The Chinese Athletic Association (CAA) (中国田径协会) is the national governing body for the sport of

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

in the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It became a member of the

International Association of Athletics Federations 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 ...

in 1978 and is also a member of the

Asian Athletics Association The Asian Athletics Association is the continental governing body for the sport of athletics in Asia. It is headquartered in Singapore. It organises the Asian Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions. The current president Qa ...

. The headquarters is located at 2 Tiyuguan Road,

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

; President: Duan Shijie, General Secretary: Du Zhaocai. CAA was founded in

in 1954. It is a non-governmental organization. The CAA has the corporate membership of the

All-China Sports Federation The All-China Sports Federation () is a national non-governmental, non-profit sports organization in China. It oversees a wide array of sports associations in the country. It is responsible to the State General Administration of Sports and the Mini ...

. The CAA is a national sports association in charge of the athletic sports in China recognized by the

China Olympic Committee The Chinese Olympic Committee (; List of IOC country codes, IOC code: CHN) has been the officially designated body of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) regarding the Olympic Games and other affiliated international sport federations ...

. Under the CAA there are seven committees, namely the Training Committee, the Tournament Committee, the Development Committee, the Publicity Committee, the Facility and Equipment Committee, the Medical Affairs Committee and the Secretariat. CAA also has 44 branches nationwide.

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athletic.sport.org.cn
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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Members of the All-China Sports Federation

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

National governing bodies for athletics Sports organizations established in 1954

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