The organizers of the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup that will be held on September 04th and 05th in Split, organized a lunch for invited guests and officials in the hotel Pullman Skipper in Barcelona.
- Split is a city that has 69 winners of Olympic medals, a city of great and rich sports history and tradition in organizing major sports events. Accordingly we are excitedly awaiting the best international athletes that will come to our city in September - said the Vice-mayor of Split, Mrs. Anđelka Visković.
200 guests attended the lunch and in a very friendly and comfortable atmosphere they were informed on all details in relation to the biggest athletics competition of this year’s season.
- This is the premiere edition of the Continental Cup and not everybody can join the Europen selection. We all want that the best athletes from Europe attend the Cup and that Europe besomes best continent of the world – emphasized Mr. Hansjorg Wirtz, President of the European Athletics Federation.
- Split is ready and expects all of you. We have already completed the majority of the works on the creation and establishment of best possible conditions for the international athletes and will continue with out efforts until the 04th and 05th September when the Cup will be held – concluded
Mr. Siniša Ergotić, director of the Organizing Committee of the Continental Cup in presence of other Presidents and Senior Secretaries of the European Athletics Federations.