International Association of Athletics Federations

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International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body

Sport governing body

A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions....
for the sport of athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
. It was founded in 1912 during a war, at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. Since the 22nd Olympics in October 1993 it has been headquartered in Monaco

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
.

Beginning in 1982, the IAAF has passed several amendments to its rules allowing athletes to receive compensation for participation in international athletics competitions.

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Continental associations

The IAAF has a total of 213 member federations, which is 5 more than FIFA

FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
and 21 more constituent members than the United Nations

United Nations

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.

AAA – Asian Athletics Association

Asian Athletics Association

The Asian Athletics Association is the Asian governing body for the sport of Athletics . It is headquartered in Singapore. It organises the Asian Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions....
in Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....

CAA – Confédération africaine d'athlétisme in Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....

CONSUDATLE – Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo in South America

South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....

EAA – European Athletic Association

European Athletic Association

The European Athletic Association is the European governing body for the sport of Athletics ....
in Europe

Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....

NACACAA – North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association in North America

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....

OAA – Oceania Athletic Association

Oceania Athletic Association

The Oceania Athletics Association is the governing body of athletics in Oceania. OAA office now state in Hermit Park, Queensland, Australia....
in Oceania

Oceania

Oceania is a geography, often geopolitics, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville....

Presidents

Since the establishment of the IAAF, it has had five presidents:

Name	Country	Presidency
Sigfrid Edström Sigfrid Edström Johannes Sigfrid Edstr?m was a Sweden industrial and sports official.Edstr?m was born in the tiny village of Morlanda, on the island of Orust, Bohusl?n....		1912–1946
Lord Burghley David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter Order of St Michael and St George , styled Lord Burghley before 1956 and also known as David Burghley, was an England Athletics , sports official and Conservative Party politician....		1946–1976
Adriaan Paulen Adriaan Paulen Adriaan "Adje" Paulen was a Netherlands Athletics who competed from 1917 to 1931. During World War II, he was part of the Dutch resistance in the The Netherlands in World War II....		1976–1981
Primo Nebiolo Primo Nebiolo Primo Nebiolo was an Italy sports official, best known as president of the worldwide athletics federation International Association of Athletics Federations....		1981–1999
Lamine Diack Lamine Diack Lamine Diack is from Senegal and was the Chairman of the Board of the National Water Company "Soci?t? Nationale des Eaux" of Senegal from 1995-2001....		1999–

Competitions

Included in its charge are the standardization of timekeeping methods and world records

World records in athletics

World records in athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Records are kept for athletics at the Summer Olympics and some others....
. The IAAF also organizes many major athletics competitions worldwide, including:

Event	Frequency
IAAF World Championships in Athletics IAAF World Championships in Athletics The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially....	Every two years
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today....	Every two years
IAAF World Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations, it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships....	Every year
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is an annual half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations....	Every year
IAAF World Road Running Championships IAAF World Road Running Championships The IAAF World Road Running Championships was a world championship running competition from the International Association of Athletics Federations....	Defunct
IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics The IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics are the world championships open for junior age athletes, organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations....	Every two years
IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics The IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics is a global athletics event for competitors who are 17 or younger. The event is organized by International Association of Athletics Federations ....	Every two years
IAAF World Race Walking Cup IAAF World Race Walking Cup The IAAF World Race Walking Cup is a race walking event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis....	Every two years
IAAF World Cup in Athletics IAAF World Cup in Athletics The IAAF World Cup is an international athletics competition. It is the only world cup contested by teams representing entire continents, rather than just those of individual nations....	Every four years
ÅF Golden League	Every year
IAAF World Athletics Final IAAF World Athletics Final The IAAF World Athletics Final was inaugurated in 2003 to replace the IAAF Grand Prix Final.The former Grand Prix Final never had consistency of events included whereas the hope of the World Final is to keep to a consistent program of 35 events....	Every year

Official Partners

ÅF (Title sponsor for the Golden League competition)
Epson
Eurovision
European Broadcasting Union

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(World Media Sponsor)
Mizuno
Mondo
Seiko
Seiko

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(Official Sports Timer)
TDK
TDK

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TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System

or TBS, is a television network in Tokyo, Japan.TBS has a 28-affiliate news network called Japan News Network, as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called Japan Radio Network which TBS Radio & Communications has....
(Japan Media Sponsor)
Toyota (Car Sponsor)
VTB

International Association of Athletics Federations

Continental associations

Presidents

Competitions

Official Partners

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