Japan Association of Athletics Federations
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The is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Japan
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Presidents
- Ryuzō Hiranuma (1929 - 1958)
- Hiroshi Kasuga (1958 - 1964)
- Ichirō Kōno (1965)
- Kenzō Kōno (1965 - 1975)
- Hanji AokiHanji Aokiwas a Japanese sports official.He hailed from Chiba Prefecture. He was an active shot putter in his younger days, and became Japanese champion in 1938. He was president of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1969 to 1973 and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1975 to 1999, and vice...
(1975 - 1999) - Yōhei KōnoYohei Konois a Japanese politician and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election...
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Competitions
- IAAF World Athletics TourIAAF World Athletics TourThe IAAF World Athletics Tour was an annual global circuit of one day athletics competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations...
Osaka Meeting - Japan Championships in Athletics
- Japan College Championships in Athletics
- National High School Championships in Athletics
- National High School Ekiden
- Japan Junior Championships in Athletics
- Tokyo MarathonTokyo MarathonThe Tokyo International Marathon was a marathon for male elite runners held in Tokyo, Japan, from 1980 until 2006.It actually consisted of two marathons - the Tokyo International Marathon which took place on even years, and Tokyo-New York Friendship International Marathon which took place on odd...
- Yokohama Women's MarathonYokohama Women's MarathonThe Yokohama Women's Marathon is an annual marathon held in Yokohama, Japan, and hosted by Japan Association of Athletics Federations, TV Asahi, the Asahi Shimbun...
- Nagoya International Women's MarathonNagoya MarathonThe is an annual marathon race for female runners over the classic distance of 42 km and 195 metres, held in Nagoya, Japan in early March every year. It holds IAAF Silver Label road race status....
- Osaka International Women's Marathon
- Fukuoka International Marathon ChampionshipFukuoka MarathonThe , held in Fukuoka, Japan, is an international men's marathon race established in 1947. It is usually held on the first Sunday in December.The course record is held by Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia, running 2:05:18 in 2009 to best his own record from the previous year.-Men's winners:Winners of the...
- Biwako Mainichi MarathonLake Biwa MarathonThe held in Otsu, Shiga, is one of the prominent Japanese marathon races of the year. It is a male only competition and has IAAF Gold Label status. First held in 1946 and having taken place every year since then, it is Japan's oldest annual marathon race...
- International Chiba EkidenInternational Chiba EkidenThe International Chiba Ekiden is an annual team road running competition held in Chiba, Japan in late November. The marathon relay race, or ekiden as it is known in Japan, is one of the prominent annual races of its kind. The competition is split into six legs which combine to make up the marathon...
- Fukuoka International Cross Country Meet
- Chiba International Cross Country ChampionshipsChiba International Cross CountryThe Chiba International Cross Country is an annual cross country running competition which takes place in Chiba, Japan in mid-February. It is one of the IAAF permit meetings which serve as qualifying events for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships....
See also
- 1991 World Championships in Athletics1991 World Championships in AthleticsThe 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...
- 2007 World Championships in Athletics2007 World Championships in AthleticsThe 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
- 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships2006 IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsThe 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 1-2 April 2006 in Fukuoka, Japan.The event was once again dominated by Ethiopian and Kenyan runners and also Eritrean runners...
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships1999 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsThe 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the...