The Federation of Mexican Athletics Associations (FMAA; ''Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in
México
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. , its president was
Antonio Pineda Lozano.
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History
FMAA was founded in 1925 as ''Federación Atlética Nacional'' or ''Federación Atlética Mexicana'' and after changing its name to ''Federación Mexicana de Atletismo'' (FMA) was affiliated to the
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ...
in 1933.
In May 2011, the ''Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo'' was created.
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Affiliations
FMAA is the national member federation for
México
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
in the following international organisations:
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International Association of Athletics Federations
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, coverin ...
(IAAF)
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(NACAC)
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Association of Panamerican Athletics
The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') is a new regional confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within No ...
(APA)
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Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo
The Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Iberoamerican Athletics Association'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics of European, Latinamerican, and African countries with iberian origin and/or Spanish or Portuguese languag ...
(AIA; ''Ibero-American Athletics Association'')
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Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
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Mexican Olympic Committee
The Mexican Olympic Committee () (COM) is the organization that represents Mexican athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. It was created and formally recognized ...
(COM; ''Comité Olímpico Mexicano'')
Members
FMAA comprises the associations of the
Mexican
States, the
federal district
A federal district is a specific administrative division in one of various federations. These districts may be under the direct jurisdiction of a federation's national government, as in the case of federal territory (e.g., India, Malaysia), or the ...
, and of
IMSS,
IPN and
U.N.A.M.[
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National records
FMAA maintains the
Mexican records in athletics.
References
External links
Official Webpage(in Spanish)
FMAA on Facebook(in Spanish)
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
Sports governing bodies in Mexico
Sport in Mexico
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1925
Athletics in Mexico