WORLD ATHLETICS PLAQUE DESIGN UNVEILED, SIX NEW LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED

At tonight’s IAAF Dinner ahead of tomorrow’s IAAF/Mikkeller World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019, IAAF President Sebastian Coe announced the winner of the competition to design the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque.

Coe also took the opportunity of an enjoyable evening in Aarhus City Hall to confirm the award of plaques to six more recipients whose historic contribution to athletics were recognised in the ‘competition’ category.

BRAZILIAN WINNER

The winner of the public competition to design the plaque, which Coe opened when he launched the new award on 2 December 2018, is Fernando Silva, a 27-year-old resident and recreational runner from the Brazilian city of Manaus.

LIST of PLAQUES

https://www.iaaf.org/heritage/plaque

 

Fernando Silva, winner of the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque design contest (IAAF)

Fernando Silva, winner of the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque design contest (IAAF) © Copyright

IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque design (IAAF)