sport aid - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2009 - 55 Euro Cent

The publication of the special postage stamps with surcharges in favor of the German Sports Aid Foundation is intended to support the foundation in the promotion of popular and top-level sports. The postage stamps bear the "plus" - the quality seal for non-profit premium stamps introduced by the Federal Finance Minister as publisher of the stamps. The four sports brands are dedicated to one of the most important sporting events of the year, the World Championships of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF). Under the official title »12. IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin 2009 "will take place from 15 to 23 August 2009. About 2,500 athletes and officials are expected for the World Cup. In nine days, in 47 disciplines with qualification competitions and in the sprinters with prerolls and intermediate races, the participants of the finals will be determined, whose winners will be the new world champions. The center of the competitions is the Olympic Stadium - the routes of the marathon and go-around competitions with start and finish at the Brandenburg Gate lead through the center of Berlin. More than 500,000 spectators from all over the world are expected in Berlin's Olympic Stadium alone. In addition, there are many international athletics fans - not to mention the 3,500 media representatives from all over the world. a. report for the world's four billion viewers in front of the TVs. German medal hopes are above all the two reigning world champions in the German team: the hammer thrower Betty Heidler and the discus thrower Franka Dietzsch - but also the middle distance runner Jan Fitschen and the shot put Nadine Kleinert expect good chances for a place on the podium. After Stuttgart in 1993, it is the second time that the World Championships in Athletics have been organized in Germany. Pole vault: The jump with the staff is technically demanding. The rod is made of carbon fibers, is five inches thick and hollow inside. In the jumps, a distinction between vertical jumps (high jump and pole vault) and horizontal jumps (long jump and triple jump).