The French Athletics Federation (, FFA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in France.

History

FFA is the heir to the

Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques The Union of French Athletic Sports Societies () was a sports governing body in France. During the 1890s and early 1900s it organised numerous sports including athletics, cycling, field hockey, fencing, croquet, and swimming. However it is perh ...

(USFSA), founded November 20, 1887. In 1912, a French delegation was present at the conference in

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that founded the

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(IAAF) with 17 national federations.

Controversies

In August 2024, sprinter Muhammad Abdallah Kounta was suspended by the President of the French Athletics Federation for publishing comments inciting hatred on social media, including inciting hatred against France, white people, Christians, and Jews, as well as support for the Islamist group

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."French Olympic Athlete Kounta Suspended For Inciting Hatred On Social Media,"
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2024. Among Kounta's posts, he expressed a desire to "kill Little White.""Athlete Muhammad Abdallah Kounta prov after discovery of his pro-Hamas and anti-White tweets,"
Entrevue.fr, August 15, 2024. The Federation President also made a report to the Public Prosecutor, as well as to the Federation's Disciplinary Committee, which will consider banning him permanently.

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Regional Councilor Patrick Karam, the right-hand man of the President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France

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, called for the "heaviest sanctions" to be levied against Kounta, including Kounta's permanent removal by the Federation's Disciplinary Committee."Frenchman Muhammad Abdallah Kounta suspended by athletics federation for hate speech – Libération," DaryFR.euro
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Organisation

The French Athletics Federation is governed by a president and seven vice-presidents, a general secretary, and a general treasurer.

Board

*President: Bernard Amsalem *General secretary: Doris Spira

Kit suppliers

France's kits are currently supplied by Asics.

References

External links

*
Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:French Athletics Federation

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Athletics Athletics in France National governing bodies for athletics Sports organizations established in 1920