World Athletics

World Athletics is the international governing body for track and field, road running, cross-country, mountain and trail running, and race walking. It sets rules, sanctions competitions, and oversees world championships and records.

World Athletics Championships: A biennial global championship in track and field organized by World Athletics. This is the federation’s flagship outdoor competition for national teams.
International Amateur Athletic Federation: The organization founded in 1912 to govern international amateur athletics. World Athletics began under this name before professional sport reshaped its identity.
Sebastian Coe: A British middle-distance runner and sports administrator who became World Athletics president in 2015. As president, he has led reforms and represented the federation internationally.
Doping in athletics: The use of prohibited performance-enhancing substances or methods in track and field. The federation’s testing and sanctions directly shape how doping cases are handled.
World Athletics Indoor Championships: A biennial global championship in indoor track and field organized by World Athletics. It applies the federation’s championship system to indoor events.
International Association of Athletics Federations: The name used by the international athletics governing body from 2001 to 2019. This was the federation’s title before it adopted the shorter World Athletics name.
Lamine Diack: A Senegalese sports administrator who led the IAAF from 1999 to 2015. His presidency preceded major governance and corruption controversies.
Russian doping scandal: A state-supported doping program in Russia exposed through investigations beginning in 2014. The scandal led to prolonged restrictions on Russian athletics participation.
World Athletics Label Road Races: Road races recognized by World Athletics under quality and organizational standards. The label program extends its oversight across prominent road-running events.
World Athletics name change: The 2019 adoption of World Athletics as the governing body’s public name. The change marked a deliberate shift away from the federation’s acronym-heavy identity.

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