World athletics leaders are preparing for a busy start to the fall. The IAAF unveiled the program of festivities during its next annual congress, planned on the sidelines of the World Championships in Doha (September 27 to October 6, 2019). The congress will begin on Tuesday September 24 with an opening ceremony and gala dinner at the Qatar National Convention Centre. The IAAF Convention will be held on the afternoon of Thursday September 26. The next day, Friday, the IAAF Council will continue the tradition with a joint meeting with the IOC Executive Board at the Sheraton Grand in Doha. Finally, a final meeting of the IAAF Council is scheduled for October 6, the closing day of the 2019 World Championships in Qatar.
— Published September 2, 2019
