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.
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USA Track & Field (USATF) is a United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US).
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1979 (as The Athletics Congress)
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Based in Indianapolis, USATF is a non-profit organization with a membership of more than 130,000.
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USA Track & Field is the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) member federation in the United States.
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