World Athletics

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 (905 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• World Athletics was a member of International Olympic Committee^[3].
• World Athletics was a member of Association of Summer Olympic International Federations^[4].
• World Athletics was a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations^[5].
• World Athletics is in the country of Monaco^[6].
• World Athletics's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body^[7].
• World Athletics's instance of is recorded as track and field athletics federation^[8].
• World Athletics's official language is recorded as English^[9].
• World Athletics's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• World Athletics's logo image is recorded as World Athletics logo.svg^[11].
• World Athletics's headquarters location is recorded as Monaco^[12].
• World Athletics's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122269551^[13].
• World Athletics's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148709621^[14].
• World Athletics's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124040317^[15].
• World Athletics's GND ID is recorded as 214898-5^[16].
• World Athletics's GND ID is recorded as 10050595-8^[17].
• World Athletics's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005093264^[18].
• World Athletics's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2020032931^[19].
• World Athletics's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16140188h^[20].
• World Athletics's IdRef ID is recorded as 073407658^[21].
• World Athletics's child organization or unit is recorded as North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association^[22].
• World Athletics's child organization or unit is recorded as Confederation of African Athletics^[23].
• World Athletics's child organization or unit is recorded as Asian Athletics Association^[24].
• World Athletics's child organization or unit is recorded as European Athletic Association^[25].
• World Athletics's Commons category is recorded as World Athletics^[26].
• World Athletics's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36555095^[27].

Body

Founding

+1912-07-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of World Athletics^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Stockholm^[29].

Identity

World Athletics's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[30]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'WA'}^[31].

Leadership

World Athletics's chairperson is recorded as Sebastian Coe^[32].

Operations

World Athletics's headquarters location is recorded as Monaco^[12]. Subsidiaries include North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association^[22], an international sport governing body^[33], founded in 1988^[34], headquartered in Santurce^[35]; Confederation of African Athletics^[23], an international sport governing body^[36], founded in 1973^[37], headquartered in Dakar^[38]; Asian Athletics Association^[24], an international sport governing body^[39], founded in 1973^[40], headquartered in Bangkok^[41]; and European Athletic Association^[25], an international sport governing body^[42], in Switzerland^[43], founded in 1969^[44], headquartered in Lausanne^[45].

Why It Matters

World Athletics ranks in the top 4% of international_sport_governing_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (905 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]