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World Athletics (Organization)

LC control no.no2020032931
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingWorld Athletics (Organization)
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Variant(s)World Athletics (Sports federation)
See alsoPredecessor: International Association of Athletics Federations
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Other standard no.Q1158
4120158369766501460001
Beginning date2019
Associated countryMonaco
LocatedMonaco (Monaco)
Address6-8, Quai Antoine 1er BP 359 MC 98007 Monaco Cedex
Field of activityTrack and field
Running
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Found inWorld Athletics website, March 2, 2020: home page (World Athletics) Inside World Athletics (On 17 July 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden, following the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in the Swedish capital, the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) was founded as the world governing body for the sport of track and field athletics; IAAF's name changed in 2001 to International Association of Athletics Federations and then again in 2019 to World Athletics; international sport federation; Monaco has been home to World Athletics since October 1993, after more than 30 years in Sweden (1912-1946) and more than 40 years in the UK (1946-1993); headquarters: 6-8, Quai Antoine 1er, BP 359, MC 98007 Monaco Cedex)
   <https://www.worldathletics.org/>
Wikipedia, March 2, 2020: World Athletics (World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations (both abbreviated as IAAF), is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, racewalking, mountain running and ultrarunning; type: Sports federation)
International Association of Athletics Federations. Official handbook, 2002/2003: title page (International Association of Athletics Federations) cover (IAAF)
Associated languageeng