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Venezuelan Athletics Federation
The Venezuelan Athletics Federation (FVA; ''Federación Venezolana de Atletismo'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Venezuela. Current president is Wilfredys León. He took office in June 2010. History FVA was founded in 1948. Affiliations FVA is the national member federation for Venezuela in the following international organisations: *World Athletics *CONSUDATLE, Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; ''South American Athletics Confederation'') *Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) *Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Ibero-American Athletics Association'') *Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: *Venezuelan Olympic Committee (Spanish: ''Comité Olímpico Venezolano'') Members FVA comprises the 23 States of Venezuela, regional associations (plus capital district) of Venezuela. National records FVA maintains the Venezuelan re ... [...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] |
