Last news about 27th World Mountain Running Championships 2011 in Tirana and other informations.
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From Wednesday, 20. April, until Friday 22. April 2011, WMRA Delegates Bruno Gozzelino and Raimondo Balicco visited Tirana, with Gjergji Ruli, President of the Federation Athletics Albania (AAF - Federated Shqiptare and Atletikes), and the assistance of Nikolin Dionisi, AAF General Secretary for finalising most important aspects of the next 27. World Mountain Running Championships 2011, that will be held on next 11. September 2011.
After that most part of the budget was ensured thanking the intervent of prof. Sali Berisha, Albanian Prime Minister, the LOC of the event was officially created and many of the LOC's members (like for sample, Gë,zim Panariti, Director of Finance, or Granit Skë,nderi, Technical Director of races), were present during these days.
Balicco, WMRA Technical Delegate, didn't accepted the first proposal for the Championships track, running in the National Park starting and finishing in the main Stadium of Tirana. " "Agreed with LOC, a new track was signed on the hills around Tirana: the start of the races will be at the National Botanic Park of the Albanian capital and a lap about 4 km. will be realised on the hills around: the top of the race will be about 320 meters where it will be possible to look a beautiful landscape of Tirana (see photo).
The track - now - is available like a mountain race, respecting technical parameters of the WMRA regulations.
Logo of the event (imagine in front page) was also showed to the media: national television ensured a great coverage of the event on live. All the teams will be hosted in hotel (on the beach!) in the town of Durres, venue where also the 28. WMRA Congress and the Technical Meeting will be held.
LOC will offer also the possibility for having more touristic opportunity in case the members of the teams will be interested in this proposal, before or after the Championships.
Opening and Closing ceremony, with award prize ceremony, will be held inside the VIP hall at the Congress Palace in Tirana. During the Opening ceremony the teams will walk their parade along ",Dë,shmorë,t e Kombit", Boulevard, one of the most important road in Tirana.
Team Manual will be ready soon and invitation to the National Athletics Federation will be circulate by IAAF Office - as usual - on next time.
During the visit Gozzelino and Balicco met many other person like Agim Fagu, President of Albanian National Olympic Committee, or Leka Anwar Zog, Princess of Albania (see photo).
Just a few day before (17. - 19. April 2011) WMRA President, Bruno Gozzelino, was present at an important meeting in London with IAAF General Secretary Pierre Weiss. The persons who attended at the meeting were prof. dr. Christoph Vebber, CAS member, dr. Huw Roberts, Legal Counsel of IAAF, Dirk Strumane IAU President and Hilary Walker, IAU Secretary, and of course Bruno Gozzelino, WMRA President.
During full morning of Monday were discussed many arguments regarding Arbitration and Headquarters for WMRA and IAU. As always, a great thanking must be sent to IAAF for its strong support also on these matters. Necessary changes of WMRA Constitution will be proposed by WMRA Council on time for the next WMRA Congress.
Gozzelino during his stay in London had some other meetings: for sample with Norman Wilson regarding next 2. Mountain Running Commonwealth Championships. Besides Gozzelino met some European Officials: just on Saturday 16. April in London EA held its Congress for the election of EA Council 2011-2015, with the confirm of Hans Jorg Wirz as EA President for next four years.
WMRA is still waiting a concrete application form for the organisation of the 28. World Mountain Running Championships 2012: WMRA hopes that in the next time some National Athletics Federations will declare their interest for organising this is the most important race every year in mountain running.
In the 2012 Calendar WMRA has already staged the 12. WMRA/WMA Master World Mountain Running Championships in the venue of Buhlertal (Germany) on 19. May 2012 and the 9. WMRA Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge at Interlaken (Switzerland) on 8. - 9. September 2012, instead WMRA is still waiting an official bid for the 7. WMRA International Youth Cup (competition , for 16 - 17 years old).
In the next time will start the WMRA Grand Prix 2011 with a race in Italy, new entry in the WMRA international circuit: WMRA is waiting to looking if this new technical proposal will be well accepted by athletes and persons who loves really mountain running, beautiful discipline of athletics.
News and photos by Bruno Gozzelino, WMRA President , "
After that most part of the budget was ensured thanking the intervent of prof. Sali Berisha, Albanian Prime Minister, the LOC of the event was officially created and many of the LOC's members (like for sample, Gë,zim Panariti, Director of Finance, or Granit Skë,nderi, Technical Director of races), were present during these days.
Balicco, WMRA Technical Delegate, didn't accepted the first proposal for the Championships track, running in the National Park starting and finishing in the main Stadium of Tirana. " "Agreed with LOC, a new track was signed on the hills around Tirana: the start of the races will be at the National Botanic Park of the Albanian capital and a lap about 4 km. will be realised on the hills around: the top of the race will be about 320 meters where it will be possible to look a beautiful landscape of Tirana (see photo).
The track - now - is available like a mountain race, respecting technical parameters of the WMRA regulations.
Logo of the event (imagine in front page) was also showed to the media: national television ensured a great coverage of the event on live. All the teams will be hosted in hotel (on the beach!) in the town of Durres, venue where also the 28. WMRA Congress and the Technical Meeting will be held.
LOC will offer also the possibility for having more touristic opportunity in case the members of the teams will be interested in this proposal, before or after the Championships.
Opening and Closing ceremony, with award prize ceremony, will be held inside the VIP hall at the Congress Palace in Tirana. During the Opening ceremony the teams will walk their parade along ",Dë,shmorë,t e Kombit", Boulevard, one of the most important road in Tirana.
Team Manual will be ready soon and invitation to the National Athletics Federation will be circulate by IAAF Office - as usual - on next time.
During the visit Gozzelino and Balicco met many other person like Agim Fagu, President of Albanian National Olympic Committee, or Leka Anwar Zog, Princess of Albania (see photo).
Just a few day before (17. - 19. April 2011) WMRA President, Bruno Gozzelino, was present at an important meeting in London with IAAF General Secretary Pierre Weiss. The persons who attended at the meeting were prof. dr. Christoph Vebber, CAS member, dr. Huw Roberts, Legal Counsel of IAAF, Dirk Strumane IAU President and Hilary Walker, IAU Secretary, and of course Bruno Gozzelino, WMRA President.
During full morning of Monday were discussed many arguments regarding Arbitration and Headquarters for WMRA and IAU. As always, a great thanking must be sent to IAAF for its strong support also on these matters. Necessary changes of WMRA Constitution will be proposed by WMRA Council on time for the next WMRA Congress.
Gozzelino during his stay in London had some other meetings: for sample with Norman Wilson regarding next 2. Mountain Running Commonwealth Championships. Besides Gozzelino met some European Officials: just on Saturday 16. April in London EA held its Congress for the election of EA Council 2011-2015, with the confirm of Hans Jorg Wirz as EA President for next four years.
WMRA is still waiting a concrete application form for the organisation of the 28. World Mountain Running Championships 2012: WMRA hopes that in the next time some National Athletics Federations will declare their interest for organising this is the most important race every year in mountain running.
In the 2012 Calendar WMRA has already staged the 12. WMRA/WMA Master World Mountain Running Championships in the venue of Buhlertal (Germany) on 19. May 2012 and the 9. WMRA Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge at Interlaken (Switzerland) on 8. - 9. September 2012, instead WMRA is still waiting an official bid for the 7. WMRA International Youth Cup (competition , for 16 - 17 years old).
In the next time will start the WMRA Grand Prix 2011 with a race in Italy, new entry in the WMRA international circuit: WMRA is waiting to looking if this new technical proposal will be well accepted by athletes and persons who loves really mountain running, beautiful discipline of athletics.
News and photos by Bruno Gozzelino, WMRA President , "