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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 during a war, at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. Since the 22nd Olympics in 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.

[edit] 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–

[edit] Competitions

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

[edit] World Athletics Series

Event	Frequency	Competition type
IAAF World Championships in Athletics	Every two years	IAAF World Athletics Series
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics	Every two years	IAAF World Athletics Series
IAAF World Cross Country Championships	Every year	IAAF World Athletics Series
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships	Every year	IAAF World Athletics Series
IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics	Every two years	IAAF World Athletics Series
IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics	Every two years	IAAF World Athletics Series
IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Every two years	IAAF World Athletics Series
IAAF Continental Cup	Every four years	IAAF World Athletics Series
IAAF World Athletics Final	Every year	IAAF World Athletics Series IAAF World Athletics Tour

[edit] Season events

Event	Frequency	Competition type
IAAF Diamond League	Every year	IAAF World Athletics Tour

[edit] Defunct

Event	Frequency	Competition type
IAAF World Road Running Championships	Defunct
IAAF World Road Relay Championships	Defunct
IAAF Golden League	Defunct
IAAF Grand Prix Final	Defunct

[edit] Official Partners

The Official IAAF Partners

Adidas
Epson
Samsung Group
Seiko (Official Sports Timer)
TDK
Toyota (Car Sponsor)
VTB

The Official IAAF Broadcasters

Eurovision (World Media Sponsor)
TBS (Japan Media Sponsor)

The Official IAAF Supplier

Mondo

Golden League competition

ÅF (Title sponsor for the Golden League competition)

[edit] See also

List of eligibility transfers in athletics

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Official website

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