http://www.iaaf.org/index.htmlNews from IAAF.orgencopyrightTue, 01 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMTrssCategoryhttp://www.iaaf.org/images/template/rssheader.gifhttp://www.iaaf.org/index.html13072IAAF.org - International Association of Athletics Federationshttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=55146.html?cid=rssfeed&att=index/WIM09/news/newsid=55146.html]]>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49484.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49484.html26 February 2009 – Athens, Greece - Ivan Ukhov raised once more his own world season leading performance for the High Jump, having a leap over 2.40m in the IAAF indoor permit meeting “Athina 2009” held on Wednesday (25) in Athens.

]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49463.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49463.html24 February 2009 – Athens, Greece - “Athina 2009”, the last IAAF indoor permit meeting of the 2009 season takes place on Wednesday 25 February has attracted five current world season leading performers to take part in the Hall of Peace and Friendship in Pireaus, in the Greek capital.

]]>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49415.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49415.html21 February 2009 - Birmingham, UK - World indoor season leads in the women’s 60m flat and Hurdles (equalled), along with the seventh quickest women's 3000m of all-time were the statistical heights of this afternoon’s Aviva Grand Prix at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. However, there was no arguing that the performances of three British athletes were the most appreciated attractions for the stadium crowd.

]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49395.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49395.html20 February 2009 - When Meseret Defar smashed the World indoor 5000m record* on Wednesday, running 14:24.37 in Stockholm, it confirmed a stellar start to the year after a 2008 that saw her lose both her outdoor World record and 2004 Olympic gold medal over the distance to fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba.

]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:45:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49394.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49394.html20 February 2009 - Birmingham, UK – Yelena Isinbayeva holds up her right hand and spreads her thumb and fingers. “It’s not that far,” she says gesturing to her outstretched palm. “That’s 15 centimetres; that’s all it is.”

]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:35:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49381.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49381.html19 February 2009 – Birmingham, UK – Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva fresh from her latest World record* last Sunday in Donetsk (15) and High Jump world season leader Ivan Ukhov, along with Britain’s World and Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu are the standout names among the large cohort of ‘major players’ who will assemble for Saturday afternoon’s Aviva Grand Prix in the National Indoor Area (NIA) in Birmingham (21).

]]>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49375.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49375.html19 February 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden - The 20th GE Galan in the Stockholm Globe Arena – IAAF Indoor permit meeting – on Wednesday night proved to be a worthy anniversary edition with a new World Indoor record* courtesy of Meseret Defar in the women's 5000 metres the perfect crowning to the night. Defar's 14:24.37 meant an improvement by three seconds of compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba's previous record for the 25-lap event.

]]>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49372.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49372.html18 February 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden - In a stunning performance, Meseret Defar set a new World record in the 5000m, clocking 14:24.37 at the GE Galan Meeting tonight (18) in Stockholm.

]]>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:17:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49350.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49350.html17 February 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden - The "GE Galan" in the Globe Arena in Stockholm celebrates it 20th edition on Wednesday. At the premier on 24 February 1990 the arena was sold out (10,000+ spectators) and the meet has drawn a full house almost every year since then. Looking at the line-up for Wednesday’s (18) upcoming edition the likeliness of any empty seats is very low also this year.

]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49338.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49338.html15 February 2009 - Karlsruhe, Germany - After the running events had long since been completed, high jumpers Ariane Friedrich and Blanka Vlasic kept a packed crowd overtime in Karlsruhe’s Europahalle - and entertainer Sydney Youngblood waiting in the wings - with a gripping duel, as both equaled a world-leading 2.05 with the German winning on a countback.

]]>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:41:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49320.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49320.html14 February 2009 - Valencia, Spain – To the delight and surprise of the home crowd Spain’s Nuria Fernández provided the main highlight of today’s  ‘Reunión Internacional Ciudad de Valencia’ held at the stadium which hosted the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships last year.

]]>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:40:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49302.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49302.html14 February 2009 - Karlsruhe, Germany - This year’s Karlsruhe BW-Bank-Meeting reaches a milestone on Sunday (15) afternoon with its 25th edition in the Europahalle on the south side of Germany’s “Fächerstadt”.

]]>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49293.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49293.htmlThu, 12 Feb 2009 11:48:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49276.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49276.htmlWed, 11 Feb 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49280.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49280.htmlan IAAF Indoor Permit meeting, which was celebrating its 20th anniversary on the rebuilt Stade Couvert Régional. Earlier in the afternoon, Cuban star Dayron Robles felt a sharp pain after the first hurdle and jogged through the finish line of his 60m Hurdle heat. ]]>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49268.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49268.htmlMon, 09 Feb 2009 13:24:58 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49262.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49262.html8 February 2009 - Gent, Belgium – Haron Keitany impressively won the 1500m at the KBC Indoor meeting in Gent with a world leading 3:33.96.

]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:28:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49248.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49248.html7 February 2009 – Stuttgart, Germany - The two publicised World record attacks both fell short, but the Sparkassen Cup meeting in Stuttgart still set the standard for this indoor season with world-leading marks in eight events before a packed house in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle.

]]>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:53:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49232.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49232.html6 February 2009 - Stuttgart, Germany - A pair of World record attempts will highlight the programme of the 23rd Sparkassen Cup meeting in Stuttgart on Saturday evening (7).  It is not an unusual position for this storied fixture, which enjoys the longest continued single sponsorship of any indoor athletics event in the world. 

]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49233.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49233.html6 February 2009 - Gent, Belgium - Daniel Kipchirchir Komen opens his season at the KBC Indoor meeting in Gent next Sunday (8). The Kenyan was the quickest in the world at 1500m both indoors and outdoors. The battle between Komen and fellow Kenyans Haron Keitany and Suleiman Simotwo promises to become one of the highlights of the programme. A very strong field, headed by Russian Pavel Gerasimov, gathers in the Men’s Pole Vault.

]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49219.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49219.html4 February 2009 - Valencia, Spain - One of the main attractions of the “Ciudad de Valencia” International Indoor meeting in Palau Velódrom Lluis Puig on 14 February will be the women’s 3000m race between Ethiopian Meselech Melkamu and Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot.

]]>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49198.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49198.html2 February 2009 - Karlsruhe, Germany - World Indoor 400m champion Tyler Chistopher will take on the seldom run distance of 300m at the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe on 15 February.

]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49186.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49186.html1 February 2009 – Moscow, Russia – Ivan Ukhov continues to fly high. At the 18th edition of the annual ‘Russian Winter’ meeting in the Russian capital on Sunday (1), the 22-year-old Russian added one centimetre to his world indoor season lead for the High Jump of 2.34 which he set in Hustopeče in Czech Republic on 24 January.

]]>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49152.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49152.html31 January 2009 - New York, USA - Olympic Pole Vault gold medallist Steve Hooker started his American tour nicely with a 6.01m clearance, then made three solid attempts at a World Record height of 6.16m at the 102nd running of the Millrose Games in New York on Friday (30) night.

]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:59:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49150.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49150.html30 January 2009 – Moscow, Russia - It’s a tradition: the European IAAF Indoor Permit season will be launched in Moscow with Sunday’s (1 Feb) 18th Russian Winter meeting.

]]>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:42:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49127.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49127.html28 January 2009 - New York, USA - Bernard Lagat will be looking for a record-equalling seventh Wanamaker Mile win in the 102nd Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden, New York on Friday 30 January.

]]>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49082.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49082.html27 February 2009 - Some of Spain's top running stars will compete in Valencia’s Palau Luis Puig on 14 February in “Ciudad de Valencia” International Indoor Meeting which will be one of the deciding meets for national team selection ahead of the European Indoor Championships in Turin, Italy, at the start of March.

]]>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49021.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=49021.html24 January 2009 - USA’s reigning World indoor champion Christian Cantwell blasted out a world season leading 21.47m put in Nordhausen, Germany on Friday (23), so repeating his 2008 victory (21.35) at the same meeting.

]]>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:20:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48997.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48997.htmlFri, 23 Jan 2009 18:23:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48993.html?cid=rssfeed&att=index/WIM09/news/newsid=48993.html23 January 2009 - Monte-Carlo - In one week’s time the 102nd edition of the Millrose Games (Fri 30 Jan) will take place in New York, USA, and so will commence four intense weeks of indoor athletics action across the 2009 IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting season.

]]>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48990.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48990.html22 January 2009 - Indianapolis, USA - 2006 World Indoor champion Lisa Barber and 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials 100m champion Muna Lee headline the field in the adidas women's 60m dash while Kara Goucher aims for her second Millrose title in the women's Mile on 30 January at the 102nd Millrose Games, held at New York City's Madison Square Garden.

]]>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48986.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48986.html21 January 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden - The 20th edition of GE Galan which takes place on Wednesday 18 February in the Swedish capital will feature Olympic champions Steve Hooker of Australia (Pole Vault), Kenyan Wilfred Bungei (800m) and Dayron Robles of Cuba (110m Hurdles).

]]>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48980.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48980.html20 January 2009 - New York, USA - Amy Acuff will go for her fifth career Millrose Games victory, while Chaunte Howard eyes her second title when the two go head-to-head in the John Thomas Women's High Jump on 30 January at the 102nd Millrose Games, held at New York City's Madison Square Garden.

]]>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48935.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48935.html17 January 2009 - New York, USA - Travis Padgett will take on a field that includes two Olympic medallists in the men's 60m on 30 January at the 102nd Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

]]>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:04:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48921.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48921.html15 January 2009 - Bernard Lagat and Sabrina Mockenhaupt are the newest additions to an already extraordinary strong set of names signed for the Sparkassen-Cup in Stuttgart, Germany. The event to be held on 7 February is an IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting.

]]>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48910.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48910.html14 January 2009 – Indianapolis, USA - A powerful, five-man field in the Visa men's Shot Put will provide infield excitement at the 102nd Millrose Games, which will be the first of ten IAAF Indoor permit meetings to be staged in 2009.

]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48888.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48888.htmlSat, 10 Jan 2009 17:21:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48870.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48870.html8 January 2009 - After their respective Beijing disappointments, Ethiopiaʼs World Indoor 3000m champion Meseret Defar and Sudanʼs World Indoor 800m champion Abubaker Kaki will try to put their careers back on track when attempting World Indoor records at the 2008 Sparkassen Cup meeting in Stuttgart, Germany on 7 February 2009.

]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48813.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48813.html2 January 2009 - Birmingham, UK - Six more reigning World or Olympic medallists have been added to the stellar field for the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on 21 February.

]]>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:46:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48797.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48797.html31 December 2008 - New York, USA - The Millrose Games Pole Vault is legendary. From Cornelius Warmerdam to Bob Richards, Bob Seagren to Sergey Bubka, Stacy Dragila to Yelena Isinbayeva, the best vaulters in the world have made the pilgrimage to New York's Madison Square Garden.

]]>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:29:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48784.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48784.htmlFri, 26 Dec 2008 09:56:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48783.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48783.htmlTue, 23 Dec 2008 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48771.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48771.html19 December 2008 - The women’s High Jump will be one of the highlights of the BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe - an IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting - on 15 February.

]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:21:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48765.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48765.html18 December 2008 – London, UK - Birmingham athlete Kelly Sotherton will take on Ukraine’s reigning Olympic Heptathlon champion, Natalia Dobrynska, from the Ukraine in a special three-event challenge set to take place at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on 21 February 2009.

]]>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48688.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48688.htmlFri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48526.html?cid=rssfeed&att=indexhttp://www.iaaf.org/WIM09/news/newsid=48526.html5 December 2008 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Olympic Champion Dayron Robles, World Indoor Champion Lolo Jones and Germany’s High Jump star Ariane Friedrich are among a group of leading athletes already signed for the BW-Bank-Meeting – an IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting - which will be staged in Karlsruhe’s Europahalle on 15 February 2009.

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