There was a feeling that something special was in the air of the Chinese capital this afternoon as more than 1000 spectators, guests and athletes gathered outside the magnificent Bird’s Nest.
In exactly 100 days, the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 will get underway and to mark the event a special ceremony was held just outside the National Stadium which will be the venue for the nine-day competition from 22 to 30 August.
Xiao Tian, Deputy Sports Minister, Zhang Jiandong, Vice Mayor of Beijing and Du Zhaocai, IAAF Council Member and President of the Chinese Athletics Association attended the event, accompanied by IAAF ambassadors and legends of the sport Colin Jackson, Michael Johnson and Mike Powell.
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