Couldn't let this go without comment. Despite the onerous burden, the organizers managed to stage the most successful world meet ever. London certainly won't be able to match it in 2005. Oh yeah, they've lost it..... Regards,
Martin Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:32:24 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: name change In a message dated Mon, 29 Oct 2001 2:45:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Wayne T. Armbrust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: < People in Europe heckle us about the term "track and field", however. About the same time we changed our name from The Athletics Congress to USA Track and Field, Canada changed the name of their federation from Canadian Track and Field Association to Athletics Canada. Go figure.> Yeah, and the poor people in Edmonton who were charged with trying to sell the World "Athletics" Championships to the Canadian public discovered that marketing such an animal was a very onerous burden. gh