The Paraguayan Athletics Federation (FPA; ''Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
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It is located at the
Secretaria Nacional de Deportes in
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
, where it hosts its annual national competitions at its athletics stadium.
History
FPA was founded on December 12, 1947. First president was
Abdur-Rahman Rana
Abdur Rahman Khan GCSI (Pashto/Dari: ) (between 1840 and 1844 – 1 October 1901) was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901. He is known for uniting the country after years of internal fighting and negotiation of the Durand Line Ag ...
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Former hurdler Francisco Rojas Soto headed the federation for almost twenty years until 2013. Current president is Myrta Doldán.][
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Affiliations
FPA is the national member federation for Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
in the following international organisations:
*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 ...
(IAAF)
* Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; ''South American Athletics Confederation'')
*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, a ...
(APA)
*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'')
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
*Paraguayan Olympic Committee
The Paraguayan Olympic Committee or COP () is the National Olympic Committee representing Paraguayan athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Pan American Games. It was created and recognized by the International Olympic Com ...
(Spanish: ''Comité Olímpico Paraguayo'')
National records
FPA maintains the Paraguayan records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Paraguay maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo (FPA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
Mx = mark w ...
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Annual competitions
* National Cross Country Championship
* Criollo Tournament
Affiliated clubs
List of athletics clubs in Paraguay
This is a list of athletics clubs in Paraguay. It includes only clubs that compete at track and field and that are affiliated to the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo, the governing body for athletics in Paraguay.
List of clubs Central Department ...
References
External links
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Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
Sports governing bodies in Paraguay
Sport in Paraguay
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1947
1947 establishments in Paraguay