Change of dates for Porto Alegre Stadia Championships 2013
WMA President Stan Perkins confirmed today that the dates for the conduct of the 2013WMA Stadia Championships in Porto Alegre, Brazil have been changed with the new dates being 15 to 27 October 2013. The Opening ceremony will take place on the first date with competition commencing on 16 October.
The change of dates had been requested by the LOC after an announcement that the Government had agreed to fund a complete renewal of the athletics and community facility known as CETE. Government officials met with WMA President Perkins and Secretary Winston Thomas in November to detail their plans and at that time confirmed that the full cost of the project had been approved so that work could proceed.
LOC Chairman and President of the Brazilian Masters Athletics, Francisco Hypolito, has advised that the work was to commence in January 2013 and is scheduled to be finished in June, 2013. The finish date was a major concern as the original dates for the competition were set for July and any delays with the project could have impacted the availability of the venue. Hence the decision was taken to seek a transfer of the Championships back to October.
