The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (
Spanish
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: ''Real Federación Española de Atletismo'', RFEA), is the governing body for the sport of
athletics in
Spain
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. As of 2023, the federation has 1,323 registered clubs and 87,532 federated athletes.
History
If his first attempt to organize Interfédérale can be made back to 1917, when the first championships were held in
Spain
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, it was not until March 27, 1920 that meet in
Bilbao
Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...
a meeting with Spanish Athletics Federation for to create a ''Federación Atlética Española'': an interim board was established, chaired by Mr. Laffitte.
Kit suppliers
Spain's kits are supplied by
Joma
Joma Sport, S.A. is a Spanish sports clothing and shoes brand.
History
Joma was founded in 1965 by Fructuoso López to produce shoes for general use. The brand name comes from the given name of Fructuoso's first born son (José Manuel). In 196 ...
.
See also
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Spanish records in athletics
References
External links
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Official site
Spain
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Athletics
Athletics in Spain
National governing bodies for athletics
Organisations based in Spain with royal patronage
Sports organizations established in 1920
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