Welcome to the Athletics’ World Plan page
The IAAF Athletics’ World Plan has created a spirit of positive change and innovation that has spread throughout the entire Athletics’ family. This webpage acts to remind us of this spirit. Here, you can learn more about the Athletics’ World Plan – its development and achievements – but more importantly you can see how the spirit of the Athletics’ World Plan is alive in us all. If you want to share some of your own experiences, (development initiatives, new successful programmes, innovative event presentation ideas, etc.), contact us at worldplan@iaaf.org with a short synopsis of your story. Together, we share in the spirit of the Athletics’ World Plan.
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New Zealand launches ‘GET SET GO’
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Dubai launches new event to reach children and parents
18 November 2011 - Dubai is embracing the popularity of sport and demonstrating how sport is a fundamental pillar of their society. UAE Athletics Association (UAEAF), in partnerships with Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) and Du ...
Australia launches mentorship programme for under-19 Athletes
16 November 2011 - Australia Athletics (AA) launched a new mentorship programme where past Athletics Champions acted as mentors for junior athletes coming up the pipeline.Micronesia takes Kids' Athletics to school
4 November 2011 - The year of 2011 has been a strong one for Micronesia’s ambitions to use Kids’ Athletics in local schools and transform Athletics into the nationwide number one participatory sport among children.
Ukraine to welcome a new Athletics stadium
3 November 2011 - The Olympiysky National Sports Complex, located in the heart of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, will reopen after major reconstruction and will include a new Athletics track.
China National Kids Athletics Games held at Bird's Nest Stadium
24 October 2011 - Beijing, China - The second "China National Kids Athletics Games" was held in Bird's Nest National Stadium on 22 October.
Athletics Australia partners for a stronger future - OCEANIA
13 October 2011 - Athletics Australia (AA) and Little Athletics Australia (LAA) made history this month by signing a joint venture. Their new relationship will develop appropriate and well targeted development programme ...
Running for the children of Colombia - SOUTH AMERICA
13 October 2011 - With the support of the Colombian Athletics Federation and the Colombian National Olympic Committee, Unicef is organising a 10km run to support underprivileged children throughout Colombia. The Unicef10k uses ...
New committee organises Kenyan Athletics calendar - AFRICA
7 October 2011 - For the first time, Athletics Kenya (AK) will set up a committee to ensure that their yearly calendar is structured in a manner that allows all athletes to prepare for competition without burning out.
Europe continues to share knowledge
6 October 2011 - European Athletics will host the fourth edition of its Shot Put and Javelin Throw seminar this year. The programme will include top level speakers offering their knowledge and experience to Member Federations from across Europe ...
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Dear friends of Athletics,
The 2011 Congress in Daegu marked the last lap of the 2003-2012 Athletics’ World Plan. Together, we celebrated many achievements, the greatest of which is the spirit of innovation and development that the World Plan has created within our sport.
This is a spirit that has developed as Member Federations have taken inspiration from the Athletics’ World Plan and have developed their own plans, tested new boundaries and truly made a difference in Athletics around the world. This is a spirit that will keep our sport alive in the future.
This is why I’m honoured to announce the launch of a new award for Member Federations called the ‘Spirit of the World Plan Award’. This will be awarded to a Member Federation who demonstrates the spirit of the world plan in their own initiatives. You can see on this webpage that many great stories from around the world have already been shared.
As we conclude this phase of the World Plan we must take this spirit with us.
Our next plan will not only address the challenges of our future but it will also address the fact that we need a constant system within our organisation that can face these challenges and find new solutions.
I look forward to updating all of you, Members of the Athletics Family, on the development of the next phase of the World Plan in 2012 as we celebrate our centenary.
Lamine Diack IAAF President