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USA Track & Field (USATF)

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USA Track & Field (USATF) is the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States, founded in 1979 as a successor to the Amateur Athletic Union's athletics division and headquartered in Indianapolis. It selects US teams for the Olympics and World Athletics Championships and sanctions major American road races and track meets, including the US Olympic Team Trials.

Facts
Body Type
Sports governing body 1
Founded
1979 1
Headquarters
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. 1
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Source Wikipedia, USA Track & Field (USATF)

Associated With

Source Wikipedia, USA Track & Field (USATF)

Governs

Athletics, Sports
Source Wikipedia, USA Track & Field (USATF)
Sources
1. Wikipedia, USA Track & Field (USATF)
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata claim, instance of
    sports governing body
  • Infobox, founded
    1979 (as The Athletics Congress)
  • Infobox, headquarters
    Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
  • Associated With: World Athletics, Section Affiliations
    USA Track & Field is the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) member federation in the United States.
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