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This past August, Castor Semenya ran her 800-meter race in 1:55.45, faster than any other woman in the world this year. Her dramatic win and personal improvement elicited people to question her sex, which eventually led to an investigation. Reports of her gender-verification testing were leaked to the press saying that Semenya is intersex. Today, the International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF ) announced that they will allow Semenya to keep the gold medal and prize money she won at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. The IAAF also made it clear that her official gender-verification testing results will remain confidential. In ... Read Full Story

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced recently that it would be providing a total of 220 vehicles of which will include 134 Prius Hybrid passenger vehicles. These Toyota vehicles are to be used as official cars for the 11th International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Athletics Osaka 2007 (Osaka 2007) which will run from August 25 through September 2, 2007 in Osaka, Japan. Toyota the producer of durable and high quality Toyota car cover is the official automotive partner for the Osaka 2007. Toyota has also previously become the official partners for the 2003 Championships in Paris and the 2005 Championships ... Read Full Story

* World Championships in Athletics on one of the world's fastest tracks Ludwigshafen, Germany – The IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which begin on August 15 in Berlin, are the world's biggest sporting event of 2009. There's no doubt that records will be broken again when the top runners from the United States, Jamaica and Ethiopia compete. This is because the running events will take place on one of the world's fastest tracks. The surface of the distinctive blue track of Berlin's Olympic stadium contains CONICA products from BASF. The three-layer synthetic surface offers athletes optimal running conditions: while the hard but nevertheless elastic ... Read Full Story

The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF ). Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biannually. The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics will be held in Berlin , Germany from 15–23 August 2009. Stream Links: Stream #1 Read Full Story

BERLIN, Aug 15, 2009 / FW/ — Last night, at the Brandenburg Gate in Pariser Platz, one of the most iconic architectural landmarks of the German Capital, Finnish sensation Sunrise Avenue performed on stage during the opening ceremonies of the 2009 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Athletics. Read Full Story