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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
International Association of Athletics Federations /
Association Internationale des Fédérations d’Athlétisme

IAAF CHOOSES 2002 GOLDEN LEAGUE EVENTS
2 DAY GRAND PRIX FINAL FOR 2003 WILL BE DISCUSSED BY IAAF COUNCIL

19 October 2001

Moscow – As part of the IAAF World Calendar Conference and the EAA
Congress, the IAAF Golden League Working Group met under the leadership
of IAAF President Lamine Diack and decided on the number and nature of
the events for the 2002 Golden League.

In 2002, following the precedent established this year, Golden League
events will be divided into Premium Events and Classic Events. There
will be a total of 12 disciplines, including:

Men
Premium events: 100m – 1500m – 3000 or 5000m – 400m hurdles
Classic events: Triple Jump – Pole Vault

Women
Premium events: 100m – 1500m
Classic events: 400m – 3000m or 5000m – 100m Hurdles – Javelin Throw

The 2002 Golden League will start in Oslo on 28 June and finish in
Berlin on 6 September. The other meetings are Paris Saint-Denis on 5
July, Rome on 12 July, Monaco on 19 July, Zurich on 16 August and
Brussels on 30 August.

The IAAF Golden League Working Group will meet again in December in
Dakar to discuss possible partnerships with broadcasting networks who
have indicated their interest in transmitting the IAAF Golden League
meetings. The Working Group will also examine proposals aimed at making
the action more attractive for the public in the stadiums and those
watching TV. In this respect, the great success obtained by the Golden
League 2001 with regards to public and technical results, was underlined
during the meeting.

The Circuit Working Group held an important meeting in Moscow as well.
Their aim was to examine several proposals to reform the IAAF Grand
Prix. It has been officially decided to present to the next IAAF Council
a proposal to hold the IAAF Grand Prix Final over two days starting from
2003. The IAAF Grand Prix Final will then include 35 events (and perhaps
also the 3000m steeplechase for women). It will also be proposed to
Council that attempts in horizontal jumps and throws be limited to four
rather than six. Finally, the whole structure of the Meetings has been
discussed at length in an attempt to proceed to, starting in 2003, a
more homogeneous classification of athletics meetings based on objective
criteria.

ENDS