World Athletics
international sports governing body organizing track and field athletics
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Summary
World Athletics is an international sport governing body[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of international sport governing body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,431 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Olympic Committee[3], Association of Summer Olympic International Federations[4], Global Association of International Sports Federations[5]
- Country: Monaco[6]
- Instance of: track and field athletics federation[7]
- Official language: English[8], French[9]
- Headquarters location: Monaco[10]
- Child organization or unit: North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association[11], Confederation of African Athletics[12], Asian Athletics Association[13], European Athletic Association[14]
- Commons category: World Athletics[15]
- Chairperson: Sebastian Coe[16]
- Has part(s): World Athletics Rankings[17]
- Inception: July 17, 1912[18]
- Sport: athletics[19]
- Location of formation: Stockholm[20]
- Official website: https://worldathletics.org[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:World Athletics[22]
- Phone number: +377 93 10 88 88[23]
- Official name: World Athletics[24]
- Main Wikidata property: P7069[25]
- Native label: World Athletics[26]
- Short name: WA[27]
- Owner of: World Athletics database[28]
- Member count: 214[29]
- Position held by head of the organization: World Athletics President[30]
- Operating area: worldwide[31]
- Fax number: +377 93 15 95 15[32]
Why It Matters
World Athletics has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]