| Toyota Motor Corporation has announced
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| | people with free tickets to come and
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| recently that it would be providing a
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| | witness the performances of some of the
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| total of 220 vehicles of which will
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| | world's top athletes. For those
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| include 134 Prius Hybrid passenger
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| | interested the ticket applications will
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| vehicles. These Toyota vehicles are to be
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| | be accepted starting July 20 through
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| used as official cars for the 11th
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| | August 6, 2007.
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| International Association of Athletics
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| | The applications may either be submitted
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| Federations (IAAF) World Championships in
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| | online or by postcard and in the event
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| Athletics Osaka 2007 (Osaka 2007) which
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| | that the number of applicants exceeds the
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| will run from August 25 through September
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| | number of tickets, a draw will be held to
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| 2, 2007 in Osaka, Japan.
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| | select ticket recipients.
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| Toyota the producer of durable and high
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| | The Green Project was launched by the
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| quality Toyota car cover is the official
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| | IAAF starting with the 11th IAAF World
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| automotive partner for the Osaka 2007.
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| | Championships in Athletics with the aim
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| Toyota has also previously become the
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| | of contributing to environmental
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| official partners for the 2003
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| | conservation. The objectives of the
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| Championships in Paris and the 2005
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| | project include implementing measures
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| Championships in Helsinki. For this
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| | that would help in reducing environmental
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| year's Osaka Championship, Toyota will be
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| | impact and at the same time collect
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| helping to promote the IAAF's
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| | donations which are to be used for
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| environmentally considerate Green Project
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| | afforestation initiatives. The IAAF also
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| by means of providing vehicles that have
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| | plans to announce more details of the
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| less damaging impact on the environment.
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| | said project soon.
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| Aside from the Prius, other vehicles such
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| | Details of the Osaka 2007
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| as the FCHV-BUS (a fuel-cell hybrid
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| | Event: 11th IAAF World Championships in
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| vehicle bus), the Alphard Hybrid minivan,
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| | Athletics Osaka 2007 (Osaka 2007)
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| and the Dyna light-duty hybrid truck are
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| | Time: August 25 - September 2 (nine days)
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| to be provided by Toyota. Aside from the
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| | Venue: Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan
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| Osaka 2007 Championship, Toyota is also
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| | Sponsor: International Association of
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| scheduled to supply the vehicles such as
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| | Athletics Federations (IAAF)
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| Welcab vehicles (especially those
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| | Scale of event: Countries/regions: 212
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| equipped vehicles) for use by those
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| | Athletes/officials: 3,200 (expected)
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| competitors in wheelchairs. These
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| | Number of events: 24 for men, 23 for
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| vehicles are to be employed for a variety
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| | women
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| of uses like for instance serving as the
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| | Event website:
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| lead vehicle or the media vehicle for men
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| | Other: The first World Championships in
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| and women's marathons plus transport
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| | Athletics was held in Helsinki, Finland
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| athletes and officials.
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| | in 1983. The event is held every two
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| For this year's championships, as a way
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| | years. This is the second time the event
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| of showing support to the children who
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| | has been held in Japan; the first was the
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| will take on the responsibilities of the
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| | 1991 Tokyo Championships held 16 years
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| next generation, Toyota will give 900
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| | ago.
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