IAAF becomes World Athletics
IAAF becomes World Athletics Athletics, a sport that was founded in antiquity, has continued to adapt through the centuries, offering a dynamic, life-enhancing sport. On 17 July 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden, following the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in the Swedish capital, the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) was founded as the world governing body for the sport of track and field athletics. During the 10 decades that followed, athletics underwent many changes which reflected the political and socio-economic evolution of the wider world. Even the IAAF’s name has changed, in 2001 becoming the ‘International Association of Athletics Federations’ to reflect the growth of a professional sporting world which did not exist in 1912, and then again now 2019 to ‘World Athletics’. World Athletics World Athletics was founded to fulfill the need for a world governing authority, for a competition program, for standardised technical equipment and for a list of official world records. All of these requirements remain today. Yet in an ever-changing world, international sport federations such as World Athletics need to be proactive when trying to reach new audiences and find new hosts for their events. It is also fundamental that they fully understand that athletics is no longer just about high performance, gold medals and records, but also about ‘sport for all’ and about ensuring that the maximum number of citizens are able to participate in athletics. This means, of course, the thriving world of road running, which is where the majority of people actually connect directly with the world of athletics, but it is also athletics in schools, where World Athletics is keen to ensure that we reach the maximum number of children, all over the world, starting at the age of seven but also including youngsters in their teens, where the drop-off from sport is most acute. Despite such inherent benefits, World Athletics recognises that athletics is competing for the public’s attention in an ever more varied and complex media and entertainment-driven world, but also that they properly embrace matters touching on social responsibility, the environment and all matters that help advance athletics as a force to change the world for good. Athletics disciplines are among the oldest of all sporting competitions known to mankind, with ‘run, jump, throw’ the natural and universal forms of human physical expression. The sport also offers broader values that help us deal with life’s challenges. They are also adapting our competition programs to reflect the increasing diversity of attractions from which the public can now choose. Attracting, and most importantly retaining, the young as both participant and spectator are essential if athletics is to retain its appeal. But they are also closely linked to the masters’ athletics movement as well as ultra-distance running and mountain racing. The biennial World Athletics Championships is the jewel of the World Athletics Series of events which also includes indoor, U20, relays, cross country, race walking and road running during a four-year cycle of World Championships and/or Cup events for each of these types of competition. Athletics also carries the mantle of being the Olympics Games’ leading sport. Athletics is the main spectator stadium sport of the Games, central to the success of each summer celebration. The histories of athletics and the Olympic Games are closely entwined and World Athletics is extremely proud of this association. Both the World Athletics Championships and the Olympic Games continue to play to packed stadiums and attract TV audiences in their billions. The marketing potential of each edition of the World Athletics Championships is excellent with only the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup bigger in terms of global reach and impact. The next World Athletics Championships will be hosted in Eugene, USA (2021) and Budapest, Hungary (2023). The wide variety in the type, size and scope of the rest of the World Athletics Series of competitions with their different demands in terms of logistics, budget and facilities also means that there are World Athletics events available to fit the hosting ambitions and resources of cities, large and small, among most of the sport’s 200+ national member federations. Showing the sport’s ability to innovate and respond to changing demands, an exciting new team competition, the World Athletics Relays, was launched in 2014 in Nassau, The Bahamas and has now been staged on three further occasions, most recently in Yokohama. This variety extends beyond championships. In 2010 a new global one-day competition structure was unveiled. It is headed by the Diamond League of 14 invitational track and field meetings in Africa, Asia, Europe, and USA. The World Challenge, which includes meetings across all six World Athletics areas, provides the second tier of elite international competition. All these play out to large stadium and TV audiences around the world. As World Athletics enters its second century of existence, our aim is to further enhance a vibrant sport to offer new and exciting prospects for athletes and spectators alike. World Athletics is working hard to ensure that every area of their sport is reviewed, tested and encouraged to strive for athletics excellence. About World Athletics The Principality of Monaco has been home to World Athletics since October 1993. After more than 30 years in Sweden (1912-1946) and more than 40 years in the UK (1946-1993), World Athletics moved to Southern Europe following a decision taken at the 39th Congress in August 1993 in Stuttgart. The new headquarters were officially inaugurated on 10 June 1994. The World Athletics headquarters are situated at 6-8, Quai Antoine 1er, on Monaco’s Port Hercules. The World Athletics headquarters are situated at 6-8, Quai Antoine 1er, on Monaco’s Port Hercules. As well as the offices of the President and the CEO, 12 World Athletics departments are based at HQ: broadcast, commercial, communications, competitions & events, development, finance & administration, governance, member & international relations, health & science, heritage, information technology, legal & business affairs and marketing. World Athletics has a staff of approximately 70 from nearly 20 different nationalities. World Athletics HQ 6-8, Quai Antoine 1er,
Thor 9 Cage on the big stage in London!
Thor 9 Throw Cage on the big stage in London! The PHS Thor 9 Hammer Throw Cage was installed for the prestigious IAAF Diamond League and IPC Grand Prix at the Müller Anniversary Games, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium 22-23 July. The two-day event saw over 40,000 spectators attending. The next round of the IAAF Diamond League Müller Grand Prix Birmingham brings the very best athletes in the world to the UK’s Second City for one jam-packed afternoon of world-class athletics on Sunday 18 August. Birmingham successfully secured the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium. https://youtu.be/NklyO57yBUA RECENT POSTS UK Throw Cage Roll-Out Continues Home of Throws in New Zealand (Pulman Park) Thor 9 Throw Cage for the 2023 Island Games (UK) IAAF becomes World Athletics Thor 9 Cage on the big stage in London! Guernsey about to receive the most innovative throw cage in 50 years Thor Throw Cages Danger Zones – Video Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA) The Sports And Play Industry Association (SAPIA) awards are open for 2019 2018 Commonwealth Games Post Report Highlighting our Hammer Cage Sizes 7NEWS Gold Coast 'Games Boomers' report PHS Founder Trevor Bowman interviewed for the local nightly Gold Coast 7 NEWS Thor 9 Open Day at Ashton Athletics Field UK London Stadium acquires IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus throw cage Ashton Athletics Field ready for IAAF accredited Thor 9 cage 2018 All Schools Championship in QLD UK Athletics launch programme of cage modernisation Track and Field Athlete Nick Miller at Commonwealth Games PHS receive beautiful plaque from USPTO
Guernsey about to receive the most innovative throw cage in 50 years
Guernsey is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy and lies roughly north of Saint-Malo and to the west of Jersey and the Cotentin Peninsula. The XIX Island Games will be held in Guernsey, Channel Islands in summer 2021 and be the third time that the island has hosted the games. The first being in 1987, the second in 2003. The week long event will see around 3,000 competitors from 24 islands take part in 14 sports. This will be the 3rd Thor 9 hammer discus cage exported to Europe/UK in the past 6 months. Play Hard Sports Equipment (PHS) provided a similar Thor 9 Hammer Cage at the London Stadium / Olympic Park via Sport & Play UK
Thor Throw Cages Danger Zones – Video
Trevor Bowman & the Thor Cages – must watch video! Trevor Bowman, the owner and designer of the Thor and Apollo Throw Cages, explains how both the Thor 9 and Thor 10 Hammer Discus Throw Cages are World Athletics Compliant and takes you through the design of each of these Cages. Trevor also highlights the Danger Zones involved and how the Throw Cages can benefit you and provide much more than a traditional outdated designed cage. https://youtu.be/XTwWYctxC-w RECENT POSTS UK Throw Cage Roll-Out Continues Home of Throws in New Zealand (Pulman Park) Thor 9 Throw Cage for the 2023 Island Games (UK) IAAF becomes World Athletics Thor 9 Cage on the big stage in London! Guernsey about to receive the most innovative throw cage in 50 years Thor Throw Cages Danger Zones – Video Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA) The Sports And Play Industry Association (SAPIA) awards are open for 2019 2018 Commonwealth Games Post Report Highlighting our Hammer Cage Sizes 7NEWS Gold Coast 'Games Boomers' report PHS Founder Trevor Bowman interviewed for the local nightly Gold Coast 7 NEWS Thor 9 Open Day at Ashton Athletics Field UK London Stadium acquires IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus throw cage Ashton Athletics Field ready for IAAF accredited Thor 9 cage 2018 All Schools Championship in QLD UK Athletics launch programme of cage modernisation Track and Field Athlete Nick Miller at Commonwealth Games PHS receive beautiful plaque from USPTO
Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA)
Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA) PHS North American partner Gill Athletics has recently installed the THOR 10 Hammer Discus Cage at the University of Iowa. The Thor 10 Hammer Throw Cage looks wow, with the poles powder coated black. The Thor 10 meets NCAA and World Athletics Specifications as it’s World Athletics Certified, as well as Engineer Certified. Photo credit: Litania Sports Marketing Team (LSG Marketing Team) and Mike Cunningham – Gill Athletics Business Development manager https://youtu.be/zJL6MZPoUx0 RECENT POSTS UK Throw Cage Roll-Out Continues Home of Throws in New Zealand (Pulman Park) Thor 9 Throw Cage for the 2023 Island Games (UK) IAAF becomes World Athletics Thor 9 Cage on the big stage in London! Guernsey about to receive the most innovative throw cage in 50 years Thor Throw Cages Danger Zones – Video Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA) The Sports And Play Industry Association (SAPIA) awards are open for 2019 2018 Commonwealth Games Post Report Highlighting our Hammer Cage Sizes 7NEWS Gold Coast 'Games Boomers' report PHS Founder Trevor Bowman interviewed for the local nightly Gold Coast 7 NEWS Thor 9 Open Day at Ashton Athletics Field UK London Stadium acquires IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus throw cage Ashton Athletics Field ready for IAAF accredited Thor 9 cage 2018 All Schools Championship in QLD UK Athletics launch programme of cage modernisation Track and Field Athlete Nick Miller at Commonwealth Games PHS receive beautiful plaque from USPTO
The Sports And Play Industry Association (SAPIA) awards are open for 2019
2019 SAPIA Awards PHS are submitting an entree under the “Innovation category” with our flagship IAAF certified THOR hammer and discus cage profiled at the XXI Commonwealth Games Gold Coast. The largest sporting event in Queensland’s history. The THOR 10 cage benefits to track builders, schools, clubs and councils: • Only 4 main poles instead of the standard 8-10 pole uprights.• The lightweight aluminium 4 pole superstructure are assembled on the ground and raised by an ‘easy motion’ hand winch pulley (provided). No heavy machinery is required• Erected and dismantled by only 2 people in a 6-hour timeframe – including netting – without a crane.• Nets can remain erected longer for greater usability for the athlete training 24/7, 365 days a year• Fewer implement strikes, with the superstructure skeleton positioned safely away from the netting• 90kph wind rating (with net up)• Great vision for spectators• The athletes do not feel claustrophobic• IAAF certified• NCAA Compliant• Engineer Certified RECENT POSTS UK Throw Cage Roll-Out Continues Home of Throws in New Zealand (Pulman Park) Thor 9 Throw Cage for the 2023 Island Games (UK) IAAF becomes World Athletics Thor 9 Cage on the big stage in London! Guernsey about to receive the most innovative throw cage in 50 years Thor Throw Cages Danger Zones – Video Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA) The Sports And Play Industry Association (SAPIA) awards are open for 2019 Play Hard Sports Equipment Case Study from the 2018 Commonwealth Games post report Confusion about Athletic Hammer Cage Sizes 7NEWS Gold Coast 'Games Boomers' report PHS Founder Trevor Bowman interviewed for the local nightly Gold Coast 7 NEWS IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus cage is up and ready for the Open Day at Ashton Athletics Field Play Hard Sports Equipment (PHS) Open Day invite London Stadium acquires IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus throw cage Ashton Athletics Field ready for IAAF accredited Thor 9 cage The 2018 All Schools Championships has been run and won in Cairns Queensland UK Athletics has announced a programme of cage modernisation British track and field athlete Nick Miller with a games record of 80.26m. Commonwealth Games Gold Coast
2018 Commonwealth Games Post Report
PHS Case Study from the 2018 Commonwealth Games One year on from the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast, CGF President Dame Louise Martin has congratulated the Games Partners on this special milestone, which has been marked by the publication of the official Post Games Report, detailing the benefits and legacy impacts of the Games on Queensland communities. Play Hard Sports Equipment Case Study – Page 48 “During the course of the Commonwealth Games, Play Hard supplied 26 different sporting products, most of which were custom designed such as volleyball player’s shelters, beach volleyball observation chairs, remote controlled vehicles used for transporting equipment back to the athletes, hockey player shelters, mountain biking padding, podium transport boxes, and tailored boxing stand bell.” https://thecgf.com/news/one-year-gold-coast-continues-shine-post-commonwealth-games-glory The GC2018 Post Games Report highlights: The Games are estimated to deliver a $2.5 billion economic boost to Queensland, including $1.8 million to the Gold Coast. Approximately 82 percent of Games-wide contracts, worth nearly $1.7 billion, were awarded to Queensland businesses. Growth in trade and investment is estimated to be worth $840 million largely driven by the opportunities identified through the Trade 2018 program. 20,000 pieces of sports equipment gifted to schools, councils, sporting organisations and communities across Queensland. Festival 2018, the arts and culture program, was the largest arts and culture event ever hosted in Queensland attracting more than 1.1 million attendances. The GC2018 RAP (Reconciliation Action Plan) delivered an increase in procurement opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, generating more than $14 million in contracts and revenue for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses. The Games are estimated to support more than 21 000 jobs on a yearly full-time equivalent basis (FTEY) over the nine-year period before, during and after the Games. About 1.3 million visitors will be attracted to Queensland as a result of Games, including 448 000 over the four years post-Games. These visitors are predicted to generate $1.1 billion in expenditure over the nine-year period, including more than $450 million in the four years post-Games. Queensland and the Gold Coast continue to attract an increasing number of major national and international events with its reputation as a world-class events destination. RECENT POSTS UK Throw Cage Roll-Out Continues Home of Throws in New Zealand (Pulman Park) Thor 9 Throw Cage for the 2023 Island Games (UK) IAAF becomes World Athletics Thor 9 Cage on the big stage in London! Guernsey about to receive the most innovative throw cage in 50 years Thor Throw Cages Danger Zones – Video Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA) The Sports And Play Industry Association (SAPIA) awards are open for 2019 2018 Commonwealth Games Post Report Highlighting our Hammer Cage Sizes 7NEWS Gold Coast 'Games Boomers' report PHS Founder Trevor Bowman interviewed for the local nightly Gold Coast 7 NEWS Thor 9 Open Day at Ashton Athletics Field UK London Stadium acquires IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus throw cage Ashton Athletics Field ready for IAAF accredited Thor 9 cage 2018 All Schools Championship in QLD UK Athletics launch programme of cage modernisation Track and Field Athlete Nick Miller at Commonwealth Games PHS receive beautiful plaque from USPTO
Highlighting our Hammer Cage Sizes
Highlighting our Hammer Cage Sizes It seems to be a little known fact that there are two hammer cage sizes approved by IAAF. The 9m cage has a 53 degree danger angle with 3.2m wide gates pivoting 4.2m forward of the circle centre. The gates close to 140mm of the centre axis of the cage. Denis Wilson from Athletics Australia instigated the move for IAAF certification of this size over four years ago. The 2m wide gates on existing 9m cages can be changed to 3.2m which would decrease the danger zone to 53 degrees. This may make a 9m cage compliant to IAAF but would not be certified. Our Thor 9 and Thor 10 Hammer Throw Cages are both IAAF Certified (now World Athletics) and have also been Certified by a Structural Engineer. Check out our video below where Trevor Bowman, the owner and designer of the Thor Cages, explains the dimensions of the Thor cages and how they comply internationally with IAAF. RECENT POSTS UK Throw Cage Roll-Out Continues Home of Throws in New Zealand (Pulman Park) Thor 9 Throw Cage for the 2023 Island Games (UK) IAAF becomes World Athletics Thor 9 Cage on the big stage in London! Guernsey about to receive the most innovative throw cage in 50 years Thor Throw Cages Danger Zones – Video Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA) The Sports And Play Industry Association (SAPIA) awards are open for 2019 2018 Commonwealth Games Post Report Highlighting our Hammer Cage Sizes 7NEWS Gold Coast ‘Games Boomers’ report PHS Founder Trevor Bowman interviewed for the local nightly Gold Coast 7 NEWS IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus cage is up and ready for the Open Day at Ashton Athletics Field Play Hard Sports Equipment (PHS) Open Day invite London Stadium acquires IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus throw cage Ashton Athletics Field ready for IAAF accredited Thor 9 cage The 2018 All Schools Championships has been run and won in Cairns Queensland UK Athletics has announced a programme of cage modernisation British track and field athlete Nick Miller with a games record of 80.26m. Commonwealth Games Gold Coast
7NEWS Gold Coast ‘Games Boomers’ report
7NEWS Gold Coast PHS ‘Games Boomers’ Report Check us out! After a successful event of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, we’ve had the privilege of welcoming visitors of 7NEWS Gold Coast at our Factory in Burleigh Heads, where they were showcasing how businesses are thriving after the recent Commonwealth Games and how much of a positive impact it has made on local companies. “Play Hard Sports Equipment (PHS) supplied Athletics Track and Field assets for the XXI Commonwealth Games Gold Coast. A year on, they have experienced great international recognition of their sports equipment enabling partnerships from international sports companies.” 7News Gold Coast ‘Games Boomers’ report – check us out! Timecode: 6.03min RECENT POSTS UK Throw Cage Roll-Out Continues Home of Throws in New Zealand (Pulman Park) Thor 9 Throw Cage for the 2023 Island Games (UK) IAAF becomes World Athletics Thor 9 Cage on the big stage in London! Guernsey about to receive the most innovative throw cage in 50 years Thor Throw Cages Danger Zones – Video Thor 10 hosted at the University of Iowa (USA) The Sports And Play Industry Association (SAPIA) awards are open for 2019 2018 Commonwealth Games Post Report Highlighting our Hammer Cage Sizes 7NEWS Gold Coast 'Games Boomers' report PHS Founder Trevor Bowman interviewed for the local nightly Gold Coast 7 NEWS IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus cage is up and ready for the Open Day at Ashton Athletics Field Play Hard Sports Equipment (PHS) Open Day invite London Stadium acquires IAAF certified Thor 9 hammer discus throw cage Ashton Athletics Field ready for IAAF accredited Thor 9 cage The 2018 All Schools Championships has been run and won in Cairns Queensland UK Athletics has announced a programme of cage modernisation British track and field athlete Nick Miller with a games record of 80.26m. Commonwealth Games Gold Coast
PHS Founder Trevor Bowman interviewed for the local nightly Gold Coast 7 NEWS
A year on from the XXI Commonwealth Games Gold Coast and local Gold Coast news (network 7) visited PHS to interview the business owners Trevor and Radmila Bowman on the continued success they are experiencing, a year on from the biggest athletics sporting event Queensland has ever seen. The report will be broadcasted on 7 Gold Coast local news on Wednesday 3 April.