Površina na kojoj će se odvijati takmičenje zahvata 5.000 kvadratnih metara Competitions will take place on a total surface area of 5,000 square metres
ing, this is the first major world competition during the time of the corona. Everyone has announced their arrival: Duplantis, who’s the pole vault world record holder, Si- fan Hassan and many others. Re- ally, all of the biggest star athletes will be in Belgrade.” When it comes to the venue’s capacity, it will be reduced due to the pandemic. “The capacity will be 10,000 places, the largest championships ever organised in Serbia. After the Olympics, the biggest compe- tition is the World Athletics Cham- pionships... We have more than a thousand volunteers, security team members. We will respect all ep- idemiological conditions sought by world athletics. All athletes will have to bring negative tests and certificates and present them upon entry, while testing will al- so be performed at hotels. Every- one will have to be tested,” said Je- vrosimović. More than 220 tons of steel have been built into the structure that will provide the running track. Competitions will take place on a total surface area of 5,000 square metres. Athletes from more than 150 countries have registered, while
214 countries will have media rep- resentatives. When it comes to Serbian ath- letes, the greatest expectations fall on Ivana Španović Vuleta, who re- cently leapt 6.85 metres in Bel- grade. This is the best result of the indoor season, and we all be- lieve that we will hear the Serbian national anthem, God of Justice, performed in the “Arena” from 18 th to 20 th March. “This winter, I have a clear goal and all my wishes are directed to- wards one place: the winners’ po- dium at the “Arena”,” said our long jump star. The jewel of Swedish athlet- ics, 23-year-old Armand Gustav Duplantis, is world and Olympic champion and current pole vault indoor world record holder, with a result of 6.18 metres. He arrives in the Serbian capital in March to compete for the seventh gold of his career. “I’m looking forward to my new arrival in Belgrade. The last time I was there as a guest and promoter, this time I have a special task: to fight at the World Indoor Champi- onships, where I expect a new vic- tory and to win a new gold,” said Duplantis. See you at the athletics! Ove godine maskote Prvenstva biće šljiva Iv i malina Li the mascots for this year’s Championship will be Plum Yves and Raspberry Lee
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