The General Secretary of Sports and President of the Organising Committee of World Athletics Final IAAF/VTB Bank, Mr. Stavros Douvis, expressed his satisfaction for the fact that the IAAF was delighted of the high level of the organization.

“A great competition is over in the best way for Thessaloniki. I want to point, not only the satisfaction of the people of IAAF, but their enthusiasm for the high level of the organization.  Greece has continued the expert tradition of organizing successfully big sporting events”, mr. Douvis said, after the closing ceremony of the games.