Algerian Athletics Federation

Algerian Athletics Federation
AAF
IOC nationALG
National flagAlgeria
SportAthletics
HISTORY
Year of formation1963
AFFILIATIONS
International federationWorld Athletics (WA)
WA member since1963
Continental associationConfederation of African Athletics
National Olympic CommitteeAlgerian Olympic Committee
ELECTED
PresidentYacine Louail[1]
Address

Algerian Athletics Federation (Arabic: الاتحادية الجزائرية لألعاب القوى) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics (including track and field and cross country) in Algeria, recognised by the IAAF and also a member of Confederation of African Athletics. The association is based in Algiers.

History

After Algeria's independence in 1962, the task of structuring Algerian sport was given to Mahmoud Abdoun with the help of Mustapha Agoulmine and Tayeb Mghezzi Chaâ, they founded the Algerian Athletics Federation, of which Mustapha Agoulmine became the first president.

It has been affiliated to the World Athletics called formally the International Association of Athletics Federations since 1963, and since 1974, it has been an active member of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) which manages competitions at the continental level. It is also a member of the Arab Athletics Federation[2].

References

  1. ^ "Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme : Louail nouveau président". El Moudjahid (in French). Redha Maouche. 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Le COA, une institution d'envergure pour l'Algérie indépendante". aps.dz (in French). Redaction. 17 October 2022.


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