IAAF President's Speech - 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 19 September 2002 - Official IAAF / LOC Press Conference held at the Hotel Melia Castilla. - [19.9.2002] “Thank you for supporting such an important IAAF competition,” says Fredericks to Montgomery On the eve of the 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics which will take place tomorrow and Saturday at the Stadium La Comunidad in Madrid, the IAAF official press conference presented a myriad of track and field talents. - [19.9.2002] Mutola aims for number four in Madrid too 18 September 2002 – Madrid - The distance from Maputo to Madrid is roughly 8000 kilometres. But that journey is nothing compared to the odyssey which has taken Maria Mutola from the dusty soccer pitches of the Mozambican capital to the Estadio de la Comunidad in the Spanish capital for this weekend's 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics. - [18.9.2002] Backley aims to spear fourth World Cup title in Madrid When Steve Backley picks up the javelin in Madrid on Saturday night, he will be aiming to produce a throw that increases the British team points -- and takes him into World Cup history. - [18.9.2002] Nine star-studded teams are prepared for World Cup 18 September 2002 – The IAAF World Cup in Athletics may principally be a team contest but that doesn’t preclude us focusing on some of the top individual performers that each of the nine teams will bring to the competition in Madrid. - [18.9.2002]