Posted: March 28, 2007

Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 26

2011 and 2013 IAAF World Champs cities named The IAAF has announced that Daegu, Korea and Moscow, Russia will be the respective host cities of the 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. After declaring the final results, IAAF President Lamine Diack said "I am convinced that each of these cities is more than capable of hosting excellent editions of our World Championships." The election of the winning host cities took place at the recently completed IAAF Council meeting in Mombasa, Kenya. Although the votes will not be publicized, each winning candidate achieved an absolute majority in the first rounds of voting (at least 13 votes). A record nine candidates submitted letters of intent to host the 2011 edition of the event. The full list of candidates included Brisbane,Australia, Split, Croatia, Madrid or Valencia, Spain, Casablanca, Morocco, Sweden, United Arab Emirates and USA. So Cal Track dominates at 2007 Masters Indoors The So Cal Track Club won the combined men's and women's team title convincingly over the weekend at the 2007 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass. For the third year in a row, So Cal dominated the combined team competition by eclipsing the Florida Athletic Club by over 100 points, winning with 397 points to 268 points respectively. Mass Velocity Track Club was third with 209 points. Contributing to SoCal's point total was Jody Hawkins, whose W40 American record in the 3,000 meters of 9:56.24 wasn't included in last weekend's reports. For photos from the 2007 USA Masters Indoor Championships, visit the Pretty Sporty Web site: www.prettysporty.com. For complete results from the 2007 USA Masters Indoor Championships, visit the Events section of USATF.org.