Start the campaign: Recruit London for 2015 outdoor worlds
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Lord Sebastian Coe, who now has masters cooties after awarding Rita and Guido their world awards, says the 2012 Olympic Stadium will keep its track. Great news. “What we do know is the commitment to leave a track and field facility within that stadium is rock solid, no-one is moving a millimetre off that,” Sebastian said. “Whatever size it ultimately ends up as, track and field will play a strong part of that.” This leads me to think: London should bid for the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships! The 2011 meet is in Sacramento and the 2013 meet is in Porto Alegre, Brazil, so 2015 will be decided at the 2011 General Assembly. The Brits last hosted outdoor worlds in 1999, so it’s time for them to return to the rotation. And we really, really want to run on an Olympic track! Start banging the drums!
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Count Me In!who do I have to start badgering to make it happen???
London would be a great place for the meet: plenty of lodging, great transportation system, terrific tourist destination, convenient airport, close to other European track powers. Even the legendary rotten British food has improved.
The national dish of Brittain is now curry.
That is definitely a good news рџ™‚
In reply to Kevin’s query, the way to snag London is to encourage the British Masters Athletics Federation to explore the idea. The BMAF would be the body that makes the bid.
Here are some contacts:
http://www.bvaf.org.uk/officers.asp
I’m on It!
The British already opt for the worlds open class in 2015 or 2018, so I guess our chances are low.
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