The Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 launched its mobile homepage (http://m.daegu 2011.org) on April 11 in a bid to help its citizens gain information on the sporting event. The homepage will allow smart phone users to access diverse content and information on the event, including game schedules, ticketing, its official theme song and other promotional videos. The C

May 27, 2011

In the run-up to the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 in August, the Daegu Colorful Pre-Championships Meeting, a prelude to the athletics world championships, will kick off at Daegu Stadium on May 12. The Daegu Colorful Pre-Championships Meeting is the second of its kind since it became an IAAF World Challenge series competition and the third competition among this year’s 14 World Challenge ser

May 27, 2011

Daegu Stadium, the main venue for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, has passed the rigorous International Association of Athletics Federations’ test and obtained the IAAF Class 1 certificate.The Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 said, on May 6, “In the run-up to the championships, the urethane track of Daegu Stadium installed in 2001 was replaced with a Mondo

May 27, 2011

Some 200 Japanese citizens from Hiroshima will set up a citizen visit group to watch the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 that will run from Aug. 27 through Sept. 4. Daegu Mayor Kim Beom-il, who has recently returned from his trip to Hiroshim said, “Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui gladly promised to set up a citizen visit group in the hope of success for the world event that will be held in Hiros

May 27, 2011

The combined 202 members of the International Association of Athletics Federations will participate in the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, the largest global sports event this year scheduled to kick off on August 27.  According to Daegu city and the Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, the committee had received participation applications for the championships via

May 27, 2011