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The IAAF Council approved the dates and timetables of the next World Athletics Series (2018-2021) on the first day of the 209th IAAF Council Meeting taking place in London. Photo: 209th IAAF Council Meeting / © Christopher Lee for IAAF The Council also agreed the following dates : IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Taicang 2018: 5-6 May 2018 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019: 30 March 2019 IAAF World Championships Oregon 2021: 6 August - 15 August 2021. Council agreed the following timetables: • IAAF World Half Marathon Valencia 2018 (24 March 2018): Women’s race: 17:05; Men’s race: 17:30 • IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 ( download ) Extra competition session added to IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 Council has agreed to a special high jump session being added for the evening of Thursday 1 March to the timetable of the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018. This means that the championships, ...

The first day of the 209th IAAF Council Meeting took place in London chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe. IAAF President Sebastian Coe and CEO Olivier Gers / © Christopher Lee for IAAF The highlight of the day was a presentation to Council by the local organising committee (LOC) for the IAAF World Championships London 2017 (4 to 13 August). The LOC is meeting the plethora of milestones that comes at this stage of preparation and is on track to delivering a great event with full stadia and passionate fans. The international tickets sales are the best ever with 605,000 tickets sold to date, more than any other IAAF World Championships. This includes 80,000 children’s tickets at the Usain Bolt price of £9.58. The marathons on Sunday 6 August and the Festival of Race Walks on Sunday 13 August in the City of London offer a unique opportunity for the sport to dominate the landscape of London, maximising attention. The marathon start and finish will be on Tower Bridge and ...