Hello,
the reactions vary from 'surprising Diack actually got competition', to
'Francis is the main contender' and 'how nice olympic champions like
Juantorena en Bubka are candidates for high positions'.
Anyway,
Courtesy IAAF,
Wilmar Kortleever
IAAF PRESS RELEASE
CANDIDATURES FOR CONGRESS ELECTIONS
1 May 2001
MONACO - Monte-Carlo - The IAAF Congress will be held in Edmonton on 1
and 2 August, just prior to the 8th IAAF World Championships in
Athletics. Although not normally an election Congress, on this occasion
an election must be held to select a new IAAF President to replace the
late Primo Nebiolo, who passed away on 7 November 1999.
If the new President is an incumbent Council member or Vice President,
Congress will also need to elect replacements for these posts. The
deadline for candidatures was midnight yesterday, 30 April.
The following nominations have been received:
President
Eisa Abdullah Al Dashti (KUW)
Lamine Diack (SEN)
Amadeo Francis (PUR)
Suresh Kalmadi (IND)
Vice-President
Helmut Digel (GER)
Vivian Gungaram (MRI)
Alberto Juantorena Danger (CUB)
Suresh Kalmadi (IND)
Cesar Moreno Bravo (MEX)
Jung-Ki Park (KOR)
Council Member
Dahlan Jaman B Al-Hamad (QAT)
Saud bin Hamed Al Rawahi (OMN)
Luciano Barra (ITA)
Sergey Bubka (UKR)
Gianni Gola (ITA)
Mohamad Hasan (INA)
Derek James (BOT)
Suresh Kalmadi (IND)
Ilkka Kanerva (FIN)
Victor Lopez (PUR)
Noel Lynch (BAR)
Justice Austain Mnaungulu (MAW)
Miguel Angel Paredes (PAR)
Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR)
ENDS
