Strike the Usain Bolt Pose-IAAF and Usain Bolt launch exclusive online contest, release, note by Larry Eder

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A fun contest showcasing one of the most compelling stories and athletes in our sport. Nice job IAAF on this one! The contest: send in a photo, in the Usain pose, and the grand prize is a trip for two to the Herculis Monaco meeting!

Strike the Usain Bolt Pose – IAAF and Usain Bolt launch exclusive online contest

Monaco – The
International
Association of Athletics Federations in partnership with World and
Olympic champion Usain Bolt are pleased to announce a brand new online
contest open to all fans around the world with only
one week to go to the Samsung Diamond League series.

Ever dreamt of meeting Usain Bolt?

Ever dreamt of attending a Samsung Diamond League meeting?

Ever dreamt of going to Monte Carlo?

All of your dreams can become true in just one shot!

Take part in the exclusive
Strike the Usain Bolt Pose contest and you could be
the lucky winner of a trip for 2 to attend the Herculis meeting in
Monaco, part of the prestigious Samsung Diamond League circuit, and a
chance to
Strike the Usain Bolt Pose alongside World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt!

All you have to do is
Strike the Usain Bolt Pose wherever you are, in your backyard, in the mountains or by the sea… take a photo or a video of your
Usain Bolt Pose and upload it to the IAAF World Athletics Club Facebook page.

Make
it fun, make it creative, make it breathtaking, make it unique coz
Usain Bolt will personally select the best photo or best video.

The winner of the
Strike the Usain Bolt Pose will be announced on 5 July 2012.

Play at
https://www.facebook.com/WorldAthleticsClub

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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