Chinanews.com client, November 11th. The World Athletics Federation's official website recently announced that at the 2020 annual awards ceremony, the new crown encouragement award will be set up as a special award to commend inspiring competitions during the epidemic.
Nominations for the Diamond League Monaco Station, Ultimate Garden Rivalry, and Half Marathon Championship.
Screenshot of the IAAF official website announcement
"In the past year, we have seen many creative initiatives and competitions from athletes and event organizers. They overcome all difficulties and provide valuable opportunities for athletes, and also give track and field fans a chance to appreciate the high level. World Athletics Federation President Sebastian Ko revealed that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, global track and field events have generally been suspended or reduced in scale. The reason for the establishment of this award is mainly to commend some athletes and event organizers. Creativity, resilience.
According to the announcement, the nominated Diamond League Monaco stand was held on August 14, with 5,000 spectators cheering.
132 contestants from 36 countries participated in the competition and created more than ten world best results this year. Uganda's Cheput Gai set the men's 5000m world record.
The Ultimate Garden Confrontation is a three games of men's pole vault, women's pole vault, and men's all-around live broadcast on the official social media platform of the World Athletics Federation.
World record holder and Swedish "prodigy" Du Prantis, two-time World Championship champion Kendricks, London Olympic champion, and French star La Villegne participated in the competition. The players competed in the air in their garden.
The first men's pole vault competition attracted more than 1 million spectators from more than 90 countries and regions around the world.
The World Half Marathon Championship held in Gdynia, Poland on October 17 is the first and only world championship-level competition in 2020.
The organizing committee overcame many difficulties and formulated a detailed epidemic prevention plan, and finally attracted 225 athletes from 54 teams, making the 2020 IAAF outdoor season a perfect end.
According to the announcement, the winner of the award will be selected through social media voting and will be officially announced at the annual awards ceremony on December 5.
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