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

Reply via email to