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To: MEMBER FEDERATIONS Copy: Council Members Honorary Life Members Committee and Commission Chairpersons Committee and Commission Members Area Associations RDCs / HPTCS Dear General Secretary, RE. MINUTES OF THE 47TH IAAF CONGRESS, 11-13 AUGUST 2009 It is my pleasure to send you for your perusal the Minutes, of the 47th IAAF Congress, which was held on 11-13 August 2009in Berlin, Germany. The book format of the Minutes, also containing the reports to Congress, a photo-album and the Congress participants list, is being published and will be mailed to each Member Federation when ready. In accordance with the IAAF Rules for Congress Procedure, any request for correction must be received within sixty days following the issue of the Minutes, i.e., 21 April 2010. These should be addressed to the IAAF General Secretary (email: [email protected] or fax: +377.93.15.95.15). Any query arising will be brought to the attention of the IAAF Council during its next meeting following this date. Yours sincerely, Pierre Weiss General Secretary

1 Minutes of the 47th IAAF Congress 11-13 August 2009 – Berlin, Germany

MINUTES OF THE 47TH IAAF CONGRESS 11 - 13 AUGUST 2009 – BERLIN, GERMANY

1. OPENING CEREMONY The Opening Ceremony was held on 11 August 2009 in the Tempodrom – Berlin, Germany. 1.1 ADDRESS OF WELCOME Lamine Diack, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations presented the Address of Welcome. 1.2 OPENING ADDRESS Clemens Prokop, DLV President, and Co-President of the Local Organising Committee of Berlin 2009, the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics and Christoph Bergner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior delivered Opening Addresses. 1.3 PRESENTATION OF PLAQUES OF MERIT The IAAF Plaque of Merit, for meritorious service to the cause of world athletics within Area Association activities, was awarded to:

‐ Younes Chetali, Tunisia (Africa) ‐ Soud Hamed S. Al-Rawahi, Oman (Asia) ‐ Jorge Salcedo, Portugal (Europe) ‐ Evie Dennis, United States of America (NACAC) ‐ Anne Tierney, Cook Islands (Oceania)

(received by Ina Masters on Ms Tierney’s behalf) ‐ Fausto Mendoza Cajas, Ecuador (South America)

2. WORKING SESSIONS The Working Sessions of Congress were held on 12 and 13 August 2009 in the convention centre of the Estrel Hotel in Berlin, Germany. President Lamine Diack welcomed the Congress Delegates to the Working Session of the 47th IAAF Congress. The IAAF Anthem was played.


2.1 NOTICE CONVENING THE CONGRESS The President introduced the General Secretary, who read the Convocation of Congress (Circular M/31/08, dated 19th December 2008). The General Secretary reminded Congress Delegates that they should hand in their list of Rule Change Proposals which they wish to discuss during the Congress. He also brought to the Delegates’ attention that a round of test voting would be conducted to familiarise the Delegates with the voting apparatus and instructions, which they had received in writing. 2.2 OPENING REMARKS The President took the floor and presented his opening remarks. Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, Dear Friends, I hope you will allow me to start my speech by expressing my heartfelt gratitude to the German Athletics Federation, the Organising Committee of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, the Mayor of Berlin and his team and, through them, the government and people of Germany who do us the honour of welcoming the Athletics’ Family to their truly historic city. I would also like to reaffirm, both to my colleagues on the Council and each of the delegates who represent our different members, the sense of satisfaction that I gain from their continued commitment to athletics and their efforts to shape its future. Midway between our Congress in Osaka, where we set the goals and missions that, as you know, we have been working hard to achieve, and our historic 2011 Congress, which will bring us towards the centenary of our Federation, we now need to come together to examine the value of the strategies that we have been using to cement our position as the foremost Olympic sport. Given the indisputable success of our flagship events and the substantial reforms that we have carried out in response to the demands of an ever-changing world, there is no doubt that we now possess all the skills needed to ensure that our present and future ambitions can be realised. However, this does not mean that we can become naïvely optimistic, or attempt to avoid the significant challenges that present themselves before us. Through the outstanding showcase of the 2008 Olympic Games, even the most sceptical observers were able to appreciate the force of the talent that gives athletics a place in the international sporting arena. In effect, it is largely through athletics that the Olympic Games become universal – athletics not only affords them their worldwide impact but also instils a sense of magic in the human heart and soul, making the Olympics a unique and dynamic social phenomenon. Alongside the feat of filling the Olympic Stadium throughout the course of the Beijing event, something that was also accomplished at Sydney and Athens, we were able to show the world


competitions whose quality, toughness and emotional effects marked out a sport that possesses an all-conquering and exceptional vigour. The achievements that saw Usain Bolt’s star ascend to the firmament of athletics, like the performances of all the athletes who have left their mark on our collective memory in the Olympics and at other subsequent championships, are further guides in reassuring us about the future of our sport. These brilliant performances, essentially the fruit of the persevering yet anonymous efforts of the network of volunteers spread throughout our Member Federations, allow athletics to increase its appeal, developing and flourishing on a global scale. They are a source of pride for each one of us. I have no doubt that Berlin will not only follow the pattern set by Beijing, but will also further confirm the highly dynamic nature of our sport. We want this dynamism to be as pronounced as possible, the result of a constant endeavour to reconsider our beliefs and adapt our management methods to both an ever-changing world and an economic climate that has recently been characterised by acute financial difficulties. Adopted on my recommendation at the Paris Congress in 2003, the Athletics’ World Plan provides a framework for our thinking, represents a programme for our operations and acts as a catalyst for our actions. Its effects, alongside those of the work carried out by our different committees and commissions, have given rise to a series of highly significant measures which have started to bear fruit in the areas in which we thought our efforts would be most needed: Competitions Among the aims of the World Plan, a key concern is improving the quality and appeal of our competitions. Our work in this area has been focused on several main issues:

1) Adapting our events to meet the demands of the media and the public: In order to achieve this, we are in close communication with our different partners. As a

result, we have decided to develop our global and continental meetings system, creating the Diamond League. This will be in place from 2010 and represents a circuit of the best international meetings for all men and women's disciplines that make up athletics.

The Diamond League will allow for greater geographical variety in the events on our

calendar than the Golden League, which was limited to Europe.

Above all, it will pave the way for our athletes to have greater opportunities to compete against each other regularly, while ensuring sufficient financial income for them.

In general terms, the Diamond League will have the privilege of carrying the image of our sport to the most remote areas of the world.

As a result, we must guarantee its success by ensuring the active involvement of the

world’s best athletes at its different meetings through fair and balanced contracts.


We are also working to establish a second circuit that will operate under the supervision of the IAAF, grouping together any former meetings of the global athletics circuit that are not part of the Diamond League, as well as meetings organised in regions seeking to develop athletics as a priority. This circuit will help to even out our values at the highest possible level, bringing it closer to the quality of the Diamond League.

We will also raise the profile of athletics as regards world series events, both by organising shorter, more dynamic sessions and by spreading finals out more evenly.

This measure, the subject of a long study, will come into force with the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha.

We have also considered the World Cup and how to make it clearer and more attractive to spectators, athletes and television viewers, creating a competition with a truly continental basis. From its limited organisational structure, the appeal of our sport is also moving into areas which encourage mass involvement. Consequently, we are launching an initiative here in Berlin to ensure that all road races start and end at the Brandenburg Gate.

2) A coherent competition structure and calendar:

We have worked to establish a coherent competition structure and calendar. In doing so,

our aim was to put an end to, or at least limit, overlapping national, regional and international competition dates.

The need for coherence will also be met by:

• Establishing appropriate conditions for élite athletes to compete in national and continental competitions. • Creating a logical progression between events from the start to the end of the season. • Taking the results of continental competitions into account in the qualifying criteria for world athletics series competitions.

3) Raising the level and quality of expertise in managing competitions: The IAAF has produced manuals and tools that give Organising Committees and delegates the necessary means with which to ensure uniformity in organising methods for competitions and helping them to benefit from effective knowledge transfer. Despite the valuable efforts that enabled us to introduce the above changes, difficulties remain. They centre on the key aim of creating and managing a coherent global calendar between now and 2013. We must also work harder to introduce a qualification system that is based on a uniform method of ranking overseen by continental associations rather than one organised solely around qualifying standards.


I am grateful to the Competitions Commission for the work that they have carried out in this area and I encourage them to continue their efforts. My dear friends, Competitions are a crucial area in the life of the IAAF. If I have chosen to speak about them at such length, it is to make all our members aware of the responsibility that they each have in helping to make them more viable and coherent. We have also carried out work in other important areas, of which I will limit myself to mentioning some aspects here: Marketing Since Osaka, our partner Dentsu and our marketing department have worked together to ensure big success. Thus, our partnership with Adidas was extended to 2019, becoming one of the most important sponsorship contracts in the history of the IAAF as a result. In addition, we not only extended our partnership with Toyota and Seiko until 2013, but succeeded in obtaining a new commercial agreement with Samsung that lasts until 2011. Closer to our present setting, we have benefited from the support of seven international sponsors and two official suppliers for the Berlin Championships. The Berlin 2009 Organising Committee, meanwhile, achieved its targets with five national sponsors and six national suppliers. As regards television, we broke a new record by signing contracts that ensure we gain coverage in 213 different areas. The agreements go beyond 2009 and include essential areas such as the USA, Brazil and the Middle East, not to mention the major agreement we made with TBS in Japan. In the coming months, new sales are expected in Australia, Latin America and Asia. As regards European and African rights, a sales process is underway and I hope that it will be successfully completed between now and autumn 2009. With the launch of our new logo, which necessitated months of involved work, our Association will benefit from a stronger, more coherent and more modern image. I am also pleased to highlight the close cooperation that has enabled our marketing, competitions and communications departments to strengthen the promotion of candidate city selection procedures for our competitions by producing a brochure designed to stimulate cities’ interest in our events. The fact that we do not content ourselves with the routine that develops from a long history of organising sports events is shown in the joint efforts of the Berlin Organising Committee,


Dentsu and our own marketing department. Together, they pioneered the development of concepts like the KulturStadion at the Brandenburg Gate and the inventive decoration of Berlin and its Olympic Stadium. The Fight Against Doping Our sport’s strong image is also subject to the ever-greater rigour that we bring to the fight against doping, a scourge that is as harmful to athletes as it is to the image and credibility of our sport. In the two years since our Congress in Osaka, the unrelenting fight that we lead in this area has manifested itself through our own restraining actions, characterised by a suitable testing programme and, most significantly, a system of increased prevention based on providing the athletes with a maximum of information. The annual testing programme is made up of around 1500 competition tests and 2000 out-of-competition tests, a total of 3500, of which a notable proportion test for EPO. Un-announced and often specifically targeted, out-of-competition tests constitute a major tool in dissuading athletes from doping. Supporting blood tests complete this aspect of the fight against doping and allow the IAAF to continue progressively implementing ‘biological passports’ for athletes, an initiative recently introduced by WADA. It is also interesting to note that all information gained from athletes’ blood profiles can be used to carry out targeted tests at a later time. Of course, our sincere commitment in seeking to identify cheats enables us to detect a significant number of positive cases (110 to 125) as an absolute value, but this only constitutes 0.5% of a total of 25,000 athletes tested throughout the year in relative terms. As a leading International Federation in the fight against doping and a special partner of WADA, the IAAF played an important role in the process of revising the World Anti-Doping Code that WADA carried out between 2007 and 2008. As a result, the IAAF was given a timely opportunity to make its voice heard regarding the necessity of planning strengthened sanctions where there are aggravating circumstances. After the adoption of the revised World Code, the IAAF’s anti-doping rules and regulations were revised and came into force on 1st January 2009. However, I am particularly overjoyed at the clear development that the IAAF has made in providing education and information about anti-doping over the last two years, notably including the ‘Real Winner’ programme, which consists of interactive videos and games available on the Internet, on CD and in brochures. Alongside these activities, Member Federations are encouraged and helped in their awareness work through materials made available to them by the IAAF. As regards medical matters, we are currently meeting a number of our aims under the impetus of the Medical and Anti-doping Commission:

• The study into injury prevention that began in Osaka will be finished in Berlin.


• A prevention plan aiming to explain preventative exercises for athletes and trainers to use is being prepared.

After the success of the 2007 Consensus Conference on Nutrition organised by the IAAF in Monaco, the IAAF put together a brochure on ‘Nutrition and Athletics’. Published in several languages, it has been distributed widely. Ladies and gentlemen, Without wishing to detail all the work that has been carried out over the last two years, I would like you to share in the diversity and importance of the initiatives that have been undertaken through a selection of representative examples. A. Sport in School I do not want to neglect to mention a matter that is particularly close to my heart because of its essential place in our future – ensuring that athletics can be introduced and nurtured in schools. In my opinion, this is a vital means of securing our survival. Since the creation of the ad hoc Schools and Youth Commission, an initiative that illustrates better than any other the relevance of our World Plan, a good many advances have been made, especially after the Congress in Osaka. I will limit myself to offering only a few examples here, but they are rather telling:

• Finalising a special programme for children aged between 7 and 12 and young people aged between 13 and 15.

• Making this programme available in six languages (English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian).

• Signing framework conventions with several national ministries for youth and education to incorporate the programme into their national curriculums.

• Implementing the programme in over 80 Member Federations. • IAAF training of 475 new Level One Lecturers from 140 Member Federations. • The IAAF sending out over 200 Kids’ Athletics Kits to 120 Member Federations.

These are all concrete actions, the effects of which will represent a rich heritage for the IAAF within a few years. B. The Financial Crisis However decisive our successful activities have been, they should not allow us to avoid the difficulties to which we are exposed by the global financial crisis. The abundance that we have experienced until now is being comprehensively broken down as a result of the limited resources that we can expect from certain of our economic partners. Although serious, this situation, which does little damage to our financial stability, is being monitored especially closely and at the appropriate time targeted corrective measures that are currently being developed will be introduced.


Among these, measures to limit our budget are key concerns, and will naturally apply to all groups that make up our family. My dear friends, At the beginning of my mandate heading the IAAF, I was keen to lay great stress on my preference for teamwork and a democratic management system of management, avoiding any excessive centralisation of decision making powers. Today, I remain just as convinced that we can do more and that what we achieve will be better if we work together. Uniting in our efforts is the best response we can have to the challenges that we face. C. Decentralisation It is for this reason that a devolution process of transferring certain IAAF tasks and skills to continental associations was started. They must now structure themselves and strengthen their respective administrations in order to be able to carry out their new missions. These continental associations will benefit both from their involvement as regards competitions and in coordinating the development efforts of Member Federations. D. Women’s Involvement The desire to strengthen our participative democracy and diversify our representation has encouraged us to comment on the increased female presence across all departments of our Association’s management and, primarily, in the IAAF Council. Our initiatives in this area should run alongside heightened involvement of women in the work carried out in all our supporting structures - at a local, national, regional, continental and global level. E. Athletes We should also stand at the forefront of the drive for increasing athletes’ responsibility for all areas of our sport, especially in identifying strategies that involve its future. At this point, I would like appeal to all Member Federations in asking them not only to each supervise the creation of an athletes’ commission in their organisations, but also to ensure that athletes occupy an important place in all directorial bodies of our Association. However, the place reserved for athletes as a result of this endeavour is only meaningful if it leads to a permanent exchange of views and cooperation between the different groups involved. As you will have noticed, in coming together we have achieved remarkable things. If we were to attribute the results of these solely to the President of the IAAF, we would be betraying the philosophy that underpins the approach that we all share; effective teamwork and powerful solidarity. On the eve of a centenary that we will all be involved in celebrating, we must support one another in order to meet the challenges that appear on our horizon.


We will not only be looking back with a degree of nostalgia at the way things were, but, building on our past experiences, we will be staking out the roads that will carry us towards the future. Thank you all for your kind attention. 2.3 PRESENTATION OF VETERAN PINS For long and meritorious service to the cause of world Athletics within the IAAF activities, the President awarded the IAAF Veteran Pins. The 2009 recipients are as follows:

‐ Mr Wilfried Daniels, South Africa (Africa) ‐ Mrs Armelia Edet, Nigeria (Africa) ‐ Mrs Bisrat Gashawtena, Ethiopia (Africa) ‐ Eng. Suhail Q. Al-Zawawi, Saudi Arabia (Asia) ‐ Mr Alexey Kondrat, Kazakhstan (Asia) ‐ Mr Ranjit L. Weerasena, Sri Lanka (Asia) ‐ Mr Frantisek Fojt, Czech Republic (Europe) ‐ Mr Philippe Lamblin, France (Europe) ‐ Mr Fernando Mota, Portugal (Europe) ‐ Mr Conrad Francis, Grenada (NACAC) ‐ Mr Calvin Greenaway Antigua (NACAC) ‐ Mr Edwin Skinner, Trinidad & Tobago (NACAC) ‐ Mr Willie Fong, Samoa (Oceania) ‐ Mr Anthony Green, Papua New Guinea (Oceania) ‐ Mrs Titaua Juventin, French Polynesia (Oceania) ‐ Mr Marcos Oviedo, Venezuela (South America) ‐ Mr Lionel de Mello, Uruguay (South America) ‐ Mr Juan Rodolfo Rieder, Paraguay (South America)

2.4 ROLL CALL The General Secretary announced that on 12 August 2009, the number of registered Member Federations was 198, with 369 Delegates and therefore the Quorum had been established to proceed with the Congress in accordance with Article 5.17 of the Constitution. 2.5 APPROVAL OF SCRUTINEERS Congress accepted the Area Associations’ recommendations for the team of scrutineers as follows:

• Africa - Frank Fredericks, Namibia • Asia - Abdullah Al Zaini, Qatar • Europe - Jose Luis De Carlos, Spain • NACAC - Alain Jean-Pierre, Haiti • Oceania - Filimoni Waqa, Fiji • South America - Martinho Nobre Dos Santos, Brazil


3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS CONGRESS The Minutes have been approved as being the true and correct record of the 46th IAAF Congress. 4. COUNCIL’S REPORT A minute of silence was observed in memory of those who had served athletics for many years and had passed away since the previous Congress in Osaka, while their names were displayed on the screen. The General Secretary presented the IAAF Council’s Report to the Congress. The report covered the main topics and work of the Council for the period 2007-2009. He highlighted a decision which Congress would have to confirm under Item 11.1.13 of the Agenda: upon the recommendation of the Cross Country Committee, the Council supports that the World Cross Country Championships be held every two years instead of yearly and this amendment would be in force after the 2010 World Cross Country Championships which will be held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. There being no comments, Congress approved the Report of the Council. 5. MEMBERSHIP – Approval of new Member The Council granted provisional membership to the Athletics Federation of Tuvalu, pending Congress approval. Congress confirmed unanimously the membership of the Athletics Federation of Tuvalu. The President announced that with the ratification of the membership of the Athletics Federation of Tuvalu, the IAAF had 213 Member Federations. 6. FINANCES – Report of the Honorary Treasurer and the Finance/Budget Commission Before passing the floor to the Honorary Treasurer, President Diack said that the IAAF’s agreement with the European Broadcasting Union would not be renewed after 2009 and therefore, the IAAF was faced with the challenge of acquiring substitute(s) for its main year-to-year financial resource. Honorary Treasurer Jean Poczobut, presented the reports to the Congress. There being no comments, Congress approved the Report of the Honorary Treasurer and the Finance & Budget Commission, together with the Financial Statements for 2007 and 2008.


7. PROPOSALS TO AMEND CONSTITUTIONAL RULES

The amendment proposals listed below had been circulated to the Member Federations and the Congress decided as follows: Proposal No. Article Action No. 1 2 Definitions Accepted No. 2 2 Definitions Accepted No. 3 2 Definitions Accepted No. 4 4.2Membership Accepted No. 5 4.3 Membership Accepted No. 6 5.10 Congress Rejected (by vote) No. 7 5.10(a) Congress Accepted No. 8 5.24(d) Congress Accepted No. 9 5.24(e) Congress Accepted No. 10 5.29 Congress Accepted No. 11 6.4 Council Accepted No. 12 6.11(c) Council Accepted No. 13 6.11(i) Council Accepted No. 14 8 Advisory Board Accepted No. 15 9.2 Area Associations Accepted No. 16 9.5 Area Associations Accepted No. 17 9.7 Area Associations Accepted No. 18 10.5 Committees Accepted No. 19 10.6 Committees Accepted No. 20 13 Amendments to the Rules Accepted No. 21 14.3(c) Suspensions and Other Sanctions Accepted No. 22 14.8(c) Suspensions and Other Sanctions Accepted Proposal 4 [Council] – Article 4.2 re Membership – Accepted by the Congress Emir Abdallah Chehab, President of the Lebanese Athletics Federation spoke in favour of this proposal to amend the Constitution. Indeed, the interference of government in the administration of sport on a national level was increasing and this amendment would give the IAAF more leverage to ensure continuity in the development and administration of athletics in case of conflicts. It was important to keep the sports administration independent and that the elections of federation officials are held in a democratic manner. Proposal 6 [SWE] – Article 5.10 re Congress – Rejected (by vote) Lennart Karlberg, President of the Swedish Athletics Federation said that even though the proposal had not received the support of the Council, Sweden would not withdraw it and the Congress Delegates voted via secret electronic ballot. The results were as follows:

• Yes (in favour) : 55 • No (against) : 71


Proposal 11 [Council] – Article 6.4 re Council – Accepted by the Congress It is to be noted that at the 2011 IAAF Congress (48th) in Daegu, Korea, elections will be held for a minimum of six women on the IAAF Council without increasing the overall total of Council Members (27).

8. PROPOSALS TO AMEND COMPETITION RULES The amendment proposals listed below had been circulated to the Member Federations and the Congress decided as follows: 8.1 CHAPTER 1 – INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS Proposal No. Rule Action No. 1 1.1(e)(i) International Competitions Accepted No. 2 1.1(h) International Competitions Accepted No. 3* 1.1(i) International Competitions Accepted No. 4 2.1 Authorisation to Stage Competitions Accepted No. 5* 2.6(a) Authorisation to Stage Competitions Accepted No. 6* 2.7 Authorisation to Stage Competitions Accepted No. 7 5.1 & 5.2 Citizenship and Changes in Accepted Citizenship (in force since 1st May 2008) No. 8 7 Athletes’ Representatives Accepted No. 9 9 Betting (in force since 1st May 2008) Accepted *Note: As a consequence of these approved amendments, the amounts approved by the Council are as follows:

N° Rule Action Approved Amendments Approved Amounts 1 International Competitions

3 1.1(i) Amend (i) International Invitation Meetings and competitions, other than those referred to in Rule 1.1(e), where appearance fees, prize money and/or the value of non-cash prizes exceed USD 15,000 in a total or USD 5,000 an individual amount for any one event, as determined by the Council.

- Appearance fees, prize money and/or the value of non-cash prizes exceed USD 50,000 in total or USD 8,000 for any one event.

2 Authorisation to Stage Competitions5 2.6(a) Amend (a) … where appearance fees, prize money

and/or the value of non-cash prizes exceed a total amount or an individual amount USD 200,000 in total or USD 25,000 in for any one event, as determined by the Council, shall not be issued prior to the Area Association’s consultation with the IAAF regarding the date.

- Appearance fees, prize money and/or the value of non-cash prizes exceeding USD 250,000 in total or USD 25,000 in any one event shall not be issued prior to the Area Association’s consultation with the


IAAF regarding the date.

6 2.7 Amend 7. Members may authorise national competitions, and foreign athletes may participate in those competitions, subject to Rules 4.2 and 4.3. If foreign athletes do participate, appearance fees, prize money, and/or non-cash prizes for all athletes at such national competitions shall not exceed a total amount or an individual amount USD 15,000 in total or USD 5,000 for any one event, as determined by the Council. No athlete may participate in any such competition if he is ineligible to participate in the sport of Athletics under the rules of the IAAF, the host Member, or the National Federation to which he is affiliated.

- Appearance fees, prize money and/or the value of non-cash prizes exceed USD 50,000 in total or USD 8,000 for any one event.

Proposal 8 [Council] – Rule 7 re Athletes’ Representative – Accepted Keith Joseph, President of the Saint Vincent Athletics Federation hoped that the IAAF’s new procedure with regard to the licensing of Athletes’ Representatives would shed some light on the existing problems and offer solutions without bypassing the Member. Vice President Robert Hersh (Member of the Juridical Commission) explained that the new procedure shall not diminish the Members rights. These new Regulations would provide a standard form Application, Examination and Agreement designed to protect all parties concerned. 8.2 CHAPTER 2 – ELIGIBILITY The Congress made permanent the following interim Rule amendment which had been approved by the Council (April 2008) and in force as from 1st May 2008. Proposal No. Rule Action No. 10 22.1 Ineligibility for International and Accepted Domestic Competitions 8.3 Chapter 3 – Anti-Doping Proposal No. Rule Action No. 11 40 Sanctions on Individuals Rejected Proposal 11 [SWE] – Rule 40 re Sanctions on Individuals – Rejected Lennart Karlberg, President of the Swedish Athletics Federation and Edmond Warner, Chairman of UK Athletics were of the opinion that this Rule Change Proposal would bring the IAAF Rules in line with IOC policy (recently approved Rule 45). Athletes who are found guilty of doping offences should not be eligible for future championships during a defined period of time. Vice President Robert Hersh (Member of the Juridical Commission) explained that this could not be considered as an eligibility rule amendment but an additional sanction. Upon the request of the


IAAF the CAS had reviewed the matter and rendered its opinion, i.e., considered as another separate sanction for same offence - not legally enforceable. President Diack added that this is the reason the Council did not support this amendment proposal. 8.4 CHAPTER 5 – TECHNICAL RULES Proposal No. Rule Action No. 12 100 General Accepted No. 13 119 Jury of Appeal Accepted No. 14 119 Jury of Appeal Accepted No. 15 125.1 Referees Accepted No. 16 125.5 Referees Accepted No. 17 125.8 Referees Accepted No. 18 127.4 Umpires (Running and Race Accepted Walking Events) No. 19 132 Competition Secretary Accepted No. 20 137 Measurement Judge (Scientific) Accepted No. 21 137 Measurement Judge (Scientific) Accepted No. 22 141 Age Groups Accepted (by vote) No. 23 143.7 Clothing, Shoes and Number Bibs Accepted No. 24 144.1 Assistance to Athletes Accepted No. 25 144.1 Assistance to Athletes Accepted No. 26 144.2(c) Assistance to Athletes Accepted (in force since 1st May 2008) No. 27 144.2 Assistance to Athletes Accepted No. 28 146.3 Protests and Appeals Accepted No. 29 146.4(a) Protests and Appeals Accepted No. 30 146.4(b) Protests and Appeals Accepted No. 31 146.5 Protests and Appeals Accepted No. 32 146.6 Protests and Appeals Accepted (in force since 1st May 2008) No. 33 150 Video Recording Accepted No. 34 160.1 Track Measurement Accepted No. 35 162.3 The Start Accepted No. 36 162.5 The Start Accepted No. 37 162.6 The Start Accepted No. 38 162.7 The Start Accepted (by vote) (in force from 1st January 2010) No. 39 162.7 The Start Accepted No. 40 162.9 The Start Accepted No. 41 163.11 The Race Accepted No. 42 165.5 Timing and Photo Finish Accepted No. 43 165.19 Timing and Photo Finish Accepted No. 44 165.24(c) Timing and Photo Finish Accepted No. 45 166.2 Seedings, Draws and Accepted Qualification in Track Events No. 46 166.2 Seedings, Draws and Accepted Qualification in Track Events


No. 47 167 Ties Accepted No. 48 167 Ties Accepted No. 49 168.2 Hurdle Races Accepted No. 50 168.7(b) Hurdle Races Accepted No. 51 180.5 Field Events: General Conditions Accepted No. 52 180.6 Field Events: General Conditions Accepted No. 53 180.17 Field Events: General Conditions Accepted No. 54 180.20 Field Events: General Conditions Accepted No. 55 181.8 General Conditions (Vertical Jumps) Accepted No. 56 181.9 General Conditions (Vertical Jumps) Accepted No. 57 183.11 Pole Vault Accepted No. 58 185.1(f) Long Jump Accepted No. 59 187.4 General Conditions Accepted (Throwing Events) No. 60 187.4(c) General Conditions Accepted (Throwing Events) No. 61 188.2 Shot Put Accepted No. 62 191.7 Hammer Throw Accepted No. 63 211.3 The Indoor Stadium Accepted No. 64 213.2 The Oval Track and Lanes Accepted No. 65 213.3 The Oval Track and Lanes Accepted No. 66 214.6 Start and Finish on the Oval Track Accepted No. 67 215 Clothing, Shoes and Athlete Bibs Accepted No. 68 230.3(a) Race Walking Accepted No. 69 230.3(b) Race Walking Accepted No. 70 230.6(e) Race Walking Accepted No. 71 230.7 Race Walking Accepted No. 72 230.9(b) Race Walking Accepted No. 73 240.2 Road Races Accepted No. 74 240.6 Road Races Accepted No. 75 240.6 Road Races Accepted No. 76 240.8 Road Races Accepted No. 77 240.8(e) Road Races Accepted No. 78 260.11 World Records Accepted No. 79 260.22(b) World Records Accepted No. 80 260.27 World Records Accepted No. 81 260.28(e) World Records Accepted No. 82 260.28(e) World Records Rejected Note: Unless specified otherwise, these amendments shall be included in the next edition of the IAAF Competition Rules which are in force as from 1st November 2009. Proposal 22 [Cross Country Committee, Road Running Commission, USA] – Rule 141 re Age Groups – Accepted (by vote) César Moreno Bravo (MEX) Council Member and Chairman of the Masters’ Committee expressed the view of the Masters’ Committee which was against this proposal. He also informed that the World Masters Athletics (WMA) was against this amendment as it would not allow male under 40-year old athletes who do not achieve “elite” athletes’ performances to compete in Masters’ competitions – thus creating a 5-year void in competition opportunity.


Otto Klappert (GER) Chairman of the Cross Country Committee and Member of the Road Running Commission said that both the Committee and Commission fully supported the amendment. The General Secretary reminded that the amendment would only effect out-of-stadia competitions. As the opinions regarding the amendment were divided (Cross Country Committee, Road Running Commission and USA in favour, with the support of the Council and the Masters’ Committee and the WMA General Assembly against), a vote was called. The results of the vote were as follows:


Proposal 36 [Technical Committee, AUS, FRA, GER & POR] – Rule 162.5 re The Start – Accepted Jorge Salcedo (POR), Chairman of the Technical Committee explained the reason to back this proposal, which had also been provided in the Congress Documents. David Little, General Secretary of the Kiribati Athletics Federation was of the opinion that this Rule Change Proposal put added, unnecessary pressure on young athletes that début in international competition. He requested that the amendment be introduced in 2012 and also suggested that perhaps a point system could be used to sanction athletes for repeated false starts. Rod Syme, Delegate from New Zealand, questioned the reasons which had been brought forward to support this amendment. He was of the opinion that Youth athletes did not provoke false starts on purpose – for them it was a question of inexperience. As the amendment had been accepted it was important to monitor and document the changes in behaviour of our athletes. Keith Joseph, President of the Saint Vincent Athletics Federation reminded that the Edmonton Congress in 2001 had already been reluctant with regard to amendments to the false start rules. It is of utmost important to keep in mind that athletes are human, regardless of age, and circumstances have an impact psychologically no matter how much they practice technique. Therefore, this amendment should go hand-in-hand with improving and standardising the “start” procedure followed by the Starters and also the equipment (false start detection apparatus). It would be best to remove this rule amendment for the next 2 years, until the next Congress, and ensure in the meantime that the Starter and equipment meet the IAAF’s requirements. Proposal 38 [ESP, FRA, & POR] – Rule 162 .7 re The Start – Accepted (by vote) As the Congress was divided with regard to this amendment, which, if approved, would disqualify an athlete for his/her false start (with the exception of those competing in Combined Events competitions), President Diack called for a vote. The results of the vote were as follows:


The amendment proposal was adopted with a date of enforcement as from 1st January 2010.


Proposal 61 [Technical Committee] – Rule 188.2 re Shot Put – Accepted Rod Syme, Delegate from New Zealand, suggested an editorial amendment to the amendment proposal so that it would read as follows:

“..the inner surface aligns with the inner edge of the rim of the circle and is perpendicular to the surface of the circle…”

It was agreed that this editorial amendment would be taken into account when amending the Rule. 9. ATHLETICS’ WORLD PLAN The President took the floor and presented the update with regard to the work of the Athletics’ World Plan, which was accompanied by a slideshow on the screens of the Congress Hall. Dear Friends, As we approach the end of our discussions here in Berlin to hand over to the great performers of our sport, I wanted to briefly update you on the current status of the implementation of our Athletics World Plan. Following our Osaka Congress we changed the structure of our World Plan Steering Group. Taking over the wonderful work that had been achieved by Dapeng Lou, Bob Hersh has been heading up our Events Working Group and Sergey Bubka has taken on the Participation Group, with Seb Coe joining the Steering Group as a roving Ambassador for the Plan. I also invited all our Directors in Monaco to participate in our Steering Group discussions, to share their daily experiences of working in the sport and to enhance the implementation process. But, the work that is done in the implementation of the plan goes far beyond the meetings of our Steering Group. The Plan has continued to help us all, in all our Commissions, in our Committees, in the activities of our head office in Monaco and in the way we deal with the issues that are facing us. It has helped us all to focus our minds on one clear vision: to again make Athletics the number one individual sport in the world. This Plan is about the future of our sport. It is about ensuring a long and lasting legacy for our sport as we approach our centenary. This legacy is for the young boys and girls from all over the world who may be thinking about taking part in Athletics and even for those who are not yet born. If there is one thing that this Plan can do, it is to enable young children from around the globe to enjoy the same opportunities that Athletics has given me all my life. But today I want to give you a clear idea on where we are as we enter the final “GO” phase of this Plan for our great sport. Six years ago in Paris, you approved a series of Actions to be put in place by 2012. So let us look back briefly at what we have achieved in the past two years – activities which put us exactly where we expected to be when we started. Directly on target as we enter this final “GO” phase.


First - and you know how important this is for me – our School/Youth Commission, which was born out of the World Plan, has been extremely active and successful in developing ‘Kids Athletics’ around the world. More and more countries are now adopting their ideas and their programmes are being introduced into school curriculums. With the help of my Council Members, I have been able to meet together with Heads of State and government ministers in many countries to encourage this progress. If we are to achieve our vision for the sport and to leave that lasting legacy for our children, I urge you to please help us to continue this work in your countries. Second – and this is the other key priority that we have identified in the Plan and that we still consider as such for the future– is the empowerment of our Area Associations. Our Governance Working Group are currently in the middle of a series of regional workshops with our Area Associations to find the best and most efficient way to implement an international competition programme, which will give more visibility and power to our continental associations, which is crucial for our future development. Since our Osaka Congress, the IAAF Council have approved numerous changes proposed by the Events group and you will once again see several technical regulation amendments in action during the next Indoor World Championships in Doha. Again, these main issues of Events, School/Youth and Area Empowerment are the three main focus areas of the World Plan, and I am very happy to see that we have managed to bring the work on these issues down to our various commissions and to make real and lasting progress. Very quickly, here’s a small selection of other actions we have achieved: Our Participation Group has continued to look into ways to encourage new converts into our sport in an increasingly competitive environment. The recent launch of our new “World Keeps Running” website has been created and designed in line with the Athletics’ World Plan, with the aim of increasing the participation of youngsters, seniors and veteran athletes in our sport. This website is utilising our Athletics’ heroes to extend the focus of the sport to include health and fitness. Again, I urge you all to utilise this wonderful new worldwide initiative to help the development of our sport in your own countries. In the extremely testing financial environment in which all sports are now forced to operate our Marketing Group has continued to market our sport with increased momentum. A number of new initiatives have been introduced including the highly successful Ambassadors programme, which not only assists our new commercial partners, but utilises past and present stars of our sport to provide inspiration for the stars of the future. A number of these wonderful ambassadors will be here with us in Berlin. Our Media Group has introduced a regular personal media training programme to the stars of the sport which has been extremely successful and has already trained large numbers of our athletes. The weekly “Athletix” television programme is now being shown in over 100 countries and the recent launch of ‘Spikes’ the new Athletics magazine launched in conjunction with UK Athletics has already distributed nearly half a million copies.


These are just a few achievements, but with a newly focused Plan we will be even more active within the coming months. We have now reviewed and revised these Actions to take into account those that have already been achieved and to focus our attention on what needs to be done in the coming 3 years. In front of you there is a new booklet, entitled “Athletics’ World Plan 2009-2012 – re-focused activities for the Final Phase”. This new, compact version of the Plan has been prepared to clearly identify the areas on which we will concentrate and the specific Actions that will be undertaken by our working groups over the coming years. This new, updated programme is of course still a programme for the whole sport and not just for the World Plan Steering Group. It is designed as a forum for debate and guiding principles for all of you who want to see Athletics continue to develop and grow. But, most importantly, this Plan is not my Plan or even the IAAF’s Plan, it is your Plan and I am so happy to see that so many of you have adopted its principles and have understood the message that I gave to you with that little mirror in Helsinki. Since that day, many of you have introduced new initiatives and have been very active within your own countries and regions. Innovation and creativity is what will drive our sport forward, and I am delighted that so many of you are showing so much dedication around the world. So, enough from me - this is your moment! I would like to show you a quick piece of video to illustrate how the guiding objectives of the World Plan have been adopted by many of you all over the world. This is fantastic. This is the spirit of the World Plan. This is about doing today what will have an impact tomorrow. This World Plan is about the future of our sport and our future athletes. Let’s all work together! Thank you! 10. WRITTEN REPORTS FROM AREA GROUP ASSOCIATIONS 10.1 AFRICA The President asked Hamad Kalkaba Malboum (CMR), CAA President, to present the Area’s report to the Congress, which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. During the report presentation, a video showcasing African Athletics was also shown. The Congress approved the Report of the Confederation of African Athletics.


10.2 ASIA In the absence of AAA President Shuresh Kalmadi (IND), the President asked Maurice Nicolas (SIN) AAA Honorary Secretary Treasurer, to present the Area’s report to the Congress, which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. The Congress approved the Report of the Asian Athletics Association. 10.3 EUROPE The President asked Hansjörg Wirz (SUI), EAA President, to present the Area’s report to the Congress, which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. Mr Wirz highlighted the following from the report:

• The importance of decentralisation which would create Area’s awareness of its role and responsibilities regarding its own future and also the future of Athletics in the respective Area.

• To properly assess, improve and utilise in the most efficient manner the marketing value of our sport/competitions to ensure the Area’s financial security through profitable sponsorship agreements.

• The need to establish a competition system which works from the Member to the World level, with the Area level as a key integrated element which would promote “Area pride and recognition”.

• All the data collected from all the stakeholders which participated in the survey shall be processed and conclusions shall be drawn from this study.

• Each stakeholder has a part to play. Each Member, each Area must be involved for a “bright future”.

The Congress approved the Report of the European Athletics Association. 10.4 NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN The President asked Gervais Clarke (JAM), General Secretary of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletics Association to present the Area’s report to the Congress, which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. The Congress approved the Report of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletics Association. 10.5 OCEANIA The President asked Geoff Gardner (NFI), President of the Oceania Athletics Association to present the Area’s report to the Congress, which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. Mr Gardner said that the original report which had been prepared for the Congress went into a lot of detail (17 pages) and he would be happy to give it to the Members upon request.


One major project in the Area, since the Osaka 2007 Congress, was to restructure to achieve the goals set out by the Athletics’ World Plan. The OAA, the Regional Development Centre (Brisbane) and the High Performance Training Centre (Auckland) have been unified into one body and are located together (Gold Coast, Australia). The Congress approved the Report of the Oceania Athletics Association. 10.6 South America The President asked Helio Gesta de Melo (BRA), General Secretary of CONSUDATLE, to present the Area’s report to the Congress, which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. Mr Gesta de Melo presented the report and thanked the IAAF for the opportunity given to the Area and particularly Brazil of organising the 17th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in October 2008. On this occasion the Member, as well as the Area, was able to create a Road Running celebration which promoted Road Running and Athletics in Brazil and throughout South America as well. The Congress approved the Report of the South American Athletics Confederation. 11. WRITTEN REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS 11.1 COMMITTEES 11.1.1 Technical Committee The President asked Jorge Salcedo (POR), Committee Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. The Congress approved the Report of the Technical Committee. 11.1.2 Women’s Committee The President asked Claire Chehab (LIB), Committee Chairperson, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. The Congress approved the Report of the Women’s Committee. 11.1.3 Cross Country Committee The President asked Otto Klappert (GER), Committee Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. The President called for a vote regarding the recommendation to stage the World Cross Country Championships biennially instead of annually. The results of the vote were as follows:



The World Cross Country Championships will be held every two years (on the odd years), alternating with Area Cross Country Championships. The Congress approved the Report of the Cross Country Committee. 11.1.4 Race Walking Committee The President asked Maurizio Damilano (ITA), Committee Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. The Congress approved the Report of the Race Walking Committee. 11.1.5 Masters' Committee The President asked César Moreno Bravo (MEX), Committee Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. The Congress approved the Report of the Masters' Committee. 11.2 COMMISSIONS 11.2.1 Athletes’ Commission The President asked Alberto Juantorena (CUB), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.2 Coaches’ Commission The President asked Victor Lopez (PUR), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.3 Competition Commission The President asked Robert Hersh (USA), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.4 Development Commission The President asked Sergey Bubka (UKR), Commission Vice Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.5 Juridical Commission The President asked Lauri Tarasti (FIN), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.6 Marketing & Promotion Commission The President asked Helmut Digel (GER), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.7 Medical & Anti-Doping Commission The President asked Juan Manuel Alonso (ESP), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents.


11.2.8 Press Commission The President asked Gianni Merlo (ITA), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.9 Road Running Commission The President asked Roberto Gesta de Melo (BRA), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.10 School & Youth Commission The President asked Jamel Simohamed (ALG), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.11 Sustainable Development Commission The President asked Dahlan Al Hamad (QAT), Commission Chairman, to present the report to the Congress which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 11.2.12 Television Commission In the absence of Commission Chairman Alex Gilady, the President asked liaison to the Commission, Broadcasting Director Ernest Obeng to present the Commission’s report which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. 12. REPORT BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE DAEGU 2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS The President gave the floor to the Daegu 2011 Delegation to present the report on the organisation of the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics which had been included in the Congress Working Documents. Hae-Nyoung Cho, Co-President of Daegu 2011 LOC, gave a speech in introduction to the report and LOC Vice-President & Secretary General Dong-Hoo Moon presented the report. President Diack thanked the Delegation for the report and the Local Organising Committee and the IAAF Member for their hard work and dedication towards the success of the championships and the development of athletics in Korea. 13. ANY OTHER BUSINESS There was no item discussed under Any Other Business. 14. DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT CONGRESS The 48th IAAF Congress shall be held on the occasion of the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (26 August - 4 September 2011) in Daegu, Korea as per the following schedule:

• Tuesday, 23rd August 2011 Day Participants’ Registration Area Meetings


Evening Congress Opening Ceremony

• Wednesday, 24th August 2011 Day Congress Working Session • Thursday, 25th August 2011 Day Congress Working Session

15. CLOSING OF CONGRESS President Diack thanked the Berlin 2009 Organising Committee for having secured very good working conditions for Congress and the other meetings which had taken place. He stressed that each member of the Athletics Family had an important role to play and the responsibility to strive for the development and financial security of our sport.

He thanked the Members, the Council, the Area Associations, the Committees and Commissions for their continued work and dedication and wished the athletes competing in the World Championships the best of luck. President Lamine Diack officially declared the Congress closed.