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World Athletics

International sports governing body organizing track and field athletics

1912founded
2sports & disciplines
26member associations recorded
4world championships
AbbreviationWA
Founded1912
HeadquartersMonaco
CountryMonaco
Olympic movementSummer Olympic federation (ASOIF)
Official websiteworldathletics.org
Events

World championships organised

ChampionshipSportFirst heldEveryEditions
World Athletics ChampionshipsAthletics19832 yr24
World Athletics U20 ChampionshipsAthletics19862 yr21
IAAF World Road Relay Championships until 1998Athletics19922 yr1
World Athletics Ultimate ChampionshipAthletics20242 yr—
Editions — seasons or tournaments recorded as separate entries in Wikidata.
Membership

Members

National and regional associations recorded as members of WA, by country.

31
31 members
MemberCountryLevel
Albanian Athletics FederationAlbanianational
Český atletický svaz Czech Republicnational
Athletics Fiji Fijinational
Finnish Athletics Federation Finlandnational
Fédération française d'athlétisme Francenational
German Athletics Association Germanynational
Israeli Athletics Association Israelnational
Italian Athletics Federation Italynational
Japan Association of Athletics Federations Japannational
Kosovo Athletic FederationKosovonational
Athletic Federation of MontenegroMontenegronational
Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo Portugalnational
Romanian Athletics Federation Romanianational
All-Russia Athletic Federation Russianational
Rwanda Athletics FederationRwandanational
St. Kitts Nevis AthleticsSaint Kitts and Nevisnational
Korean Association of Athletics Federations South Koreanational
Real Federación Española de Atletismo Spainnational
Swedish Athletics Association Swedennational
European Athletic Association Switzerlandinternational
Swiss Athletics Federation Switzerlandnational
Ukrainian Athletic Federation Ukrainenational
UK Athletics United Kingdomnational
Confederación Atlética del Uruguay Uruguaynational
Anguilla Amateur Athletic Federation—national
Asian Athletics Association—international
Athletics Cook Islands—national
Confederation of African Athletics—international
North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association—international
Oceania Athletics Association—international
Renaud Lavillenie—national