As Jordan is set to host the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on 28 March 2009, an IAAF delegation visited Amman for the second time on Sunday 21/9/2008, headed by HE Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, IAAF Vice President and organising delegate for the championships, along with Mr Otto Kalberer, chairman of the IAAF Cross Country Committee and technical delegate for the championships, and Mr Karo and Ms Rosie, IAAF administrative directors, to review Jordan’s administrative and technical preparations for hosting the championships.
HE and the accompanying delegation held three meetings at the Jordan Olympic Committee building. The first was with HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, President of the Jordan Olympic Committee, who affirmed his country’s full support for and commitment to the championships.
The second meeting was held with Mr Majed Al Qatarneh, Secretary-General of the Jordan Olympic Committee, while the third was with the chairman and members of the championships’ organising committee. The meetings discussed the administrative and technical aspects of the event, including hotels for guests, athletes and media, the cross-country course, media coverage, transport and other preparations. HE praised Jordan’s preparations for the championships’ success and the cooperation and coordination between the organising committee and the IAAF.
