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The process to found World Athletics began in Stockholm, Sweden, on 18 July 1912 soon after the completion of the 1912 Summer Olympics in that city. At that meeting, 27 representatives from 17 national federations agreed to meet at a congress in Berlin, Germany, the following year, overseen by Sigfrid Edström who was to become the fledgling organisation's first president.
Twenty-two teams will directly book a slot for their corresponding event at the Olympics through the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, scheduled for April 20–21, in Antalya, Turkey, while the remaining three teams outside the key qualifier will be selected based on the World Athletics performance list for the mixed relays ...
March 30: 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade; April 21–22: 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya; May 4–5: 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau; August 26–31: 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima
The 2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour is the 26th edition of the global series of combined track and field event meetings organised by World Athletics. This is the third season to feature the three-tier World Tour format, dividing the meetings into three competition sub-groups: Gold, Silver and Bronze. [1]
IAAF changes the full form of its name from International Amateur Athletic Federation to International Association of Athletics Federations to reflect the sport moving away from amateurism to professionalism. [24] The name will last until 2019 when it will rename again to World Athletics.
The amendment - rubber-stamped by the World Athletics Council on Friday - applies to competitions sanctioned by World Athletics, area associations or member federations at which its rules apply.
The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, and were then spread to other parts of the world. Most modern top level meetings are held under the auspices of World Athletics , the global governing body for the sport of athletics, or its member ...
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