IAAF President arrives in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 28, 2008 (ENA) - The President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lamine Diack on Saturday evening arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the opening ceremony of the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Diack (SEN), who is the honorary president of the CAA, will also attend the African Athletics Hall of Fame Gala at the Sheraton Addis on Tuesday evening and will preside over the CAA Council Meeting a day earlier on April 28th.

The IAAF has contributed generously towards the staging of the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships by funding the construction of a warm-up track, rental of timing and results management equipment, and providing competition grants.

Other dignitaries expected in Addis Ababa for the opening ceremony and African Athletics championships include IAAF Senior Vice President Sergey Bubka, Vice President Dahlan Al Hamad, European Athletics Association (EAA) President Hansjorg Wirz, North American and Caribbean Athletics Confederation (NACAC) President Teddy McCook, and Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa Hayatou.