French Athletics Federation
Sport | Athletics |
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Abbreviation | FFA |
Founded | November 20, 1920 |
Affiliation | World Athletics |
Affiliation date | 1912 |
Regional affiliation | EAA |
President | Bernard Amsalem |
Secretary | |
Replaced | Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques |
Official website | |
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The French Athletics Federation (French: Fédération française d'athlétisme - FFA), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in France.
History[]
FFA is the heir to the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), founded November 20, 1887. In 1912, a French delegation was present at the conference in Stockholm that founded the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) with 17 national federations.[1]
Organisation[]
The French Athletics Federation is governed by a president and seven vice-presidents, a general secretary, and a general treasurer.
Board[]
- President: Bernard Amsalem
- General secretary:
Kit suppliers[]
France's kits are currently supplied by Asics.
See also[]
- Athletics in France
- Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques
- French records in athletics
References[]
- ^ "Histoire de la FFA" (in French). athle.fr. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
External links[]
- (in French) Official site
Categories:
- National members of the European Athletic Association
- Sports governing bodies in France
- Athletics in France
- National governing bodies for athletics
- Sports organizations established in 1920
- Track and field athletics stubs
- French organization stubs