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ZAGREB ATHLETICS MEETING IN CREDIT

Visa International has agreed a sponsorship deal with the IAAF Grand Prix Zagreb athletics meeting.

The credit card company sponsored the 2004 Olympics in Athens and partnered Blanka Vlasic as Visa’s ambassador of the Olympic campaign in Croatia.

It will continue its Olympic Games sponsorship with Torino 2006, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

The Zagreb meeting takes place on July 11.

“We are proud to be able to further extend our association with sports by becoming the official silver sponsor of the IAAF Grand Prix Zagreb, the most distinguished athletics meet in Croatia” said Jean-Marc Tonti, area manager for Visa International.