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Athletics

Latest Athletics News

Over 1.2 Million spectators attend Athletics in Beijing

BOCOG, the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008 have released the spectator / ticket data for the Athletics events (15 – 24 Aug) held in the National Stadium – Bird’s Nest – for the Olympic Games (9 – 24 Aug) confirming that each of the evening sessions were full to the 91,000 seat capacity.

Spectators
Total number attending Athletics: 1,257,000

Ticket sales
Tickets sold to the audience: 1,127,000

(Balance made up by the free tickets set aside for VIP, Media, TV, and athletes)

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Other Athletics News

McCain chips to sponsor UK Athletics

17/07/2008

McCain has signed a five-year, £5m deal to sponsor UK Athletics as part of its ongoing drive to shift consumer perceptions about chips. Marketing activity promoting th...More>

Brussels to host 2008 SPAR European Cross Country Championships

15/07/2008

European Athletics announced that the 2008 SPAR European Cross Country Championships will take place in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Sunday December 14. The event wa...More>

IAAF and Al Jazeera Sport conclude broadcasting deal

04/07/2008

The IAAF is delighted to announce that through its Marketing Partner Dentsu, the TV sales process in the Middle East has been concluded with regard to the package of IAAF Worl...More>

IAAF & UK Athletics Launch New Global Athletics Marketing Initiative

04/07/2008

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), in partnership with UK Athletics (UKA), launched a major new drive to promote athletics globally with a cutting ...More>

Toyota to be Official IAAF Partner for 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics

30/06/2008

The IAAF announced that the Toyota Motor Corporation is continuing its partnership with athletics by supporting the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics which will be he...More>

IMG Nails One Of The Largest Rights Agreement in Collegiate Athletics History

16/06/2008

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved a 13-year multimedia rights partnership between the Nebraska Athletic Department and IMG College worth $112.5 mi...More>

New stadium to test World Juniors

10/06/2008

The 12th IAAF World Junior Championships which will be held from July 8 - 13 in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, located some 270km west of Warsaw, are expected to be the season ...More>

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