What is World Athletics?
'''World Athletics''' (name since October 2019, formerly known as the '''International Amateur Athletic Federation''' (from 1912 to 2001) and '''International Association of Athletics Federations''' (from 2001 to 2019), both abbreviated as the '''IAAF''') is the international sports governing body for [[athletics]]. They focus on [[track and field]], [[cross country running]], [[road running]], [[racewalking]], [[mountain running]], and [[ultramarathon|ultra running]]. They are in charge of making and forcing the rules and regulations of these sports. The organisation's president is [[Sebastian Coe]] of the [[United Kingdom]], who was elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019.<ref name=bbc0819>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/athletics/33983432|work=[[BBC]] Sport: Athletics|date=19 August 2015 |access-date=21 November 2015|title=Athletics: Sebastian Coe Elected IAAF President}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/sebastian-coe-president-congress-2019-restrep|title=Coe re-elected as IAAF President, Restrepo elected first ever female Vice President &#124; PRESS-RELEASE &#124; World Athletics}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-stub}} [[Category:Athletics]]