Paraguayan Athletics Federation
| Paraguayan Athletics Federation FPA | |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Jurisdiction | Federation |
| Founded | December 12, 1947 |
| Affiliation | IAAF |
| Regional affiliation | CONSUDATLE |
| Headquarters | Secretaria Nacional de Deportes, Asunción |
| President | Myrta Doldán |
| Vice president | John Zavala |
| Secretary | Amílcar Noguera |
| Official website | |
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The Paraguayan Athletics Federation (FPA; Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Paraguay.[1] It is located at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes in Asunción, where it hosts monthly National Athletics Evaluative Competitions at its athletics stadium.[2]
History
FPA was founded on December 12, 1947. First president was Juan Alfonso Borgognon.[1]
Former hurdler Francisco Rojas Soto headed the federation for almost twenty years until 2013. Current president is Myrta Doldán.[3][4][5][6]
Affiliations
FPA is the national member federation for Paraguay in the following international organisations:
- International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
- Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; South American Athletics Confederation)
- Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
- Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
- Paraguayan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Paraguayo)
National records
FPA maintains the Paraguayan records in athletics.
Affiliated clubs
List of athletics clubs in Paraguay
External links
- Official Website
- Unofficial website (in Spanish)
References
- 1 2 El Acta de la Fundación de la Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo (in Spanish), Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo, retrieved September 29, 2012
- ↑ http://fpa.org.py/v1/?page_id=120
- ↑ Myrta Doldán, la nueva titular de la Federación de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, March 6, 2013, retrieved January 20, 2014
- ↑ MIRTA DOLDÁN ES NUEVA TITULAR DE LA FEDERACIÓN PARAGUAYA DE ATLETISMO (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Paraguayo, retrieved January 20, 2014
- ↑ Federacion Paraguaya de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 7, 2013
- ↑ Contacto (in Spanish), Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo, retrieved January 7, 2013
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