Daegu, Korea - At a press conference today in Daegu, the approved TIMETABLE for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Daegu 2011, was announced.
The timetable has been developed in conjunction with athletes, and the sport’s broadcasters and marketing partners, with the goal to increase the appeal of the biennial IAAF World Championships to the world’s television audience, especially to younger viewers.
Shorter, with more impact, the main evening sessions will feature only semi-finals and Finals.
All main sessions will last less than 3 hours, and there will be a balanced number of Finals across all days, with qualification rounds only in the morning sessions, and Relays spread over more days.
At the core of the planning has been the requirement to improve the timing to better tell the story of each event at IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Daegu 2011.
"We are delighted to present this new look timetable for Daegu 2011," commented IAAF President Lamine Diack. "It ushers in a new era for our sport, helping to meet the demands of a world in which Athletics must compete ever harder to attract, excite and retain the public’s interest in an increasingly diverse sports and entertainment market worldwide."
"After a phenomenally successful edition of the IAAF World Championships in Berlin in 2009, for which we made changes to the competition’s presentation, it is vital for the long term popularity of our sport that we continue to adapt, while acknowledging the inherent strengths of Athletics which over the decades has provided the world with many of its most enduring sporting moments," concluded President Diack.
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