Perdita Felicien and Carmen Douma-Hussar lining up in World Athletics Final

Friday, September 08, 2006

OTTAWA – Canada’s Perdita Felicien from Pickering, Ont. and Carmen Douma-Hussar of Cambridge, Ont. will both take part in the IAAF’s 4th World Athletics Final this weekend in Stuttgart, Germany.  Reigning Canadian champ Perdita Felicien will run the 100-meter hurdles while Carmen Douma-Hussar will take part in the 1500-metres.  Douma-Hussar recently won her 2nd national title in a row at the Canadian Championships held in Ottawa.

The entry list of the IAAF World Athletics Final is decided according to the World Athletics Tour Standings.  The top seven athletes with the greatest number of points from their five best results qualify, with the top 11 qualifying for races of 1500-metres and over.  The starting field at the World Athletics Final is of the utmost quality with 42 world champions, 24 Olympic Games medalists and 7 current world record holders entered.  Perdita Felicien is one of the world champions entered, earning the crown in 2003. 

You can catch all the action from Stuttgart on CBC September 16th starting at 2pm eastern standard time. 

Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field including cross-country running and road running. Its purpose is the pursuit of leadership, development and competition that ensures world-level performance in athletics. 

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For more information:
Mathieu Gentès
Marketing and Communications Manager
Athletics Canada
(613) 260-5580 ext. 3303
mgentes@athletics.ca  

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