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[email protected] Switzerland Web www.european-athletics.org Creation of new working groups Cooperation and EAA President Hansjörg Wirz partnership lead congratulates triple jumper Christian Olsson, the winner of the «Waterford to success Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy 2003». image, it will be necessary for all the forces making procedure by bringing together Hansjörg Wirz inside the sport to work more closely and some of the best minds in European athle- effectively. An important basis for steps tics, focusing them on a topic and seeing Modern athletics is highly complex. Per- forward will be a common understanding what ideas for addressing the complexity haps those who know this best are com- of the roles and needs of all the partners in of our sport emerged. The proposals and petition organisers seeking to meet the the Athletics Family. recommendations from the working various requirements for a successful groups will be considered by the Council event. The European Athletic Association Recently the EAA brought the leaders of and, where appropriate, brought forward can be proud of the results of its efforts in our Member Federations to Budapest for into guidelines, regulations or new pro- recent years to increase the quality of its our biennial CEO Seminar. A key objective cedures. events, but there is still potential for im- was to help integrate different groups that provement.