World Athletics

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World Athletics is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, overseeing global track and field, road running, and related competitions and regulations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf governing body
international sports federation
non-profit organization
continent Europe
country Monaco
dateOfRenaming 2019
formerName International Association of Athletics Federations
foundedAt Stockholm
foundingCountry Sweden
hasMemberFederations more than 200 national federations
headquartersLocation Monaco
inception 1912
logoCaption World Athletics logo
memberOf Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
Global Association of International Sports Federations
motto World Athletics: the home of running, jumping, throwing and walking
officialLanguage English
French
overseesCompetition Diamond League
World Athletics Championships
World Athletics Continental Tour
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
World Athletics Indoor Championships
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
World Athletics Relays
World Athletics U20 Championships
president Sebastian Coe
presidentStartTime 2015
regulates anti-doping in athletics
eligibility of athletes
renamedTo World Athletics
setsRulesFor athletics world records
cross country events
race walking events
road running events
track and field events
shortName IAAF
sport athletics
cross country running
mountain running
race walking
road running
track and field
ultra running
vicePresident Geoffrey Gardner
Nawab Salman Ali Khan
Sergey Bubka
Ximena Restrepo
website https://worldathletics.org


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