Toyota will provide a wide range of official cars, which will be used for a variety of purposes including transporting athletes and officials. Specifically, Toyota plans to provide a total of 200 vehicles, including the all-new Toyota Avensis, as well as the Toyota Corolla and Yaris. Also, the second generation of the world's first mass produced hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius, which celebrated its world premiere at the New York International Automobile Show last week, will make its maiden European trip as the lead vehicle for the men and women's marathons.

In addition to being responsible for the official cars, Toyota, as an official partner, will also have the opportunity to put its company name and logo on the bibs worn by the competitors in all of the women's events and exercise its marketing rights through use of the official designations and marks.

Through becoming an official partner to the 9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Toyota is putting in practice its philosophy of "contributing to a prosperous society through automobiles" by contributing to the growth and popularity of the sport of athletics and this top-level, international sporting event. Toyota is looking forward to doing everything it can to help make this year's championships a great success.

About the World Championships in Athletics
The first World Championships in Athletics was held in Helsinki, Finland in1983. The competition was initially held once every four years, the year preceding the Olympic Games. However, ever since the 4th World Championships held in Stuttgart in 1993, following the 1991 Tokyo Championships, the event has been held every two years, preceding or following the Olympic Games.