The venue for the 14th IAAF World Championships, which will take place from August 10-18, 2013, will be Moscow’s impressive Luzhniki stadium that sits in the Olympic Complex of Luzhniki.
The site is one of the biggest sporting complexes in the world and most famously hosted the 1980 Olympic Games.
See the Event and Results Website
Basic Information Guide from IAAF
CITY FACTS
Population: Circa 11 million
Airports: Domodedovo International, Sheremetyevo International and Vnukovo International
Climate: 23°C to 30°C - Humid continental climate
Currency: Russian Rouble
Time Zone: GMT+3
Altitude: 200m
ORGANISING MEMBER (OM)
All Russia Athletic Federation
Luzhnetskaya Nab 8
Moscow 119992 - Russia
Tel: +7 495 725 4642
Fax: +7 495 725 4641
E-mail: rus@mf.iaaf.org
Website: http://www.rusathletics.com/
President: Valentin BALAKHNICHEV
General Secretary: Mikhail BUTOV
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (LOC)
14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Moscow 2013
President
Alexander ZHUKOV
First Deputy Chairman
Vitaly MUTKO
Deputy Chairman
Valentin BALAKHNICHEV
Deputy Chairman/ Head of LOC Working Group
Alexander GORBENKO
Deputy Chairman
Pavel KOLOBKOV
Head/Director
Alexander POLINSKY
Deputy Director
P. VASSILYEV
CEO, Event Coordinator
Mikhail BUTOV
Competition Director
Vadim ZELICHENOK
Marketing/Sponsorship
Mikhail BUTOV
Marketing
I. KURILKIN
Services
S. KUPTSOV
Media
S. ALTUKHOV
Broadcast
V. VAINSTEIN
Protocol
I. KASYANOVA
Medical
Z. ORDZONIKIDZE
IAAF DELEGATES
Organisational
Sergey BUBKA (UKR)
Jose Maria ODRIOZOLA (ESP)
Technical
William BAILEY (AUS)
Robert HERSH (USA)
Jorge SALCEDO (POR)
Press
Anna LEGNANI (ITA)
Television
Manolo ROMERO (ESP)
International Starter
Vesa ARTMAN (FIN)
ITOs
Brian ROE (AUS) - Chief
Suren AYADASSEN (MRI)
Keith DAVIES (GBR)
Pierre DELACOUR (FRA)
Klaus HARTZ (GER)
Yrjö KELHA (FIN)
Jose Paulo MOREIRA (POR)
Bob PODKAMINER (USA)
Trevor SPITTLE (NZL)
Tien Choy WONG (SIN)
Jury of Appeal
IAAF Council by rotation
PRIZE MONEY
(US$ paid by the IAAF)
Individual
1st 60,000
2nd 30,000
3rd 20,000
4th 15,000
5th 10,000
6th 6000
7th 5000
8th 4000
Relays (per team)
1st 80,000
2nd 40,000
3rd 20,000
4th 16,000
5th 12,000
6th 8000
7th 6000
8th 4000
$100,000 World Record bonus. In addition, any athlete who surpasses a World record at the IAAF World Championships will be awarded US$100,000 donated by IAAF Partners Toyota for Women) and TDK (for Men).
Preliminary Entry deadline: 10 April 2013 (Midnight Monaco time)
Final Entry deadline: 29 July 2013 (Midnight Monaco time)
STADIUM
Stadium Olympic Complex “Luzhniki” – Big Sports Arena
Seating Capacity: 75,000
Track Mondo track (will be renovated with new Mondo surface and equipment)
10 lanes in the straight – 9 lanes in the oval
WARM UP
North Sports Complex (for all but throwing events)
The Stadium will be renovated with a new MONDO surface.
Distance from the main stadium – approx. 300m
10 lanes in the straight
8 lanes on the oval (400m)
All facilities including weight training
TRAINING VENUES
Sportivniy Gorodok Stadium
(holds IAAF Class 2 Athletics Facility Certificate)
8 lanes in the straight
8 lanes on the oval (400m)
All facilities including weight training
Water jump for SC is inside lane 1
WARM UP /TRAINING VENUES FOR THROWING EVENTS
Stadium South Sports Complex
Distance from the main stadium – approx. 300m
All facilities including weight training
For more Information, visit the LOC Website.