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 language. Current president is Oscar Fernández Cáceres from

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History

AIA was founded on September 14, 1982, in

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. First president was Juan Manuel de Hoz from

. Founder members were

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, and 20 Latinamerican countries. In 1996, AIA was extended by six African countries. In 2005,

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joined, and last,

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was admitted to send athletes for the 2012 Ibero-American Championships.

Championships

AIA organizes the following championships: * Ibero-American Championships ('' Spanish: Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') * Ibero-American Marathon/Half Marathon Championships ('' Spanish: Campeonato Iberoamericano de Maratón/Media Maratón'')

Member federations

There are 30 member federations.

External links

Official website

References

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