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Tap water became a hit at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere
Drink Tap Water, this is what the championships organisers requested in Tampere. Young athletes responded to their request and have been frequently filling their bottles from water taps.
Tampere is testing new pedestrian signage
Black signs and information displays guide pedestrians from the Tampere railway station and Central Square to the Ratina Stadium. New signs are part of pedestrian guidance concept created for the Tampere city centre. The aim is to increase walking and biking by developing guidance in different ways. The first signage will appear on the streets for the IAAF World U20 Championships and the guidance will continue during the construction of the Tramway.
Tampere Events App in use for the first time at the IAAF World U20 Championships
The Tampere Events App will be launched at the IAAF World U20 Championships. The app offers its users plenty of information about the event, routes and services. In the future, the app is hopefully used widely in all kinds of events in Tampere.
Opening ceremony of the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 9 July at 18.30
The official opening ceremony of the IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 will take place at the Olympic Square in Ratina on Monday, 9 July 2018 at 18.30. The event is free and open to the public. The championships will be opened spectacularly when flag bearers carry 158 flags of the participating countries to the plaza.
The IAAF World U20 Championships will serve local tap water for drinking
The IAAF World U20 Championships, organised in Tampere, Finland in July 2018, will serve local tap water for drinking. Tampere Water turns 120 years old this year and offers each IAAF World U20 participant an empty water bottle that they can fill directly from the tap during the games. To reduce plastic waste, the athletes use the same bottle throughout the games and fill it at the Tampere Water water taps that can be found at the competition and workout locations.
Changes in health centre services in Tampere
The health centre service provider for the regions of the city centre and Hervanta of the City of Tampere will change as of 1 August 2018. The new service provider will be Mehiläinen Terveyspalvelut Oy. The change will be visible to customers, for instance, in a change of location: as of August, the new location for the city centre is the Finlayson area and the Duo shopping centre for Hervanta. In spring, the city put the services out to tender. The services were previously provided by Pihlajalinna.