Waidya IAAF Technical Delegate

P.H.D. Waidyatilaka has been bestowed with yet another singal honour by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Immediately after the Beijing Olympics the IAAF has appointed Waidyatilaka as the Technical Delegate for the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix to be held over the week-end.

Technical Delegate is the highest position in an International Athletic Championship and is generally reserved for the IAAF council members.

For the IAAF to have appointed Waidyatilaka who is not a council member for the post is a clear indication of the confidence and esteem Waidyatilaka is held by the IAAF.

His mandate at the Golden Grand Prix would be the total responsibility for all technical aspects of the championship supervision of the anti doping control and evaluation of the quality aspects of the meeting.

In the star studded Shanghai Golden Grand Prix at least 10 Gold Medallists and similar number of silver & bronze medallists at the Beijing Olympics are billed to participate.

Already Yelena Isinbeyava has indicated that she is determined to better her own world record in the pole vault created just a month ago in Beijing.

Dayron Robles (Cuba) too will have a go at his own world record in the 110m hurdles which he missed at the Olympics.

Liu Xiang (China) will not be seen in action once again as he is still nursing his injury which prevented him from defending his 110m hurdles Olympic.