International Association of Athletics Federations

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International Association of Athletics Federations
Formation	1912
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Monaco
Membership	212 member federations
President	Lamine Diack
Website	http://www.iaaf.org/

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.

1 Continental associations
2 Presidents
3 Competitions
4 Official Partners
5 References
6 External links

Continental associations

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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

Presidents

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

Name	Country	Presidency
Sigfrid Edström	Sweden	1912–1946
Lord Burghley	United Kingdom	1946–1976
Adriaan Paulen	Netherlands	1976–1981
Primo Nebiolo	Italy	1981–1999
Lamine Diack	Senegal	1999–

Competitions

Included in its charge are the standardization of timekeeping methods and world records. The IAAF also organizes many major athletics competitions worldwide, including:

Event	Frequency
IAAF World Championships in Athletics	Every two years
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics	Every two years
IAAF World Cross Country Championships	Every year
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships	Defunct
IAAF World Road Running Championships	Every year
IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics	Every two years
IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics	Every two years
IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Every two years
IAAF World Cup in Athletics	Every four years
ÅF Golden League	Every year
IAAF World Athletics Final	Every year

References

^ "Record 203 Member Federations to compete in Osaka", IAAF.org, 20 August 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.

External links

Official website

v • d • e IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Outdoor	1983 • 1987 • 1991 • 1993 • 1995 • 1997 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009 • 2011 • 2013
Indoor	1985 • 1987 • 1989 • 1991 • 1993 • 1995 • 1997 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012
Junior	1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010
Youth	1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009