“100 Years of Athletics Excellence” featured a remarkable range of striking exhibits from the past 100 years of history, including a replica of the track shoes used by Jesse Owens at the Berlin 1936 Olympics, the originals worn in the 1950s by Emil Zapotek and Fanny Blankers-Koen, and the most modern and sophisticated materials employed by such figures as Usain Bolt.
HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the IAAF centenary exhibition at the Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum.
The sporting roll call present at the official delegation of the International Athletics Federation included Javier Sotomayor, Alberto Juantorena, Edwin Moses, Sebastian Coe, Said Aouita, Bob Beamon, Steve Cram, David Rudisha, Pauline Danies and Steve Ovett.
