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World Athletics
World governing body for the sport of athletics
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- Sports Policy (1)
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- Athlete Qualification (1)
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World Athletics (WA), formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. Included in its charge is the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's current president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected to the four-year position in 2015, and re-elected twice in 2019 and 2023 for two further four-year terms.
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🇺🇸 Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday....
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🇺🇸 US gets exemption to send 7 women to half marathon worlds after runners led off course in errorThree U.S. runners who were mistakenly led off the course at the U.S. half marathon championships will be allowed to compete at the world road running...
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