President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lord Sebastian Coe
Budapest: President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lord Sebastian Coe praised the role of the Supreme Organising Committee for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, in facilitating the task of media people, during the event.
The IAAF received the Award of the Best Press Facilities for a World Sports Championship, which the body provided to the media during Doha 2019.
Lord Coe said in press statements that: “Qatar’s edition of the World Athletics Championships was an exceptional one by all standards in terms of organisation, technical level, and high quality. “
“I think the tournament has crossed the time barrier it was held in, as it had another dimension in the field of sustainability, which made it a unique edition throughout the history of all the world championships,” he said
“I received the award for the Organising Committee in Qatar and the IAAF, and I believe it reflects the scale of achievement that we achieved together during the organisation of this tournament. We are proud of this great success and thank everyone who contributed to it with work and effort, from the work team, and we thank Qatar for providing us with all facilities.”
The IAAF chief praised the idea of establishing a prize for sports journalists worldwide to appreciate their efforts and the great work they do. This is all done by the International Federation of Sports Journalism, and the Qatar Sports Media Committee, stressing that they should always be encouraged as the role of the journalist is very important.
