Kazan is ready to host the world track-and-field junior championship among the

27 October 2009, Tuesday
The world track-and-field championship among juniors might be held in Kazan in 2012. According to the Tatarstan Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism, Marat Bariev, who told about it at a briefing on October 26, the proposal was received during the “Russia – Sports State” forum.

Marat Bariev also said that the President of the International Athletics Associations Federation (IAAF) made a proposal to hold the 14th world championship in Kazan during his visit to our capital.

The world championship among juniors is held once in two years. It will take place for the 13th time in 2010 in Monkton, Canada.

According to Mr. Bariev, the IAAF head offered to establish an athletics centre in Kazan under the aegis of the leading international sports organization. There are only 9 IAAF regional centres of track-and-field development in the world and one of them is situated in Moscow.

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