6 Nations In Bidding For 2011 World Champs

[BruceFlorman]

Re: USA?

IAAF says USA is submitting a bid, as well:

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=512/newsId=34198.html

Hasn't it already been proven definitively on this board (at least twice in the last eight months if I’m not mistaken) that the USA can never host a WC? Isn’t USATF paying attention?

[trackhead]

USA?

IAAF says USA is submitting a bid, as well:

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=512/newsId=34198.html

[Thor]

Apparently Sweden has sent a "letter of intent" too. No venue decided as yet.

[AS]

Its definitely Brisbane that is bidding from Australia:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18670647%255E2722,00.html

[tlb747]

Re: tv

What happened to Stanford? Weren't they supposed to be interested in trying again?

and, perhaps as daunting as the stadium question, is who would do the tv work necessary for a US bid.

I wish FOX would.

[trackhead]

tv

What happened to Stanford? Weren't they supposed to be interested in trying again?

and, perhaps as daunting as the stadium question, is who would do the tv work necessary for a US bid.

[gh]

What happened to Stanford? Weren't they supposed to be interested in trying again?

Beleive we discussed that last spring with the announcement of the new football stadium. Once that went into production any Stanford bid went out the window because they'll no longer have a track. The only way the Bay Area makes a pitch is if an Olympic bid gets back on the table.

Note also that both the AD (Ted Leland) and track coach (Vin Lananna) who were at Stanford when they were behind a WC hosting are no longer at the school.

[tlb747]

What happened to Stanford? Weren't they supposed to be interested in trying again?

If they either fix the track at the football stadium (not going to happen), or build more seats at the current track'n'field stadium (doubt it). They can give it another shot.

[Halfmiler2]

What happened to Stanford? Weren't they supposed to be interested in trying again?

[El Toro]

Brisbane will win hands down if the IAAF wants to see daily crowds averaging 3,000

[gh]

I am not 100% certain, but I'm fairly sure that the South Korean candidate city will be Daegu (also transliterated as Taegu). I attended their track meet last September, and they made it clear they were a candidate city for 2011.

Yes, I have it on pretty good authority that Daegu is the SK site. And my Aussie spies say Brisbane.

[nevetsllim]

As I recall it, there was CONSIDERATION of more than race, but they decided against it for logistical reasons (hard enough for the hosts to crack their nut with a single race).

The decision to "change distance" was in response to prospective hosts, who apparently didn't want to be tied down. So the choice of distance is now up to the host city.

I think they said they would have a 5k, 10k and 15k race but they decided against it as it thins down the fields but I would wish they would change it back to a half-marathon. Surely it is a more high profile event than a 20km event.

[gh]

As I recall it, there was CONSIDERATION of more than race, but they decided against it for logistical reasons (hard enough for the hosts to crack their nut with a single race).

The decision to "change distance" was in response to prospective hosts, who apparently didn't want to be tied down. So the choice of distance is now up to the host city.

[Powell]

You mean this fall in Debrecen? It's a 20K.

Yes, I mean Debrecen. And I, like nevetslim, don't understand why they made such a big deal out of it and renamed the event when all that happened is an insignificant change in distance.
From the info that appeared on IAAF's site some time ago I understood the World Road Running Championships were originally supposed to include half marathon and at least one other (unspecified) distance. When did they decide it would be 20k only?

[nevetsllim]

Bydgoszcz was awarded the 2008 WJC, after losing out on two or three previous occasions.

BTW, does anyone know what events will be included in the World Road Running Championships? They don't have a website yet and I can't find the info anywhere else, either.

You mean this fall in Debrecen? It's a 20K.

Why did they change it from a half-marathon to a 20km? Seems pretty pointless considering the distances are almost identical.