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BBC
Sport and UK Athletics on track
BBC
Sport has won the exclusive rights to broadcast all the key UK domestic
athletics meetings - indoor and outdoor - up to and including 2008.
Peter
Salmon, BBC Sport Director said: "This major contract with
UK Athletics ensures year-round athletics coverage across BBC television,
radio and online and complements BBC Sport's prestigious international
package of athletics which features the Olympic Games, the World
Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships."
David
Moorcroft, Chief Executive of UK Athletics said: "The BBC is
a world class broadcaster and we are proud to be continuing our
relationship with them.
"UK
Athletics looks forward to working with the BBC to help build our
sport and inspire new generations of athletes and supporters."
Steve
Cram, BBC Sport commentator, said: "A new generation of young
British stars are exploding onto the athletics scene right now and
this deal means the British public can follow their fortunes as
they take on the road to the 2004 Athens Olympics and Beijing in
2008 on BBC Sport."
The
new deal includes:
Outdoor
Meetings
•
Norwich Union International
•
Norwich Union Super League
•
Norwich Union World Trials and AAA’s Championships
•
Norwich Union London Grand Prix
Indoor
Meetings
•
Norwich Union International
•
Norwich Union Indoor Trials and AAA's Championships
•
Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix
Notes
to Editors
A
double of new rights for BBC Sport (04.07.03)
Wimbledon
to continue on the BBC for a further five years (04.07.03)
All the
BBC's digital services are now available on Freeview,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the BBC's eight television channels, interactive services
from BBCi, as well as 11 BBC radio networks.
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