Doha Goes Live with Ticket Sales for 2019 World Athletics C'ships
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Hamilton wins nail-biting Brazilian Grand Prix PAGE 18 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 Qatar’s Abdulla al Tamimi eases into TENNIS PAGE 18 QSF No. 1 squash quarter-finals ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS Doha goes live with ticket sales for 2019 World Athletics C’ships VINAY NAYUDU DOHA TICKETING INFO CATEGORY A WITH 45 weeks (320 days to Open seating: QR60 (€14) go) before the start of the 2019 Follow Your Champion A- Allocated seating: IAAF World Championships QR150 (€35) Euro) in Qatar – the first athletics FOLLOW YOUR CHAMPIONS B worlds to be held in the Mid- Allocated seating: QR120 (€28) Finish Line- Allocated seating: QR300 (€71) dle East –the Local Organising PACKAGES Committee (LOC) launched Family Package: 2 Adults + 2 children with ticket sales programme for the 25% from 2-12 years old event with an eye on consider- Group Package 1: Minimum 10 -Maximum ing every option to engage fans. 49 tickets (-15%) - contact [email protected] The IAAF (International Group Package 2: 50 tickets onwards (-18%) Association of Athletics Fed- - contact [email protected] erations) President Sebastian Special Needs: Wheelchair access (-50%) + Coe and Dahlan al Hamad, 1 accompanying (-20%) Corporate Packages: A purchase of 50 tick- Vice Chairman & Director ets must take place for a discount of 18% per General of the Local Organis- ticket – contact [email protected] Discounts ing Committee and Vice Presi- also available on purchase of bulk tickets. dent of the IAAF, provided de- MIDNIGHT MARATHON tails at a news conference on No ticket needed to watch the midnight mara- Sunday while going online for thons along the Corniche. the first time from Doha. The 17th edition of the IAAF Worlds (September 27 - the 3,500 athletes and officials October 6, 2019) is set to take from more than 200 nations. the sport towards a new future But equally important is the by inspiring new fans, new Dahlan al Hamad, Vice Chairman and Director General of the Local Organising Committee of 2019 World Athletics Championships and Vice President of the IAAF, and IAAF fan experience and the memo- athletes and new audiences President Sebastian Coe address the media following live tickets sales launch for 2019 IAAF World Championships to be staged in Doha from September 27 to October 6, 2019. ries we create for those attend- of all ages and interests with ing. A world-class stadium a host of innovations, includ- is as willing to be creative and needs a vibrant atmosphere. ing a revamped competition Qatar is to unveil a new and the first-ever bold. And the nation’s track Athletes need to feed off that schedule to create more in- midnight marathon along the Corniche and record in our sport is further energy. Beyond the physical tense action in single evening We want fans to witness the commitment that they share infrastructure, the welcome sessions and a new range of best athletes on the planet a first 4x400m mixed relay at an IAAF our vision to grow the sport. from the host nation and the ticketing options. compete head to head over Worlds, each designed to maximise fan The IAAF has hosted events excitement in the stadium, “Today is another positive 10 dramatic days of entertainment and global reach. in Qatar for the last 21 years, that is what people remember step forward for athletics and competition but and, at the so we know the people and most. This will be our focus further proof of Qatar’s com- the country, and we hope the and we will work with our part- mitment to welcome the world same time, get to know the world of athletics gets to know ners and the IAAF to inspire to Doha. As the pricing and people and the real Qatar. them too,” stressed Coe. and welcome as many fans as flexible ticket offerings show, Dahlan al Hamad, Vice Since revealing to the world possible,” Dahlan said. our approach is simple. We the state-of-the-art Khalifa Avid athletics fans can se- want to make it as easy and Chairman & Director General International Stadium and lect from an array of options enjoyable for as many people of the Local Organising showcasing the revolutionary which allow them to follow as possible to be our guests. Committee and Vice President in-stadium air-conditioning their champion, sit in tradi- We want people from all cor- of the IAAF technology during the 1 year to tional Arab cushioned Majlis ners of the world to come and go celebrations in September, seating or choose finish line experience the warmth of our the LOC have received regis- seats. Whilst for those new to hospitality, our world-class finalising full travel packages trations of interest from liter- athletics, affordable taster op- facilities and our pleasant Sep- to Doha, including flights, ho- ally all corners of the world. tions have been made available tember climate. tels and transfers. The official Fans as far and wide as Aus- to purchase. “We want fans to witness championship travel packages tralia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cana- Family and group discounts the best athletes on the planet are expected to be launched da, China, Cameroon, Chile, are also on offer for those look- compete head to head over 10 during January 2019. South Africa to Sri Lanka and ing to attend with their families dramatic days of competition With direct flights from hard to create an event that designed to maximise fan en- We have a new country and as close to Doha as Azerbai- or groups of friends or col- but and, at the same time, get over 110 destinations, a sim- suits its climate, is fun and ex- tertainment and global reach. new innovations ready to em- jan, Jordan, Syria and Tunisia, leagues from work. to know the people and the ple visa process plus a stadium citing for fans with some inno- The programme will replace brace new fans and new op- have all sought ticket informa- Looking further ahead into real Qatar. A young, ambi- that is located centrally expec- vations and flair and provides morning sessions with split portunities with new formats tion and registered for tickets. 2019, Doha is also preparing tious, safe and progressive na- tations are high for inbound optimal conditions for the ath- evening sessions. One-hour in- and ticket options as part of “As highlighted in our 1 to host the IAAF council meet- tion,” said LOC Director Gen- travelling fans and families. letes to excel. tervals will be incorporated into a global event. Whether it is year to go celebrations, our ing in March, the 23rd Asian eral Dahlan. IAAF chief Coe said, “Go- Qatar is to unveil a new and each session to combine enter- Doha, Tokyo, Nanjing or Eu- stadium is complete and the Athletics Championships in In the coming months, the ing live with tickets is a big the first-ever midnight mara- tainment and family-centred gene, we are looking at our infrastructure ready. Now, April 2019, the official test LOC will move forward in the moment in any major cham- thon along the beautiful Cor- activities with the excitement of sport with a fresh perspective with 45 weeks to go everything event for the IAAF World Ath- next phase of its preparations pionship and the Doha Organ- niche and a first 4x400m mixed the competitive action. and fresh eyes. For Doha 2019, is in place to guarantee the letics and the IAAF Diamond and outreach programme by ising Committee has worked relay at an IAAF Worlds, each “Athletics is looking ahead. we have a trusted partner that best possible experience for League in May. QNB and IAAF sign worldwide Manchester City win derby to stay 4-year sponsorship agreement two points clear of Liverpool DPA The result means City LONDON are now 12 points ahead of TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK United, who remained eighth, DOHA MANCHESTER CITY out- although manager Jose Mour- classed local rivals Manches- inho said his side were crea- QNB, the largest financial in- ter United 3-1 on Sunday to tors of their own downfall. stitution in the Middle East keep their noses in front of “I think it is not a bad and Africa, became the latest Liverpool at the top of the Pre- performance at all,” Mour- worldwide level official IAAF mier League. inho said. “It was a perfor- partner signing a four-year David Silva, Sergio Aguero mance with mistakes and we deal that will see the bank and Ilkay Guendogan scored paid for it. All three goals are support all World Athletics the goals at the Etihad Sta- our mistakes. Against a team events from January 1, 2019 dium, with Anthony Martial’s like City, if you make mistakes till the end of 2022. second-half penalty their only you will get punished. The partnership, was re- moment of joy. Mo Salah, with his eighth cently signed in Qatar by IAAF Sebastian Coe, IAAF President, and Abdulla Mubarak al Khalifa, Acting Chief Executive Officer at QNB “We deserved the victory,” goal of the season, and President Sebastian Coe and Group, with Dahlan al Hamad, Vice President & Director General of the Local Organising Committee and City manager Pep Guarduiola Xherdan Shaqiri sealed victory Acting Chief Executive Of- Vice President of the IAAF, during the signing of the sponsorship agreement. said. “The first half we played for Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool ficer at QNB Group Abdulla a little bit with fear. We didn’t side over the league’s bottom Mubarak al Khalifa in presence in Minsk, Belarus and the World health and wellbeing of com- Abdulla Mubarak al Khalifa, want to attack and they de- team, keeping them in touch of the Vice President & Director Athletics U20 Championships munities in which it operates.