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 ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatem ...
. Current president is
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 in 1933.
Recently, 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 ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatem ...
in the following international organisations:
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International Association of Athletics Federations
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(IAAF)
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(NACAC)
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Association of Panamerican Athletics
The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') is a new regional confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Northern, Central, ...
(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
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(CACAC)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
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Mexican Olympic Committee
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(COM; ''Comité Olímpico Mexicano'')
Members
FMAA comprises the associations of the
Mexican
States, the
federal district
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, 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)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Federacion Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
Sports governing bodies in Mexico
Sport in Mexico
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1925
Athletics in Mexico