News release courtesy ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.
Paul Merca > >ATHENS 2004 meeting with SEGAS and IAAF > >Athens, November, 2001 > >The ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games continued its >cooperation with the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) and >the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS) on the preparation of >Athletics during the Olympic Games. > >A four-member IAAF delegation paid a three-day visit to Athens and were >fully briefed on the progress of the Competition Programme and projects to >be carried out in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (AOSC), the Panathinaiko >Stadium (Kallimarmaro) and the Marathon route. The IAAF delegation included >members of the IAAF Board of Directors C. Moreno Bravo (MEX), B. Bailey >(AUS), J. Poczobut (FRA) and the IAAF Competition Manager S. Giovannelli >(ITA). > >On behalf of the Organising Committee, the presentation was made by ATHENS >2004 Sports General Manager Makis Assimakopoulos; Sports Competition Manager >Yiannis Giannouris; Athletics Competition Manager E. Papapostolou; and >several other members of ATHENS 2004. Other participants included President >of the Board of Directors of SEGAS B. Sevastis, and Mrs Balkiza, >representative of the Special Service of Public Works for Olympic Projects >of the Sports General Secretariat. > >After the briefing, the IAAF officials approved the plans for the Marathon >route, from its starting point in Marathon to the Tomb and from there to >Panathinaiko Stadium, as well as the plans for Walking Race events, which >will start and end in AOSC. The IAAF representatives agreed also with the >AOSC Master Plan and renovation plans. Regarding the competition programme, >all basic principles and guidelines were discussed. The Test Events will >take place in spring 2004 with Hellenic and Balkan events, while ATHENS 2004 >will contribute to the organisation of the Super Cup in June 2004. > >Commenting on the IAAF's visit to Athens, the member of the Board of >Directors Cezar Moreno Bravo stated, "Everything is moving according to >schedule and we are very satisfied with the progress of works up to now. >There are some decisions that we made today that will keep us busy for the >next month; until our next visit. We have full confidence in the Organising >Committee and are very satisfied with the progress made to date." > > STATEMENT OF SEGAS PRESIDENT > >Referring to the visit of the IAAF's representatives, the President of the >Board of Directors of SEGAS Vasilis Sevastis stated, "ATHENS 2004 and the >Sports General Secretariat fully briefed the IAAF representatives on the >whole spectrum of the competition and construction programme. I believe that >we are headed in the right direction and on schedule. This meeting and the >next to follow will solidify a continuous cooperation between SEGAS, IAAF >and ATHENS 2004. I believe that the IAAF officials are of the same >conviction, following their three-day stay in Athens. All of us ought to do >our best for the successful staging of the Olympic Games." > > * ATHENS 2004 Executive Director Spyros Capralos had a >separate meeting with the IAAF representatives, whom he briefed on >organisational issues and informed them that ATHENS 2004 will attend the >IAAF annual gala that will take place in Monaco. > >###
