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Managers group won’t represent athletes who’ve been banned
13.11.2007
MIAMI BEACH (Nov. 9, 2007) –An agreement has been reached by the Association of Athletics Managers (AAM) that its members will not represent any athlete who tests positive and is convicted of a doping violation for which he or she serves a two-year ban or longer. It is believed to be one of the first such agreements in any sport.
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European meetings will continue in the policy and not invite athletes with doping past
12.10.2007
EuroMeetings Press Release: MALTA, Oct 11 – Euromeetings are continuing in tough anti-doping measures and urged the member meetings not to invite athletes who could harm the events with their doping offences from the past. As already said in March at Spring Meeting in Birmingham also now at the General Assembly during European Calendar Conference in Malta athletes who could cause negative publicity should not be invited to take part.
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Euromeetings supports tougher anti-doping measures
2.3.2007
Birmingham, March 1 – Leading European Meetings are supporting tougher anti-doping measures. At today´s Spring Meeting of top european one-day events in Birmingham the members urged IAAF to increase the ban for serious doping offence from 2 to 4 years.
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European group wants Jones out
16.2.2007
European athletics meeting organisers plan to bar American former three-times Olympic champion Marion Jones from their races when they meet next month, officials said.
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Ticketaktion für Weltklasse Zürich: 50 Prozent der Tickets verkauft
16.2.2007
www.swiss-athletics.ch
Die Nachfrage für die von Swiss Athletics und Weltklasse Zürich zusammen mit UBS, der erdgas Ostschweiz AG und Migros lancierten Ticketaktion für das Letzigrund-Meeting ist nach wie vor gross. 50 Prozent des zur Verfügung stehenden Ticketkontingents sind nach dreieinhalb Tagen verkauft.
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Weltklasse Zürich - an All New Meeting in an All New Stadium
31.1.2007
www.weltklassezuerich.ch
On September 7th, 2007, Weltklasse Zürich will be held in the brand-new Letzigrund Stadium. Many things will be new at the largest one-day event of Switzerland, lifting the legendary meeting to new, even higher levels.
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Weltklasse Zürich mit neuem Konzept
21.1.2007
www.swiss-athletics.ch
(Si) Das Golden-League-Meeting Weltklasse Zürich findet am 7. September nicht nur in einem neuen Stadion statt, es erfährt auch sonst einige Änderungen.
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European meet directors will discuss shunning Graham's athletes
4.12.2006
www.newspress.com
LONDON (AP) - The directors of Europe's top track and field meets will consider whether to shun athletes connected with coach Trevor Graham, who has been indicted by a U.S. grand jury investigating steroids in pro sports.
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The IAAF have decided to cancel the Helsinki Grand Prix in 2007. The annual Athens Super Grand Prix has also seen its status lowered to Grand Prix after poor attendance in 2006.
4.12.2006
www.eurosport.com
The announcements were made at the IAAF council on Tuesday, which also heard that three other one-day meetings – Carson (USA), New York (USA), Rethymno (GRE) – have asked to join the World Athletics Tour.
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Tsiklitiria demoted despite efforts of Minos Kyriakou
4.12.2006
www.hellenicathletes.com
The IAAF has announced that the Athens "Super Grand Prix Tsiklitiria", Greece's premier annual athletics event, has been demoted to simply "Grand Prix" status for 2007 due primarily to poor attendance.
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Edinburgh to Host World XC, Latest Doping Numbers & Other Details From the IAAF Meeting in Monaco
4.12.2006
www.runningtimes.com
MONTE CARLO, MON -- Edinburgh has been selected to host the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, the sport’s world governing body announced today at the second and final day of the IAAF Council Meeting in Monte Carlo.
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IAAF World Athletics Tour
4.12.2006
www.iaaf.org
The Helsinki GP meeting which was part of the World Athletics Tour in 2006 has been cancelled.
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The best events at the meetings 2006
4.12.2006
The best events at the meetings 2006.
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AAM hold AGM
4.12.2006
www.athleticsmanagers.com
The Association of Athletics Managers (AAM) held its annual meeting in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, over three days ending on 9 November 2006.
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Official EAA ranking of EAA PREMIUM MEETING 2006
31.10.2006
www.pzla.pl
Official EAA ranking of EAA PREMIUM MEETING 2006
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UK Athletics announce 2007 events line up
31.10.2006
www.ukathletics.net
UK Athletics has announced a major boost ahead of next year’s World Championships, with a third outdoor grand prix meeting scheduled to take place in Glasgow next summer.
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German Meetings - Präsidium bestätigt
30.10.2006
www.leichtathletik.de
Die Vereinigung von derzeit zwanzig Meetingveranstaltern in Deutschland hat am Wochenende in Saulheim Uli Hobeck als Präsident der German Meetings einstimmig wieder gewählt. Auch Ludwin Klein (Rehlingen) und Peter Schramm (Eberstadt) wurden als Vizepräsidenten für zwei Jahre bestätigt.
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Minos Kyriakou promises a new era for Athens Grand Prix 'Tsiklitiria'
19.10.2006
www.athletics.org
By the chance of the European Calendar 2007 composition and the Balkan Federation Annual Meeting, IAAF Council member Minos Kyriakou and President of the Athens Grand Prix hosting club promised that Tsiklitiria 2007, set for July 2nd, will be the best ever meeting organized in Greece.
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Weltklasse Zürich 2007 im September im neuen Letzigrund
15.10.2006
www.weltklasse.ch
Das Meeting 2006 und der "alte Letzi" sind Geschichte. Doch die Zukunft hat schon längst begonnen: Die Bauarbeiten für den "neuen" Letzigrund sind schon weit fortgeschritten und lassen bereits jetzt Vorfreude auf "Weltklasse Zürich" am 7. September 2007 im brandneuen Stadion aufkommen.
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Zürich mit neuem OK
15.10.2006
www.weltklasse.ch
In der letzten Vorstandssitzung unter der Führung des scheidenden Präsidenten Res Brügger, hat der Verein für Grossveranstaltungen LCZ ein neues Organisations-Komitee für Weltklasse Zürich ernannt.
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