Everything about Iaaf totally explained
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The
International Association of Athletics Federations (
IAAF) is the international
governing body for the sport of
athletics. It was founded in
1912 at its first congress in
Stockholm,
Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the
International Amateur Athletics Federation. Since October 1993 it has been headquartered in
Monaco.
Beginning in 1982, the IAAF has passed several amendments to its rules allowing athletes to receive compensation for participation in international athletics competitions. However, the IAAF retained the word "
amateur" in its name until its 2001 Congress at which the IAAF's title was changed to its current form.
The IAAF's current president is
Lamine Diack of Senegal. He became Acting President shortly after the death of the previous president,
Primo Nebiolo of Italy in November 1999, and was elected IAAF President at the IAAF's 2001 Congress.
Continental associations
The IAAF has a total of 212 member federations, which is 4 more than
FIFA and 20 more than the
United Nations.
» AAA –
Asian Athletics Association in
Asia
CAA –
Confédération africaine d'athlétisme in
Africa » CONSUDATLE –
Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo in
South America
EAA –
European Athletic Association in
Europe » NACACAA –
North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association in
North America
OAA –
Oceania Athletic Association in
Oceania
Presidents
Since the establishment of the IAAF, it has had five presidents:
Competitions
Included in its charge are the standardization of timekeeping methods and
world records. The IAAF also organizes many major athletics competitions worldwide, including:
Official Partners
Further Information
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