MEDIA GUIDE IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 Welcome from IAAF President / Sebastian Coe Welcome to the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, which brings the IAAF’s flagship event to the Middle East for the first time. We are delighted to break new ground by taking the biggest sporting event of the year to Qatar and introduce a new audience to the thrilling sport of athletics at the highest level. From 27 September to 6 October, 49 new world champions will be crowned in the magnificent Khalifa International Stadium, including the inaugural winners of the mixed 4 X 400m relay, which will make its debut in Doha, before being added to the programme for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Doha already has a strong history as an exemplary host of some of our most important competitions, including the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the opening meeting of the annual Diamond League for the last 10 years. We are confident that it will again deliver a world- class event for the world’s best athletes. Featuring some 2000 athletes from more than 200 countries, this year’s championships are scheduled to be broadcast into more than 200 territories worldwide and to an estimated global audience of one billion. 2 MEDIA GUIDE In our campaign to modernise our sport and keep it relevant to the coming generations, you will notice significant innovation at this 17th edition of the championships, particularly in the areas of television broadcast and event presentation. Among the highlights, we have adjusted the programme to bring a greater spotlight to field events, creating a multi-events festival by scheduling the decathlon and heptathlon on the same two days, and leaving windows in the programme where the entire arena will be focussed solely on field event finals. The midnight marathons and road walks will also be a feature of this year’s programme, a creative solution to the climate challenges of the region which will allow us to use the stunning backdrop of the Doha skyline by night. This will be a historic moment for our sport, not least because these will be the last championships held under the banner of the IAAF, before we adopt our new name, World Athletics. The Media – Broadcasters, Writers and Photographers – always play a vital part in telling the story of our athletes and the championships to our global audience and we are always grateful for your commitment to our sport. The IAAF and the Local Organising Committee will offer you every assistance, in providing Media facilities and services that will allow you to relay all the action to the world. 3 IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 Welcome from IAAF Vice President, Director General IAAF World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 / Dahlan Al-Hamad It is with a great sense of pride that I welcome you to Qatar for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. If this is your first time to Qatar, then I extend a very warm hand of friendship and hope that our hospitable country meets and surpasses your expectations. Of course, if you have visited us before then I say welcome back to your second home which I am sure will provide another wonderful and memorable experience. We are confident of delivering a flawless World Championships as we have carried out meticulous preparation with consummate attention to detail. It is important to acknowledge the role played by you, and your Media colleagues, in helping us to grow the sport that we love and to make it more accessible than ever before. Over the coming days, your words and images will capture the awe-inspiring highs and heart- breaking lows of competitive sport. You will be covering the biggest single sport event ever to be staged in the Middle East, and with Qatar’s glowing reputation for delivering superb global events, you can expect nothing but the best. Whilst I am looking forward to seeing performances that will take our breath away and push human ability to the limits, I am particularly excited at the prospect of Media representatives from more than 100 countries working side- by-side at a celebration of sport in a country that has become a harmonious melting pot of cultures and personalities. I wish you well and I am sure that you will enjoy working from the world-class facilities provided. 4 MEDIA GUIDE Welcome from Director Media & Broadcasting IAAF World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 / Abdulla Y. Al Mulla On behalf of our dedicated Media Team, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. This Media Guide has been carefully compiled to ensure that you can carry out your important role in a professional environment with a wealth of useful information at your fingertips. Preparing world-class media facilities for your arrival has been a priority for both the IAAF and the Local Organising Committee and, over the coming days, we will be putting into practice everything we have spent the past five years developing. We are here to serve and provide for you. Our Media Team consists of professionals from a number of nationalities complemented by fully trained volunteers, with each one understanding the significance that your role brings to this event. Millions of fans from across the world will rely on you to keep them up to date with the latest news and information, and we are committed to assisting you with the very best facilities and services. This is very much a team effort and we fully intend to raise the bar together in terms of organisational excellence. Whether this is your first visit to Doha, or, like me, you are lucky enough to call this wonderful city home, the team will see to your every need. I hope that I will have the opportunity to meet with you during your stay with us. In the meantime, have a safe journey and enjoy your Doha experience. 5 IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 Contents 1. TRAVEL TO DOHA 14 1.1 VISA INFORMATION 14 1.2 WELCOME DESK AND TRANSPORTATION 15 1.3 HOST COUNTRY 16 1.4 HOST CITY 20 2. DOHA AND IAAF WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 3. ACCREDITATION 28 4. ACCOMMODATION 30 5. TRANSPORT 34 5.1 ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES 34 5.2 MEDIA TRANSPORT ROUTES 34 5.3 PUBLIC TRANSPORT 36 5.4 TAXI SERVICES 37 6. CATERING 38 6 MEDIA GUIDE 7. THE VENUES 40 7.1 MAIN MEDIA CENTRE 40 7.2 KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM 43 7.3 CORNICHE 48 7.4 TRAINING VENUE - QATAR SPORTS CLUB 51 7.5 ATHLETES’ HOTELS 52 7.6 MAIN MEDIA HOTEL 52 7.7 IAAF CONGRESS VENUE 53 8. NEWS AND INFORMATION 56 9. PHOTO OPERATIONS 60 10. NON-RIGHTS HOLDERS 62 11. TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 63 12. CUSTOMS AND SHIPPING DETAILS 64 13. MEDIA RACE 65 14. KEY PHONE NUMBERS 66 15. APPENDICES AND MAPS 69 7 IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE IAAF COUNCIL President Sebastian Coe (GBR) Senior Vice President Sergey Bubka (UKR) Dahlan Al Hamad (QAT) Vice Presidents Hamad Kalkaba Malboum (CMR) Alberto Juantorena Danger (CUB) Treasurer Jose Maria Odriozola (ESP) Roberto Gesta De Melo (BRA), South America* Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR) Abby Hoffman (CAN) Anna Riccardi (ITA) Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) Geoff Gardner (NFI), Oceania* Sylvia Barlag (NED) Ahmad Al Kamali (UAE) Frank Fredericks (NAM) ** Bernard Amsalem (FRA) Individual Members Zhaocai Du (CHN) Victor Lopez (PUR), NACAC* Stephanie Hightower (USA) Hiroshi Yokokawa (JPN) Antti Pihlakoski (FIN) Mikhail Butov (RUS)*** Adille Sumariwalla (IND) Nawaf Al Saud (KSA) Svein Arne Hansen (NOR), Europe* Vivian Gungaram (MRI), Africa* * Area Group Representatives ** Provisionally suspended *** Non-active member, as part of RUS suspension 8 MEDIA GUIDE DELEGATES AND INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS Organisational Delegate Geoff GARDNER (NFI) Imre MATRAHAZI (HUN) Technical Delegates Anna RICCARDI (ITA) Yukio SEKI (JPN) Medical Delegate Stéphane BERMON (FRA) Anti-Doping Delegate Zakia BARTEGI (TUN) Press Delegate Anna LEGNANI (ITA) Advertising Commissioner Frederique REYNERTZ (BEL) Andras SZABO (HUN) Statisticians Carlo DE ANGELI (ITA) Course Measurer Maurice WINTERMAN (NED) Announcer English Geoff WIGHTMAN (GBR) Announcer French Helene RICHTER (FRA) Photo Finish Judge Janet NIXON (AUS) International Starter Luis FIGUEIREDO (POR) Photo Commissioner Raquel Cavaco NUNES (POR) Samuel LOPEZ (POR) Jury of Appeal Peter HAMILTON (AUS) IAAF Council Members in rotation Jorge SALCEDO (POR) - Chief John CRONIN (IRL) Can KORKMAZOGLOU (TUR) Vadim NIGMATOV (TJK) International Technical Officials Antonio PEREZ CRISTOBAL (ESP) Frederico NANTES (BRA) Helen ROBERTS (AUS) Brian ROE (AUS) Pasi OKSANEN (FIN) Daniel MICHAUD (CAN) - Chief Dolores ROJAS SUAREZ (ESP) Anne FROBERG (FIN) Wang Tak FUNG (HKG) International Race Walking Judges Kirsten CROCKER (AUS) Yang ZHONGMIN (CHN) Maryanne DANIEL (USA) Jose Julio BARBOSA DIA (POR) Steve TAYLOR (GBR) Recorder Noel CARMODY (GBR) 9 IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE President H.E. Shk. Joaan Bin Hamad Al-Thani Vice President Dr. Thani Al Kuwari Director General Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad Planning and Operation Fahad Ibrahim Jumaa Mohanna Sports Operation Abdulhakeem Al Ameri Venues Salah Al-Saadi Marketing & Communication Skh. Asma Al-Thani Media & Broadcasting Abdulla Al-Mulla Event Services Khalid Hamdan Security Operation Mubarak Al-Ali Medical Dr. Juan-Manuel Alonso Anti-Doping Nasser Al-Saad Corporate Support Nasser Hamad Al-Sulaiti Visas Mohammed Al-Meer Accreditation Lt. Mohammed Al-Mulla Protocol and International Relations Saeed Ali Al Awami 10 MEDIA GUIDE IAAF Press Delegate Anna Legnani IAAF Deputy Director, Communications and Sustainability