Posted: March 29, 2006

Athletics: Americas To Get Live Webcast From Fukuoka

Osaka - For the first time, Athletics Fans in North, Central and South America will be able to enjoy the action from the upcoming IAAF World Cross Country Championships that will take place this coming weekend (April 1-2) in Fukuoka, Japan, through a live webcast by the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN).

In co-operation with the IAAF and their commercial partner, Dentsu, WCSN will produce the webcast which was made available on the Internet to US fans for the first time at the last IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki and most recently at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. In addition to the live webcast, a one hour summary programme will be available for each day of the competition across all of the Americas.

Highlights of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships will also be broadcast to in excess of 40 million households in the USA through their Regional Sports Networks. For further information about this webcast and video on demand service and to subscribe, please visit WCSN.com.

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