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The world’s biggest winter outdoor athletics event will be held in Jordan when the Kingdom hosts the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships on 28 March 2009.
The event is the latest in a burgeoning portfolio of world class events that Jordan has hosted and the championship patron, HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, expects it to further position the Kingdom as a leading sporting, leisure and business destination.
“We are delighted that the IAAF has selected us to host this prestigious event and, just like previous international federations have found out, we will not let the athletics world down,” said HRH Prince Feisal, President of the Jordan Olympic Committee.
“We have proved ourselves capable of hosting major world championships and we will deliver something special and unique next March. Not only do we encourage athletes and coaches to attend but also their family members, friends, spectators and anyone else wanting to discover why Jordan has become one of the most desirable destinations of the 21st Century.”
The 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the sixth major global sporting event to be held in Jordan over the last three years. Earlier this year, it hosted the FIA World Rally Championship and previously snooker, triathlon and fencing have all held their world championships on Jordan’s shores.
Also in March, Jordan hosted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) World Conference on Women and Sport, an event attended by IOC President Dr Jacques Rogge.
The latest addition to the list will be held in stunning countryside just 15 kms from the capital city of Amman at the Bisharat Golf Club. The same venue was used in 2007 for the Asian Cross Country Championship, and the club’s grounds will again be converted from a nine-hole course into a challenging route capable of testing the world’s very best.
Amman 2009 LOC
