IAF Council agrees projects for 2015

In addition to the yearly World Athletics Gala, the council approved 14 projects for 2015, supporting:

. The laying down a synthetic track in the Solomon Islands

. The purchase of technical equipment in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Cuba

. The edition of five books: one by Robert Quercetani on the “Asides of Athletics”, translation in Portuguese of Mr Rocky Parks’ initiative (“Beyond the Human Limits”), the work of Mr Helmut Digel (and University of Tubingen) on “Challenges in Athletics and Solution”, a book on Istvan Gyulai and research by the NACAC Women’s Commission of the role of the women in the athletics structures of this part of the world

. The organisation of two competitions: the Memorial Primo Nebiolo Meeting in Turin and the longest race walking event: Paris Colmar (almost 500km)

. An exhibition of athletics memorabilia in Brazil

. A research to be conducted in Great Britain about the feasibility of having long throws competitions on synthetic turf

The council also put in place a new concept called “Matching Grants” where, under certain conditions, the foundation will provide 50% of a project's funding if the other half of its costs can be raised locally.

In total, 48 applications were received and the council chose 11 of them coming from Austria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Czech Republic, Eritrea, Greece, Guinea, Ireland, Lithuania, Maldives, New Zealand and Nicaragua.

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