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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.
[edit] Continental associations
Map of world with six federations
The IAAF has a total of 212 member federations,[1] 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
[edit] Presidents
Since the establishment of the IAAF, it has had five presidents:
[edit] Competitions
Included in its charge are the standardization of timekeeping methods and world records. The IAAF also organizes many major athletics competitions worldwide, including:
[edit] Official Partners
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Monaco
Sweden
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Italy
Senegal
