Director, Mr. Ab

IAAF delegate impressed with 2010 WIC preparatory event

DOHA, 28 February 2010 – IAAF delegate have lauded the “Doha Indoor Athletic Meeting 2010” a preparatory event for WIC in Athletics took place here in Doha earlier on 26 February. The WIC’s preparatory event came two weeks prior to the World Indoor Championships in Athletics which take place from 12-14 march 2010 in Doha. IAAF delegate members appreciated the fruitful efforts of WIC Organising Committee under the presidency of HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Secretary

IAAF to host International Media Seminar in Doha

DOHA, 25 February 2009 – As preparations for the World Indoor Championships in Athletics enter its final stage, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) hosted a Media Development Project (MDP) in Doha. The Seminar took place all day on 24 February and on the morning of 25 February, with a special afternoon session on the second day dedicated to photography. The seminar attended by sports journalists and representatives of Qatari and International media included present

Doha WIC will beat all records: Al Dosari

Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Dosari, Director of Public Relations and Marketing Department in the Qatar Olympic Committee and Marketing Manager in the Organizing Committee of the IAAF World Indoor Championships, March 12-14, valued the full support extended to the event by the wise Qatari sport leadership who provided all means and facilities for the Organizing Committee headed by His Excellency Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee. This enabled the Organ

Al Zaini trusts Qatar’s abilities of bringing dream to reality

DOHA, February 17, 2010 - Abdullah Al Zaini, President of Qatar Association of Athletics Federation and Director of 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships extended his appreciation towards HH Emir of the State, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, and HH the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani , President of Qatar Olympic committee for their generous support in promoting sports in Qatar and athletics in particular. Al Zaini appreciated the initiatives of their highness to host the 13th

TIMETABLE CHANGES – World Indoor Champs, Day 1, second session

DOHA, February 16, 2010 - There have been some timetable changes made to the schedule on Day 1 (second session), Friday 12 March, of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12 – 14 March 2010). The key issue is that the Opening Ceremony is now scheduled for 20:00 instead of 15:00 so all events must end by that time. Basically this means that, on average, all events mover earlier by about 1hr30 / 1hr45. Below is a comparison between the old time and the new one (sorted by o