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. Short Circuit: The finals of the sprinters over 100 meters are always among the highlights of the athletics competitions. The fastest women and men in the world are dazzling stars of the sports scene. The range of running competitions is complemented by the 200-meter run and the squadrons over 4 x 100 meters and 4 x 400 meters, medium and long-distance runs over 400, 800, 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters and for the endurance runners the classic marathon 42.195 kilometers. Competitions take place over 20 and 50 kilometers, the latter being contested only by the men.