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, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
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It is located at the
Secretaria Nacional de Deportes in
Asunción
Asunción (, ) 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 Asunción in the north ...
, 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.
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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, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
in the following international organisations:
*World Athletics
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ...
* Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; ''South American Athletics Confederation'')
*Association of Panamerican Athletics
The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') is a new regional confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within No ...
(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 Comm ...
(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:
Men
Women
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Women
Notes
References
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Annual competitions
* National Cross Country Championship
* Criollo TournamentParaguay Marathon Club
Paraguay Marathon Club (initialed PMC) is a track and field athletics club based in the city of Asunción in Paraguay. The club is affiliated with the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo. The current president of the Paraguay Marathon Club is Myr ...
(PMC) Tournament
Affiliated clubs
List of athletics clubs in Paraguay
References
External links
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Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
Sports governing bodies in Paraguay
Sport in Paraguay
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1947
1947 establishments in Paraguay