Sport in Berlin - 1936 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships in Athletics, 2006 Fifa World Cup Final, Eisbaren Berlin, Berlin Marathon (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: 1936 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships in Athletics, 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, Eisbaren Berlin, Berlin Marathon, Berlin Adler, 1978 World Aquatics Championships, 1997 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Rund um Berlin, Internationales Stadionfest, ALBA Berlin, Berlin Thunder, World Chess Championship 1910, 2010 Berlin Marathon, 1980 Federation Cup, 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship, Berlin City Chess Championship, 2011 Team Ice Racing World Championship, Berlin Half Marathon, 1967 Federation Cup, SC Dynamo Berlin, 1991 Men's European Volleyball Championship, Helgoland Berlin, German Pro Championships, 1995 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, SC Komet Berlin, Akademischer BC 1897 Charlottenburg, 1983 Men's European Volleyball Championship, Helvetia Berlin, European Indoor Championships, Berlin Lacrosse Club, ASV Berlin, Wasserfreunde Spandau 04. Excerpt: The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (German: ) were held in Berlin, Germany from 15-23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate. Berlin was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on 6 December 2004 beating out bids from Split (Croatia), Valencia (Spain), Brisbane (Australia), Brussels (Belgium), Delhi (India), Casablanca (Morocco) and Daegu (South Korea). The city of Berlin and the Deutsche Leichtathletik-Verband (German Athletics Association) are responsible for the organisation of the event. The Berlin Organising Committee 2009 GmbH, a corporation established by the DLV in 2005, will supervise the operative organisation of the competition. The Olympiastadion hosting its first major athletics event: the 1936 Summer Olympics.Building upon Germany's history of successful athletics events, including the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup...