Organizers of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 have selected the name ‘Sarbi’ as the grand-prix winner of the naming contest for the tournament’s mascot.The new mascot is a ‘sapsalgae,’ an indigenous canine breed that is friendly to men and traditionally believed to ward off bad luck and evil spirits. It is categorized as Korea’s Natural Monument No. 368.A total of 1,725 entries have been s

E-Mart rolled up its sleeves to provide its support for the successful hosting of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011. In a ceremony held with the organizing committee for the IAAF World Championships, on March 25, E-Mart purchased 2,500 A-class tickets (700 million won) in a bid to help its successful hosting and boost public interest in athletics. E-Mart will carry out active promotions at i

With about 140 days to go the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, officials and tech companies in Daegu are stepping up their efforts to establish a better IT network in a bid to enhance the city’s brand image by offering high-quality IT services during the international athletics event. The Mobile Convergence Center in Daegu Technopark said on April 5 that its mobile business center and Daegu Ci

About 500 volunteer leaders gathered in Daegu for the successful hosting of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011. The Korea Federation of Volunteer Center held a meeting of volunteer leaders from April 5-6 in Hotel Inter-Burgo in Daegu. The meeting was held to discuss the ways of enhancing the national brand through volunteerism, promoting volunteerism and increasing the number of volunteers ac

Officials of the IAAF conducted inspections of the media facility and management operated by the Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships to be held in Daegu in August. Anna Legnani, Deputy Director of Communications for the IAAF, and Rafael Segui, its photo commissioner, arrived in Korea in April and conducted an inspection of overall preparations for media support from April 6-7. Th

The Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 launched its mobile homepage (http://m.daegu 2011.org) on April 11 in a bid to help its citizens gain information on the sporting event. The homepage will allow smart phone users to access diverse content and information on the event, including game schedules, ticketing, its official theme song and other promotional videos. The C

In the run-up to the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 in August, the Daegu Colorful Pre-Championships Meeting, a prelude to the athletics world championships, will kick off at Daegu Stadium on May 12. The Daegu Colorful Pre-Championships Meeting is the second of its kind since it became an IAAF World Challenge series competition and the third competition among this year’s 14 World Challenge ser

Daegu Stadium, the main venue for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, has passed the rigorous International Association of Athletics Federations’ test and obtained the IAAF Class 1 certificate.The Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 said, on May 6, “In the run-up to the championships, the urethane track of Daegu Stadium installed in 2001 was replaced with a Mondo

Some 200 Japanese citizens from Hiroshima will set up a citizen visit group to watch the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 that will run from Aug. 27 through Sept. 4. Daegu Mayor Kim Beom-il, who has recently returned from his trip to Hiroshim said, “Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui gladly promised to set up a citizen visit group in the hope of success for the world event that will be held in Hiros

The combined 202 members of the International Association of Athletics Federations will participate in the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, the largest global sports event this year scheduled to kick off on August 27.  According to Daegu city and the Organizing Committee for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011, the committee had received participation applications for the championships via

SUN CITY CENTER, Florida (AP) - Authorities say a US man kept his wife's body in a freezer for a decade so he could continue to collect her benefits.Officials say Allan Dunn committed suicide last August at age 86.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports that a woman who was helping prepare his estate went to the Sun City Center condo Tuesday to clean. That's when she found the remains of

 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il returned home Friday after concluding a weeklong trip to China reportedly designed to promote bilateral economic and diplomatic relations.   Kim's special train crossed the China-North Korea border into the North's border city of Sinuiju earlier in the day after a 6,000-kilometer-long journey that took him to China's northeastern and prosperous eastern areas and Be