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Confederación Atlética Del Uruguay
The Uruguayan Athletics Confederation (CAU; ''Confederación Atlética del Uruguay'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Uruguay. Current president is Lionel de Mello Estramil. He was elected for the period 2011-2015 on June 20, 2011. History CAU was founded on March 1, 1918, as Federación Atlética del Uruguay (''Uruguayan Athletics Federation''), and was later renamed to Confederación Atlética del Uruguay on May 23, 1938. It was one of three founder members of the CONSUDATLE on May 24, 1918, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Affiliations CAU is the national member federation for Uruguay in the following international organisations: *World Athletics * Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; ''South American Athletics Confederation'') *Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) *Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Ibero-American Athletics Association'') *International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) Moreover, it is part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
