Marshall Islands Athletics, also known as Marshall Islands Athletics Federation (MIAF) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in

Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Intern ...

History

Athletes from the Marshall Islands participated already at the 1969 Micronesian Games, (the Marshall Islands then still being part of the

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994. History Spain initially claimed the islands that later composed the territory of the Trus ...

,) and also after re-establishment of the Games in

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. The foundation of MIAF is reported for 1987, as well as its affiliation to the IAAF in the same year.

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served as president of MIAF. Current president is former shot putter and discus thrower Rais Aho.

Affiliations

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 fo ...

(IAAF) *

Oceania Athletics Association The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Oceania. The OAA head office is located in Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. History The OAA was founded as Oceania Amateur Athletic Or ...

(OAA) Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: * Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee (MINOC)

National records

MIAF maintains the Marshallese records in athletics.

References

External links

Official Webpage
{{Sports governing bodies in the Marshall Islands

Sports in the Marshall Islands Athletics in the Marshall Islands

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 1987 1987 establishments in Oceania