International Association of Athletics Federations
International Association of Athletics Federations |
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Formation |
1912 |
Type |
Sports federation |
Headquarters |
Monaco |
Membership |
213 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.
Presidents
Since the establishment of the IAAF, it has had five presidents:
Area associations
Map of world with six area associations
The IAAF has a total of 213 member federations divided into 6 area associations.[1][2]
- 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 Athletics Association in Oceania
Competitions
Included in its charge are the standardization of timekeeping methods and world records. The IAAF also organizes many major athletics competitions worldwide, including:
World Athletics Series
Competition |
Frequency |
Established |
IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
Every two years |
1983 |
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics |
Every two years |
1985 |
IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
Every year |
1973 |
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |
Every year |
1992 |
IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics |
Every two years |
1986 |
IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics |
Every two years |
1999 |
IAAF World Race Walking Cup |
Every two years |
1961 |
IAAF Continental Cup† |
Every four years |
1977 |
- † = Formerly IAAF World Cup
IAAF World Athletics Series |
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Outdoor |
1983 · 1987 · 1991 · 1993 · 1995 · 1997 · 1999 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009 · 2011 · 2013 · 2015
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Indoor |
1985 · 1987 · 1989 · 1991 · 1993 · 1995 · 1997 · 1999 · 2001 · 2003 · 2004 · 2006 · 2008 · 2010 · 2012
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Continental Cup |
1977 · 1979 · 1981 · 1985 · 1989 · 1992 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006 · 2010
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Junior |
1986 · 1988 · 1990 · 1992 · 1994 · 1996 · 1998 · 2000 · 2002 · 2004 · 2006 · 2008 · 2010 · 2012
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Youth |
1999 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009 · 2011
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Cross Country |
1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
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Race Walking |
1961 · 1963 · 1965 · 1967 · 1969 · 1971 · 1973 · 1975 · 1977 · 1979 · 1981 · 1983 · 1985 · 1987 · 1989 · 1991 · 1993 · 1995 · 1997 · 1999 · 2002 · 2004 · 2006 · 2008 · 2010 · 2012
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Half Marathon |
1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
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World Championships: Records · Medalists: (men) · (women) |
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One-day events
Competition |
Established |
IAAF Diamond League |
2010 |
IAAF World Challenge Meetings |
2010 |
IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings |
2010 |
IAAF Label Road Races |
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IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings |
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IAAF World Combined Events Challenge |
1998 |
IAAF World Race Walking Challenge |
2003 |
IAAF Diamond League |
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Meets |
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix • Shanghai Golden Grand Prix • Bislett Games • Golden Gala • Adidas Grand Prix • Prefontaine Classic
Athletissima • British Grand Prix • Meeting Areva • Herculis • DN Galan • London Grand Prix • Weltklasse Zürich • Memorial van Damme
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Years |
2010 • 2011
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See also : Golden League • IAAF World Challenge • IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings |
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IAAF World Challenge |
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Melbourne Track Classic • Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar • Osaka Grand Prix • Colorful Daegu Pre-Championship Meeting • Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo • Golden Spike Ostrava • Fanny Blankers-Koen Games • Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat • Meeting de Atletismo Madrid • Athens World Challenge Tsiklitiria • Internationales Stadionfest • Rieti Meeting • Hanžeković Memorial
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IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings |
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Millrose Games • BW-Bank Meeting • Sparkassen Cup • Russian Winter Meeting • GE Galan • Reunión Internacional Atletismo Ciudad de Valencia • Indoor Flanders Meeting • Athens IAAF Indoor Meeting • AVIVA Indoor Grand Prix • Meeting Pas de Calais
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See also: IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics |
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IAAF cross country permit meetings |
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Cross de Atapuerca • Oeiras International Cross Country • Lotto Cross Cup Brussels • Great Edinburgh International Cross Country • Cross Internacional de Itálica • Antrim International Cross Country • Cinque Mulini • KCB Nairobi Cross • Chiba International Cross Country • Fukuoka International Cross Country • Eurocross • Almond Blossom Cross Country
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See also: IAAF World Cross Country Championships • Former meetings: Cross de Soria (2007-10) • Cross Valle de Llodio (2004–06) • Auchan Roncq Lille Metropole (2005) |
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IAAF World Challenges |
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Combined Events |
Multistars • Hypo-Meeting • TNT - Fortuna Meeting • Mehrkampf-Meeting
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Race Walking |
Meetings
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Grande Premio Internacional en Marcha Atletica • Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni • IAAF World Race Walking Cup • Na Rynek Marsz! • Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña • IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final
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Years
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2010
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Hammer Throw |
Grand Prix de Dakar • Osaka Grand Prix • Daegu Meeting • Grande Premio Brasil • Golden Spike Ostrava • FBK Games • Meeting de Madrid • ISTAF • Rieti Meeting • Hanžeković Memorial
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IAAF Road Race Label Events
IAAF Gold Label Road Races |
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Xiamen International Marathon • Mumbai Marathon • Tokyo Marathon • World's Best 10K Race • Lake Biwa Marathon • Lisbon Half Marathon • Seoul International Marathon • Prague Half Marathon • Paris International Marathon • Boston Marathon • London Marathon • Great Manchester Run • World 10K Bangalore • Bogota International Half Marathon • Great North Run • Berlin Marathon • Portugal Half Marathon • Chicago Marathon • Beijing International Marathon • Great South Run • Athens Classic Marathon • Frankfurt Marathon • New York City Marathon
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IAAF Silver Label Road Races |
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Osaka International Ladies Marathon • Beppu-Ōita Marathon • Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon • RAK Half Marathon • Nagoya International Women's Marathon • Rome Marathon • Rotterdam Marathon • Madrid Marathon • Freihofer's Run for Women • Prague International Marathon • Ottawa 10K Road Race • Ottawa Marathon • Metro Men’s Race 10km • Amsterdam Marathon • Gyeongju International Marathon • Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon • Chuncheon Men's Marathon • Venice Marathon • Toronto Waterfront Marathon • Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale • Turin Marathon • Zevenheuvelenloop • Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship • Singapore Marathon • San Silvestre Vallecana
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IAAF Bronze Label Road Races |
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Paris Half Marathon • Mangyongdae Prize Marathon • International Marathon Alexander the Great • Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon • Cursa Bombers de Barcelona • Salzburg Marathon • Great Ireland Run • Corrida de Langueux • JoongAng Seoul Marathon
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Defunct
Competition |
Frequency |
IAAF World Road Running Championships |
Defunct |
IAAF World Road Relay Championships |
Defunct |
IAAF World Athletics Tour |
Defunct |
IAAF Golden League |
Defunct |
IAAF Super Grand Prix |
Defunct |
IAAF Grand Prix |
Defunct |
IAAF Grand Prix Final |
Defunct |
IAAF World Athletics Final |
Defunct |
IAAF World Cross Challenge |
Defunct |
IAAF Grand Prix Final and World Athletics Final |
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Grand Prix Final era, 1985–2002 |
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1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002
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World Athletics Final era, 2002–2009 |
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2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
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IAAF World Athletics Tour (2005 – 2009) |
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Golden League |
Meetings |
Meeting Areva · Golden Gala · Bislett Games · Weltklasse Zürich · Memorial Van Damme · Internationales Stadionfest · Herculis (1998–2002)
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Years |
1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
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Super Grand Prix |
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix · Athletissima · Herculis · London Grand Prix · DN Galan
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Grand Prix |
Melbourne Track Classic · Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar · Osaka Grand Prix · Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo · Fanny Blankers-Koen Games · Reebok Grand Prix · Prefontaine Classic · Golden Spike Ostrava · Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria · Hanžeković Memorial · Meeting de Atletismo Madrid · Rieti IAAF Grand Prix · British Grand Prix · Shanghai Golden Grand Prix
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See also : IAAF Diamond League • IAAF World Challenge • World Athletics Final • World Indoor Meetings |
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See also
- List of eligibility transfers in athletics
- European Athletic Association
References
External links
International athletics |
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IAAF · World records
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World |
Olympics · World Championships in Athletics · World Indoor Championships · World Junior Championships · World Youth Championships · World Masters Championships · Continental Cup
World Cross Country Championships · World Half Marathon Championships · World Race Walking Cup
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Continental |
Asia |
AAA – Asian Championships: Outdoor • Indoor • Cross Country
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Africa |
CAA – African Championships
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North America |
NACAC – NACAC Championships • CAC Championships • NACAC Cross Country Championships
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South America |
CONSUDATLE – South American Championships • South American Cross Country Championships
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Oceania |
OAA – Oceania Championships
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Europe |
EAA – European Championships: Outdoor • Indoor • Team • Cross Country
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Seasonal |
World Marathon Majors · IAAF Diamond League · IAAF World Challenge · Combined Events Challenge · Race Walking Challenge · Hammer Throw Challenge
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Games |
All-Africa Games · Asian Games · Commonwealth Games · Mediterranean Games · Lusophony Games · Pan American Games · Universiade
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International Sports Federations |
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Federations of Olympic Summer Games |
FIFA (Football) • FINA (Aquatic Sports) • FITA (Archery) • IAAF (Athletics) • BWF (Badminton) • FIBA (Basketball) • AIBA (Boxing) • ICF (Canoeing) • UCI (Cycling) • FEI (Equestrianism) • FIE (Fencing) • IGF (Golf) • IFG (Gymnastics) • IHF (Handball) • FIH (Field hockey) • IJF (Judo) • UIPM (Modern pentathlon) • FISA (Rowing) • IRB (Rugby union) • ISAF (Sailing) • ISSF (Shooting) • ITTF (Table tennis) • WTF (Taekwondo) • ITF (Tennis) • ITU (Triathlon) • FIVB (Volleyball) • IWF (Weightlifting) • FILA (Wrestling)
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Federations of Olympic Winter Games |
IBU (Biathlon) • FIBT (Bobsleigh & Skeleton) • WCF (Curling) • IIHF (Ice hockey) • ISU (Skating Sports) • FIL (Luge) • FIS (Skiing Sports)
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International Olympic Committee |
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