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28/07/2008
The 2009 Spanish Athletics Championships will take place in Barcelona on August 1st and 2nd

The great test event face to Barcelona 2010 has already official dates to be celebrated: The Spanish Athletics Championships will be celebrated in Montjuic

24/07/2008
The Serrahima's Stadium, venue of the EuroGames Barcelona 2008

The athletic activity in Barcelona leaves some space for the EuroGames Barcelona 2008 to take place too. Athletics competitions will be held in the Joan Serrahima's with most of the Olympic programme

22/07/2008
The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona, the best of Spain in 2008

The 83.265 points got in the Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys place the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona on the first place amongst the ones celebrated in Spain this year

20/07/2008
Four Records in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona in a day that deserves to be highlighted

The Olympic Stadium of Montjuic was very splendorous tonight with the coming back of the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona. It has been a great celebration. Four records of the meeting have been broken

18/07/2008
The best athletes of the world met together in Barcelona

16 years have passed for us to have again the chance of showing you a photograph like the one we have today. A photo with eight of the highest profile athletes who are going to run in Montjuic. The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona has made it possible.

18/07/2008
Mbango is going to take part in the Triple Jump festival

The best four athletes in Triple Jump this season are going to compete in Barcelona. The last one in getting registered has been the current Olympic champion Francoise Mbango

17/07/2008
Lolo Jones donates race winnings to Iowa flood victims

It is when athletes show their most human side, as hurdler Lolo Jones has done, that they gain most admiration from their fans

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11/08/2008 - Hereu places Barcelona 2010 at the axis of the city’s international sports efforts

The Mayor of Barcelona gathers the Spanish press in Beijing to praise the European Athletics Championships.

31/07/2008 - Now, you may download the August newsletter of Barcelona 2010

Now, you may download the August newsletter of Barcelona 2010

28/07/2008 - The 2009 Spanish Athletics Championships will take place in Barcelona on August 1st and 2nd

The great test event face to Barcelona 2010 has already official dates to be celebrated: The Spanish Athletics Championships will be celebrated in Montjuic

24/07/2008 - The Serrahima's Stadium, venue of the EuroGames Barcelona 2008

The athletic activity in Barcelona leaves some space for the EuroGames Barcelona 2008 to take place too. Athletics competitions will be held in the Joan Serrahima's with most of the Olympic programme

22/07/2008 - The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona, the best of Spain in 2008

The 83.265 points got in the Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys place the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona on the first place amongst the ones celebrated in Spain this year

22/07/2008 - Barcelona 2010 increases the promotion of the event in Spain

After having celebrated the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona and once having finished the period for choosing the official mascot, now it is the turn of the Championship's promotion

21/07/2008 - Barcelona 2010 assesses positively the first great event

The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona 2008 is now part of the history (of Athletics). The organisation of the next edition has already begun: tt will take place on 25 July 2009

21/07/2008 - The refurbishment process of the stadium will be the main goal of the 2009 Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona as the first test event of B10 has claryfied that the refurbishment process in the Olympic Stadium is essential. The building work will begin in 2009

21/07/2008 - The volunteers of the Meeting, the first volunteers of Barcelona 2010

The first volunteers recruitment campaign will began in October. Reaching around 3000 youngs from Barcelona, Catalunya and Spain is the main goal

20/07/2008 - Four Records in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona in a day that deserves to be highlighted

The Olympic Stadium of Montjuic was very splendorous tonight with the coming back of the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona. It has been a great celebration. Four records of the meeting have been broken

18/07/2008 - The best athletes of the world met together in Barcelona

16 years have passed for us to have again the chance of showing you a photograph like the one we have today. A photo with eight of the highest profile athletes who are going to run in Montjuic. The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona has made it possible.

18/07/2008 - Mbango is going to take part in the Triple Jump festival

The best four athletes in Triple Jump this season are going to compete in Barcelona. The last one in getting registered has been the current Olympic champion Francoise Mbango

17/07/2008 - Lolo Jones donates race winnings to Iowa flood victims

It is when athletes show their most human side, as hurdler Lolo Jones has done, that they gain most admiration from their fans

17/07/2008 - The stars land in Barcelona

Everything is already in Barcelona. The first athletes arrived yesterday and today in the early morning Veronica Campbell-Brown has landed in El Prat

16/07/2008 - More than 100 athletes are playing their ticket to Beijing in Barcelona

The search for the qualifying standards will be the main objective of many athletes in Barcelona. There are 127 registered athletes who have already got the ticket to go to Beijing; the other 100 will fight to get them

16/07/2008 - Juan Antonio Samaranch will attend the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

The honorary president of the International Olympic Committee is a remarkable fan of athletics

16/07/2008 - Kluft looking for triple jump six-ccess in Barcelona

Swedish athlete Carolina Kluft arrives tomorrow at Barcelona Airport. She is the big star of the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

15/07/2008 - Marta Domínguez asks for pacemakers to break the Spanish record in Steeplechase.

The 3000m Steeplechase race promises great emotions in Montjuic. Rosa Morató will defend the Spanish record, the high profile and well known athlete Marta Dominguez wants to have

14/07/2008 - Last five days to vote for the Barcelona 2010 mascot

Final stretch of the election campaign for the official mascot of the European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010

14/07/2008 - Higuero and Estévez face to face again in the 1500 m race in Barcelona

6-6 in their previous confrontations in the official outdoor competitions, so far. First one, in Montjuïc in 2000

13/07/2008 - Three Junior champions from Bydgoszcz will “graduate” in Barcelona

Besides the famous Kaki, Montjuic will see the performance of the high jumper Bondarenko and the one of Twell, who is a middle distance runner. They are three of the winners in Poland

11/07/2008 - Calvin Smith´s son to run in the 400m race in Barcelona

Calvin Smith ran in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona once, in 1989 (20.50 en 200m race, first) in the Serrahima´Stadium. Now is the turn of his son

11/07/2008 - Lolo Jones, Stuczynski, Jonas, Whiterspoon, Arnold...US "Dream Team" in Barcelona

The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona is an individual test event but the team sent by the United States impresses us.The leader of the team is the fantastic hurdler Lolo Jones

10/07/2008 - The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona will count on six Olympic champions

There will be more than 250 athletes taking part in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona amongst the ones it should be highlighted the participation of Kluft, Menéndez, Alenka, Campbell, Nestrenko and Dragila

09/07/2008 - Catalunya will have excellent athletes representing it in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

Rosa Morató and Jackson Quiñónez –right now the two most outstanding Catalan athletes- and many others will have the great opportunity of having a fantastic performance next 19 July in Montjuic

09/07/2008 - Hansjörg Wirz will preside over the Meeting

The European Athletics President will be witness of the recovery of a traditional event that comes back to the international calendar with all its splendour and lots of interesting things to offer

08/07/2008 - The 800m World champion also run in Barcelona

Alfred Kirwa is the name of another athlete that along with Abubaker Kaki and Yeimar Lopez will participate in the top event in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

07/07/2008 - Virgilius Alekna, fifth Olympic champion that confirms his participation in Barcelona

Campbell-Brown, Nesterenko, Kluft, Menéndez and Alekna, five Olympic champions for the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

04/07/2008 - The Olympic stadium opens its door for a unique global show

Free entrance tomorrow evening to the Lluís Companys Stadium. The innovating idea Montjuic de nit offers all the people from Barcelona all the locations placed in the mountain

04/07/2008 - Natalia Rodríguez comes back after her motherhood

After having been out from the tracks for two years, the 1500m race Spanish record holder Natalia Rodriguez comes back to the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

03/07/2008 - Marta Domínguez in Steeplechase and Josephine Onya en 100m Hurdles

The Spanish stars finish working on their trainings to be well prepared for Barcelona. Marta Dominguez finally made up her mind and decided to compete in the 3000m Steeplechase race

03/07/2008 - Televisió de Catalunya will broadcast live the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

The International Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona can be watched through Channel 33 and through the sports channel Teledeporte. TV3 it is going to be broadcasted live from 7:30 in the afternoon

02/07/2008 - Now, you may download the July Newsletter Barcelona 2010

From today on the fourth Newsletter Barcelona 2010 July edition is available

01/07/2008 - Sotomayor, head of the Cuban team in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

The Cuban athletes are working hard to prepare their participation in Beijing. For all of them, the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona has a great significance because of the time they are going to be held, just before the Olympics

01/07/2008 - Kluft in favour of taking a tougher line against using performance enhancing- drugs

The most important star of the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona, the Swedish Carolina Kluft, has joined the hardliners, those who favour a tough stance against drug-doers

30/06/2008 - Huge participation in Barcelona 2010 Mascot Campaign

Over 11.000 votes have been sent in favour of one of the four designs participating in the final stage of the Mascot Contest -what is the first phase of the campaign-. Fans are the ones who decide

27/06/2008 - Yeimar López will compete against Abubaker Kaki in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

The 800m race of the Meting Ciutat de Barcelona begins to take a definite shape. The Sudanese Kaki and the Cuban López will compete in a fantastic duel just before the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games

26/06/2008 - The world sensation in the 800m race will run in Barcelona

The Sudanese Abubaker Kaki arrives on Sunday to train during four weeks in the Condal city

25/06/2008 - Tickets to go to the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona are now on sale

At less than one month before the celebration of the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona, tickets could be bought via Internet, by telephone or going to the different offices of Caixa de Catalunya

23/06/2008 - Barcelona moves its promotional campaign from Annecy to the Meeting of Jerez

There were miles of fans visiting Barcelona's 2010 stand in Annecy, the promotional campaign continues now in Jerez de la Frontera

20/06/2008 - European Athletics vote to choose the B10 official mascot in Annecy

The stand of Barcelona 2010 in the Parc des Sports in Annecy has become one of the stars of the SPAR European Cup during this weekend

19/06/2008 - Barcelona 2010 begins its international promotion in Annecy

The SPAR European Cup has a special guest this year: Barcelona 2010. Catalan leaders will begin the promotion of the project during this event

17/06/2008 - The International Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona has its official poster already

The poster emphasises on the motto "Barcelona 2010 and you" and bets on having a record of attendance at Olympic Stadium

16/06/2008 - Download the new special newsletter about the mascot contest Barcelona 2010.

Right now we are immersed in the public voting process to choose the official mascot of the European Athletics Championships 2010. All the information you want or need to know is in the newsletter

16/06/2008 - Gemma Mengual has already chosen her favourite mascot design for B10

Gemma Mengual wanted to show her support to Barcelona 2010 so, during a recess in her hard training days she has chosen her favourite mascot for Barcelona 2010

12/06/2008 - "Barcelona 2010 and you" first B10 promotional motto

Dayax agency will launch three different publicity campaigns: one for the mascot, one for the meeting and another one for the volunteers recruitment process

11/06/2008 - Voluntaris 2000 cooperates with the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

Around 150 volunteers will work in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona next 19 July. The group Voluntaris 2000 collaborates with the organisation

09/06/2008 - The Olympic Stadium washes its face to be in excellent conditions for the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

From 5 July on the existing damages in the stadium will be repaired and the whole track will be painted again

09/06/2008 - Carolina Kluft makes her debut in Triple Jump with a new Swedish record

2008 will be a completely new and different for Carolina Kluft. She has put aside heptathlon and she is getting ready for Triple Jump and Long Jump. In Vaxjo she has already got a result of 14,29m in Triple Jump

06/06/2008 - On Monday it begins the public voting process for choosing Barcelona 2010 mascot

Everything is ready to start the mascot´s voting process. The date is next Monday 9 June and the place, right here!

04/06/2008 - One out of four mascots to choose from

The first step to have the official mascot has been given. Barcelona 2010 has selected the four best designs. Now it is the turn of the public vote to decide.

04/06/2008 - B10 Organising Committee approves the four finalists in the Mascot contest

Four Spanish designers have been chosen among the authors who sent their proposals for the future mascot. Now it is the public vote that has to decide which Mascot should be the winner.

03/06/2008 - Now, you may download the June newsletter Barcelona 2010

The second newsletter Barcelona 2010, June edition, is now available in the official championship web page: www.bcn2010.org

03/06/2008 - Everybody can vote to choose the winner of the B10 Mascot contest

Very shortly the four finalists in the Mascot contest will be known. Barcelona 2010 wants everybody to participate in the selection of the winner.

02/06/2008 - The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona has its own Web page

A month and a half before celebrating the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona (19 July) people interested in this athletic event could find all the information about it in its Web page

30/05/2008 - Excellent level of participation in the Open Catalunya at the Serrahima´s Stadium

Next Sunday June 1st it will be celebrated at the Joan Serrahima´s Stadium the Open Catalunya, the former Catalan Athletics Championship

29/05/2008 - Marta Domínguez will participate in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona

The list of Spanish athletes taking part in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona is getting bigger. General attention is focused on middle-distance races

28/05/2008 - The European circuit Permit Meeting begins in Belgrade

Some days before the beginning of the IAAF´s Golden League, European Athletics starts running its circuit of great events, amongst the ones we have Barcelona 2010

27/05/2008 - The Mascot Contest comes to its end

In a very short period of time, the profile of the B10 mascot will be known. Today it is the deadline for the reception of design proposals from different professionals in this field

26/05/2008 - Irving Saladino, invited to participate in Ciutat de Barcelona´s Meeting

Amongst the long list of athletes invited to take part in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona it is highlighted the name of Irving Saladino, world leader in long jump (8,73m in Hengelo)

23/05/2008 - Barcelona´s towns give a complete support to Barcelona 2010

B10 has already got a complete support from many towns within the province of Barcelona which has accepted in a very good way the promotional proposals that will be done

20/05/2008 - Carolina Kluft will participate in Triple Jump in Barcelona

The Swedish athlete is the first top athlete in confirming her participation in the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona. She will do Triple Jump against Carlota Castrejana.

17/05/2008 - Tickets to go to the Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona will be affordable for everybody

Popular prices to go to the Meeting: tickets for the grandstand will cost 12 euros and the ones for the stands will be 5 euros, children under 12 years old will have free entrance.

16/05/2008 - The Olympic Stadium opens its doors to "La Cursa El Corte Inglés"

This year, "La Cursa El Corte Inglés" celebrates its 30th anniversary. As every year the stadium is part of the race and runners will go across the stadium in inverted sense.

14/05/2008 - Sports facilities will be considerably improved by Barcelona 2010

According to the master plan, four from the five stadiums that will be used by Barcelona 2010 will be improved. The event’s legacy will be noticed in all the sports facilities

14/05/2008 - European Athletics creates the European Athletics Convention

Athletics is a sport in continuous evolution. Since October, Athletics will have a convention to discuss about the current affairs of this sport.

11/05/2008 - Paquillo and the Spanish team dazzle in the World Walking Cup

The first big international competition 2008 has brought very good results to the Spanish Walk, especially to Paquillo Fernández

08/05/2008 - Ciutat de Barcelona's Meeting, test event with a view to the future of the Athletics

Discus Throwing will be the event in which these changes are going to be tested at Montjuïc Olympic Stadium

07/05/2008 - Barcelona, the "cursas" paradise

On May 18th, it will take place one of the biggest races all around the world, " La cursa El Corte Inglés". The city offers a lot of possibilities to popular athletes

06/05/2008 - Joan Cruyff's Academy focused on Barcelona’s 2010 work

Juan Bautista Avendaño or Toni Velamazán have been two of the students who have visited B10 offices to study its organisation.

06/05/2008 - “Correm cap al 2010” fills the stadium with future stars

The sports campaign “Correm cap al 2010” ends with a great success. Around 1500 students spent un unforgettable day in the Olympic Stadium

05/05/2008 - You can download now the first newsletter of the B10

Barcelona 2010 launches its first newsletter with information about the mascot contest and about the website presentation

05/05/2008 - Lots of applications to participate in Barcelona’s Meeting

All the athletes who want to compete in Beijing are currently working on their personnel competition timetables. They have highlighted 19 July because that day Barcelona’s Meeting will take place.

05/05/2008 - Closing Ceremony of “Correm Cap al 2010" campaign

Around 1500 Catalan students will participate in “The Raid Atlètic” main event of the sports campaign.

30/04/2008 - Eunice Barber will retire after Barcelona 2010

The former Heptathlon World Champion will take part in 100m Hurdles or in Long Jump.

30/04/2008 - Albert Soler, the new General Sports Director of the CSD

The Catalan leader was the driving force behind the candidature of Barcelona 2010 as the Director Manager of IBE

28/04/2008 - European Athletics Technical Partners to visit Montjuïc

Representatives from Mediasprint, Omega and ST Service to visit the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium.

24/04/2008 - Barcelona 2010 presents its website

www.bcn2010.org is the new website of the 20th European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010.

17/04/2008 - More than 80 designers compete to present the best mascot

More than 80 design companies from throughout Spain have applied to enter the mascot competition for the European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010.

15/04/2008 - Talks about the competition timetable began

The European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010 will take place over 11 competition sessions.

08/04/2008 - Odriozola reviews athletics in the Ferrándiz Forum

The President of the Organising Committee of the 20th European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010, José Maria Odriozola, was very excited today in the Ferrándiz Forum with this stage of the B10 organisation.

04/04/2008 - The mascot will be chosen by popular vote

The B10 mascot will be chosen by the general public after an initial selection of the designs which will leave four finalists.

03/04/2008 - The Meeting of Barcelona on the road towards Beijing

The Ciutat de Barcelona Meeting will be held on the 19th July in the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, and will be the home straight in the search of qualifying standards for the Beijing Olympic Games.

02/04/2008 - The Organising Committe of the European Championships Barcelona 2010 announces the competition for the mascot

The Organising Committee of the European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010 (B10) has approved the basis for judging the competition for the official mascot, which is open to professionals.

29/03/2008 - Cuyàs, re-elected President of the Catalan Athletics Federation

Romà Cuyàs will continue at the head of the Catalan Athletics Federation (FCA) after defeating the other two candidates, Carme Valero and Josep Mir in the recent elections for the presidency.

10/03/2008 - A team of B10 observers in Valencia

Coinciding with the World Indoor Athletics Championships being held in the Luis Puig Velodrome in Valencia, a large team of people working on Barcelona 2010 has been at the event to experience at first hand the running of a great international competition

28/02/2008 - Publication of the first bulletin of the Championships

The first bulletin of the European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010 has now been published. It is the first publication of the Organising Committee and it has been issued to coincide with the World Indoor Championships in Valencia 2008.

19/02/2008 - Barcelona Provincial Council contributes 3 million Euros to European Athletics 2010

The mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, and the President of the Barcelona Provincial Council, Celestino Corbacho, at noon yesterday signed an agreement to work together for the organisation of the 20th European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010.

11/02/2008 - The Olympic Stadium in Montjuic is restored to its original state

The Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, the main setting for the European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010, has been restored to its original state after the refurbishment work on the façade that it has undergone throughout the winter.

01/02/2008 - New offices of B10 in the Olympic Stadium

The executive staff of the 20th European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010 has today moved into offices of the Olympic Stadium on the mountain of Montjuïc, southern part of the city of Barcelona.

23/01/2008 - B10 presents its plans to European Athletics

The technical group from European Athletics today visited Barcelona where a series of meetings with the different area Directors and Deputy Directors of the 20th European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010 (B10) executive staff were held.

31/10/2007 - B10, the force of the logo of Barcelona 2010

The graphic design logo for the 20th European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010 was presented to coincide with the date of 1,000 days before the start of the competitions (27 July 2010) in the Barcelona Olympic Museum.

12/07/2007 - Final meeting in 2007 of the Barcelona 2010 Organising Committee

The Barcelona 2010 Organising Committee has approved the provisional account for 2007 at its last meeting held in the Catalan capital.

 

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