by RBR Admin
Stacy Dragila and Seb Coe, with Stacy’s donation to IAAF Heritage Collection, March 2018, photo by Mike Deering/The Shoe Addicts
The IAAF Heritage Department celebrates and curates the historical reminders of our sport. Our sport has much history. The IAAF’s Chris Turner is the person given this task and he loves his work. We encourage you to check out the new Heritage exbhibition coming to Doha in April, priorr to the Doha DL meeting!
To learn more about the Heritage Department,please read the articles linked here: https://www.iaaf.org/heritage/news
IAAF Heritage exhibit to open on 18 April
Building on the exciting reveal of Falah, the LOC has confirmed that the world’s greatest athletics collection is coming to Doha thanks to the IAAF Heritage World Athletics Championships Exhibition, 1983 to 2019. The exhibition is poised to give school children and fans alike from the local community a unique chance to see the values of Falah come to life through an unrivalled collection of athletics memorabilia, showcasing the sports greatest ever figures including Sprint kings Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis and Usain Bolt.
Supported by text, photographic and video displays, the exhibition focuses on the 35-year history of the IAAF World Athletics Championships which were inaugurated in 1983 and is set to open for a six-month period from 18 April 2019 in City Center Doha shopping mall, West Bay Area, Doha.
