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Paraguayan Athletics Federation

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Sport
  
Athletics

Abbreviation
  
FPA

Regional affiliation
  
CONSUDATLE

Jurisdiction
  
Federation

Affiliation
  
IAAF

Paraguayan Athletics Federation

Founded
  
December 12, 1947 (1947-12-12)

The Paraguayan Athletics Federation (FPA; Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Paraguay. It is located at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes in Asunción, where it hosts monthly National Athletics Evaluative Competitions and National Championships at its athletics stadium.

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History

FPA was founded on December 12, 1947. First president was Juan Alfonso Borgognon.

Former hurdler Francisco Rojas Soto headed the federation for almost twenty years until 2013. Current president is Myrta Doldán.

Affiliations

FPA is the national member federation for Paraguay in the following international organisations:

  • International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
  • Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; South American Athletics Confederation)
  • Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
  • Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)

    • Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

  • Paraguayan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Paraguayo)

    • National records

    FPA maintains the Paraguayan records in athletics.

    Affiliated clubs

    List of athletics clubs in Paraguay

    References

    Paraguayan Athletics Federation Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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