The Swedish Association of Athletics Federations planned to search the World Athletics Championships in 2021 – but never got the chance.
– What to say? It’s politics, says Yannick Tregaro.
The guidelines city of Gothenburg worked for is that the application process would open in January 2016 and ends in September, October. From nowhere now has the IAAF decided to Eugene in the United States will host the World Cup. The decision was taken at a board meeting on Thursday.
– It feels like they awarded the gold medal before the race even started. So here you have so clearly do not do, says Camilla Nyman, CEO of Göteborg & amp; Co.
The decision aroused the surprise of many. One of those who responded was the former triple jumper Christian Olsson.
“WTF happend ?! Eugene was just awarded the World Championships 2021Gothenburg were not even allowed two gift Their bid!” He wrote on Twitter.
Gothenburg has already done a lot of work ahead of an application. The plan was that the City Council would take a decision on the matter during the spring and then they move on from there.
– This has been in the structural field since 2006. We know that the World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and fits our värederingar well and we know we can reach all the way to the World Cup. But now something happened that we did not see coming. Since the rumor of this reached us the day before yesterday, we have done everything we can through our contacts in the IAAF, says Camilla Nyman
The Chairman of the IAAF’s Senegalese Lamine Diack.
– He has a mandate To make those decisions, even if no one appreciates it. We also know that he ends in
According to the Swedish Association of Athletics Federations is received IAAF’s usual arrangements for the championship is assigned, that does not even take into applications.
– I did not know about it until you told me now. It’s really sad. What to say? It’s politics, says coach and athletic profile Yannick Tregaro.
What would it have meant if the arrangement had been held in Gothenburg?
– It had been extremely important, both for the Athletics in Gothenburg in Sweden. It would have been an incredible inspiration and a showcase for all that is. I remember how it was in 1995 when I sold the programs in the stands. I was incredibly inspired.
In Athletics Federations disappointment is great.
“We are deeply disappointed and cursed at how this has gone to and I can confirm that this is not breathing fair play . At least we had expected to submit a serious bid according to the principles IAAF has in its guidelines. The closest tricks-like processing can not possibly be in athletics interest. Who is the winner of this? “said federation chairman Björn Eriksson in a press release.
World Athletics Championships have been held since 1983. The US has never had the event.
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