The spectacular athletics event berlin 2009™ will be broadcasted in over 190 countries

Exactly one month before the start of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics berlin 2009™, the television stations ARD and ZDF presented their concept for the television broadcast of the world’s largest sports event of the year in Berlin: The TV images from Berlin will be broadcasted in more than 190 countries around the world. The Norwegian cult band “a-ha” provides the official World Championships’ song, the current hit “Foot of the Mountain”. The World Championships’ Organising Committee also presented four more business partners for berlin 2009™.

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Dear friends of international athletics,

In less than 6 months, we will be celebrating one of the largest sporting events in the world, the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics berlin 2009™ in the Berlin Olympic Stadium from August 15-23, 2009.

The Berlin Organising Committee 2009 GmbH (BOC 2009 GmbH) has been working hard in preparation of this mega event for some time already. Our aim is to get the spectators, both in the stadiums and watching on TV around the world, excited about the event and to promote global athletics by putting on an excellent event - goals that we are pursuing together with the athletes, our partners, and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Together with the state of Berlin and the German Athletics Association (DLV) , the supporting pillars of the BOC 2009 GmbH, we cordially welcome you to our website. Here you will find all kinds of information of the current status of the preparation for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics berlin 2009™, and soon everything else you would like to know about the Olympics core sports will be available here, as well.

We hope that you take the opportunity to visit our website frequently to gather information about the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics berlin 2009™.

Warm greetings and enjoy!
BOC 2009 GmbH