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Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo

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Sport
  
Athletics

Abbreviation
  
AIA

Secretary
  
Juan Alberto Scarpín

Jurisdiction
  
Association

President
  
Roberto Gesta de Melo

Founded
  
September 14, 1982 (1982-09-14)

The Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Iberoamerican Athletics Association) is the governing body for the sport of athletics of European, Latinamerican, and African countries with iberian origin and/or Spanish or Portuguese language. Current president is Roberto Gesta de Melo from Brazil.

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History

AIA was founded on September 14, 1982 in Madrid, Spain. First president was Juan Manuel de Hoz from Spain. Founder members were Portugal, Spain, and 20 Latinamerican countries. In 1996, AIA was extended by six African countries. In 2005, Andorra joined, and last, Aruba was admitted to send athletes for the 2012 Ibero-American Championships.

Championships

AIA organizes the following championships:

  • Ibero-American Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo)
  • Ibero-American Marathon/Half Marathon Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Iberoamericano de Maratón/Media Maratón)

    • Member federations

    There are 30 member federaions.

    References

    Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo Wikipedia
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