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Nov 10, 2011: Asian Athletics supports Doha
2017 bid
The Asian
Athletics Association has expressed its support for
the Doha 2017 bid to host the IAAF World
Championships. The Asian Athletics Association, on
behalf of its 44 members, has expressed its support
for the Doha 2017 bid to host the IAAF World
Championships.
The bid is in line with the
long-term development plans of Asian Athletics as it
promises to develop new solutions that would help
Athletics to further develop throughout the region,
and around the world, reads a statement from the
Asian body.
Dahlan
al-Hamad, acting president of the AAA, stated:
“There are many member federations throughout Asia
that would benefit directly from a Championships in
Doha. The Doha 2017 bid is about finding solutions
to the barriers that block the further development
of Athletics. These solutions would help other
countries to have the possibility of hosting a World
Championships in the future. Doha is the right
partner to be the catalyst to make this happen.”
Maurice Nicholas, Secretary
of the Asian Athletics Association, added: “We are
fully supporting Doha 2017 because the Championships
in this new region can truly make a difference for
all of our members, both big and small. On the Doha
2017 website you can see the public endorsements
that many of our members have made and the support
continues to grow. Like Doha, the entire Asian
Athletics Association is committed to building a
stronger future for Athletics.”
The IAAF Council will make
a decision tomorrow on the host for the 2017 and
2019 IAAF World Championships in Monaco |
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 19th
Asian Athletics Championship 2011
Kobe
( Japan)
7-10 July
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IAAF to introduce eligibility rules for
females with hyperandrogenism
DAEGU, Korea - The
IAAF today became the first international sports
federation to approve the adoption of new rules and
regulations governing the eligibility of females
with hyperandrogenism* to compete in women’s
competition.
The IAAF Council’s decision
is the culmination of an 18 month-long review by an
IAAF expert working group who have studied issues
relating to the participation of female athletes
with hyperandrogenism in athletics. This group has
worked in close co-ordination with the IOC Medical
Commission throughout this period and also
participated in a series of international expert
meetings held on the subject in 2010.
The new rules and regulations, which will be
published and come into force for all International
Competitions on 1 May 2011, provide for the
following key principles:
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Competition in athletics will continue to be divided
into men’s and women’s competition recognising that
there is a difference in sporting performance
between elite men and women, that is predominantly
due to higher levels of androgenic hormones in men;
- A female with hyperandrogenism who is recognised
as a female in law shall be eligible to compete in
women’s competition in athletics provided that she
has androgen levels below the male range (measured
by reference to testosterone levels in serum) or, if
she has androgen levels within the male range she
also has an androgen resistance which means that she
derives no competitive advantage from such levels;
- A pool of international medical experts has been
appointed by the IAAF to review cases referred to it
under the regulations as an independent expert
medical panel and to make recommendations to the
IAAF in such cases to decide on the eligibility of
female athletes with hyperandrogenism;
- A 3-level medical process under the regulations
shall ensure that all potentially relevant data is
made available to the expert medical panel for the
purposes of evaluating an athlete’s eligibility.
This medical process may include, where necessary,
the expert medical panel referring an athlete with
potential hyperandrogenism for full examination and
diagnosis in accordance with best medical practice
at one of the 6 IAAF-approved specialist reference
centres around the world;
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The medical process under the regulations shall be
conducted in strict confidentiality and all cases
shall be referred to the expert medical panel on an
anonymous basis;
- A female
athlete who declines, fails or refuses to comply
with the eligibility determination process under the
regulations shall not be eligible to compete in
women’s competition.
The IAAF Council has further today modified its
existing regulations concerning the participation in
women’s competition of athletes who have undergone
male to female sex reassignment. These regulations
shall also be published on 1 May 2011.
*Hyperandrogenism is a term
used to describe the excessive production of
androgens (testosterone). |
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Asian Grand Prix 2011 |
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 Asian
Walking Championship, Nomit City ( Japan)
March 13, 2011
Final
Results |
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Asian
Athletics Association wishes all its member
federations,
council members, athletes, coaches
, athletic fans and technical officials from Asia a
very Happy New Year 2011.
It is an important
year for athletics as Asian countries continues to
host successful global events in athletics. Daegu
(South Korea) will host IAAF World Championship
in Athletics from 27th Aug to 4th Sept 2011. Prior
to that AAA will host bi-annual 19th edition of
Asian Athletics Champinship in Kobe ( Japan) from
7th to 10th July 2011. For the first time champions
of Asian Athletics Championship will be eligible for
direct entry in the World Championship.
Season 2011 begins with Nepal hosting 11th Asian
Cross Country Championship on Feb 20th 2011 at
Kathmandu followed by annual Asian Race Walking
championship in Nomi City on March 13. China will
host Asian Grand Prix series in May 2011. |
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