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(Moncton) – The head coach for Team Germany was recently in Moncton to plan logistics in advance of next summers IAAF World Junior Championships in Track and Field being held in Moncton from July 19th to 25th, 2010.

Dietmar Chounard, the head coach for Germany’s Junior and Senior Athletics Teams, was in Moncton to tour the facilities being used for Moncton 2010 next summer including the Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium being finalized at University of Moncton, as well as the residences at U de M and Mount Allison University.

MONCTON, NB --- Larry Nelson, President of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships , announced today that Nancy McKay has been named Chief Operating Officer of the prestigious event.

“We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have an individual of this calibre to agree to be COO of what will be one of the finest world class events to ever happen in our region, said Mr. Nelson. “Nancy has an extensive background in numerous sporting and non-sporting events in this province and indeed the country.”

Moncton – The City of Moncton and the Université de Moncton have reached a partnership agreement on the construction of a 10,000-seat stadium for the IAAF World Junior Championships to be held in Moncton in 2010.

“We are pleased to join with the City of Moncton in order to make this unifying project a reality,” said Yvon Fontaine, President of the Université de Moncton. “This will foster closer ties between the university and the community at large.”