Athletics South Africa is the national governing body for the sport of athletics (including

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

, cross country,

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and

racewalking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

) in South Africa, recognised by the

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

, and also a member of

Confederation of African Athletics The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA; French: ''Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme'') is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. It organises the African Championships in ...

. The association is based in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

. The organisation reports to the

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) ( af, Suid-Afrikaanse Sportkonfederasie en Olimpiese Komitee) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for South Africa, and the respon ...

(SASCOC). In 2011, SASCOC sacked the head of Athletics South Africa, Leonard Chuene, for financial mismanagement, misappropriation of funds,

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, and conducting a

sex verification test Sex verification in sports (also known as gender verification, or loosely as gender determination or a sex test) occurs because eligibility of athletes to compete is restricted whenever sporting events are limited to a single sex, which is gene ...

s on

Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals and three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won gold at the World Championships in 2009 ...

without her consent. Thereafter, Athletics South Africa has been a key supporter in taking Semenya's case to the

Court of Arbitration A Court of Arbitration is a court, sometimes outside of the official judicial system of a country, that resolves certain kinds of civil disputes, primarily between industrial or commercial entities, or between employers and employees. The Court o ...

and the financial costs of this action prevented it from hosting the

African Southern Region Athletics Championships The African Southern Region Athletics Championships is a biennial international outdoor track and field competition between Southern African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). Typically held over two days in June o ...

in 2019.

Affiliate Members

This is a list of provincial affiliated members of ASA, according to the constitution of ASA. *Athletics Central North West (ACNW) *Athletics Free State (AFS) *Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) *Athletics Griqualand West (AGW) *Athletics Mpumalanga (AMPU) *Athletics North West North (ANWN) *Athletics South Western Districts (ASWD) *Athletics Transkei (ATRA) *Athletics Vaal Triangle (AVT) *Boland Athletics (BOLA) *Border Athletics (BORA) *Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) *Eastern Province Athletics (EPA) *Kwa-zulu Natal Athletics (KZNA) *Limpopo Athletics (LIMA) *North Western Cape Athletics (NWCA) *Western Province Athletics (WPA)

Associate Members

This is a list of associate members of ASA. *University Sport South Africa – Athletics (USSA-Athletics) *South African Masters Athletics (SAMA) *South African Schools Athletics (SASA) *South African National Defence Force – Athletics (SANDF Athletics) *South African Police Services – Athletics (SAPS Athletics). *Disability Sport South Africa (DISSA)

Athletes

References

External links

ASA official website

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

Athletics in South Africa Sports governing bodies in South Africa National governing bodies for athletics 1894 establishments in the South African Republic {{Athletics-org-stub

Affiliate Members

Associate Members

Athletes

See also

References

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