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World Athletics
Also Known As IAAF (former name, used 1912 to 2019 in successive forms)
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World Athletics began as the International Amateur Athletic Federation, founded by 27 representatives from 17 national federations meeting in Stockholm in 1912, with Sigfrid Edstrom as its first president. It took the name International Association of Athletics Federations in 2001 and rebranded as World Athletics in June 2019. It has 214 member federations across six area associations. In 1982 it began allowing athletes to receive prize money, ending strict amateurism. In 2022 it suspended the member federations of Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine, and it has faced sustained controversy over doping and over testosterone and transgender eligibility rules for the female category.
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Body TypeInternational federation 1 FoundedFounding process began in Stockholm on 18 July 1912, overseen by Sigfrid Edstrom, and was formally completed at the 1913 congress. Headquarters FoundersFounding process began in Stockholm on 18 July 1912; 27 representatives from 17 national federations formally completed the founding of the International Amateur Athletic Federation at the 1913 congress; Sigfrid Edstrom became first president. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia, World Athletics
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, founding paragraphsQuote, History section, founding paragraphs
The process to found World Athletics began in Stockholm, Sweden, on 18 July 1912. Sigfrid Edstrom was to become the fledgling organisation's first president. At that meeting, 27 representatives from 17 national federations agreed to meet at a congress in Berlin, Germany, the following year.
1. Wikipedia, World Athletics
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