Paraguayan Athletics Federation
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Jurisdiction | Federation |
| Abbreviation | FPA |
| Founded | December 12, 1947 (1947-12-12) |
| Affiliation | IAAF |
| Regional affiliation | CONSUDATLE |
| Headquarters | Secretaria Nacional de Deportes, Asunción |
| President | Myrta Doldán |
| Vice president(s) | John Zavala |
| Secretary | Amílcar Noguera |
| Official website | |
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The Paraguayan Athletics Federation (FPA; Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Paraguay.[1]
It is located at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes in Asunción, where it hosts its annual national competitions at its athletics stadium.[2]
History
FPA was founded on December 12, 1947. First president was Abdur-Rahman Rana.[1]
Former hurdler Francisco Rojas Soto headed the federation for almost twenty years until 2013. Current president is Myrta Doldán.[3][4][5][6]
Affiliations
FPA is the national member federation for Paraguay in the following international organisations:
- International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
- Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; South American Athletics Confederation)
- Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
- Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
- Paraguayan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Paraguayo)
National records
FPA maintains the Paraguayan records in athletics.
Annual competitions
- National Cross Country Championship[7]
- Criollo Tournament[8]
- Grand Prix Evaluative Open Tournament[8]
- Paraguay Marathon Club (PMC) Tournament[8]
- Club Atlético de Paraguarí (CAP) Tournament[8]
- Asociación Misionera de Atletismo (AMA) Tournament[8]
- Sajonia Tournament[8]
- Club Atlético Ñandú (CAÑ) Tournament[8]
- Villarrica Running Club (VRC) Tournament[8]
- Asociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná (AAAP) Tournament[8]
- Club de Atletismo de Encarnación (CAE) Tournament[8]
- Major Interclubs[8]
- Sol de América Tournament (SOL)[8]
- Unix Track Club (UTC) Tournament[8]
- Eladio Fernández Running Club (EFRC) Tournament[8]
- Club Atlético Águilas del Sur 15 de Mayo (CAAS) Tournament[8]
- National Senior Championship[9]
- Family Championship[10]
- Evaluative of Minors[10]
- Victory Championship[8]
- Asociación Paraguaya de Atletismo Master (ASOPAMA) Tournament[8]
Affiliated clubs
List of athletics clubs in Paraguay
References
- ^ a b El Acta de la Fundación de la Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo (in Spanish), Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo, archived from the original on May 25, 2012, retrieved September 29, 2012
- ^ "Contacto | Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ Myrta Doldán, la nueva titular de la Federación de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, March 6, 2013, archived from the original on February 2, 2014, retrieved January 20, 2014
- ^ MIRTA DOLDÁN ES NUEVA TITULAR DE LA FEDERACIÓN PARAGUAYA DE ATLETISMO (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Paraguayo, archived from the original on February 2, 2014, retrieved January 20, 2014
- ^ Federacion Paraguaya de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 7, 2013
- ^ Contacto (in Spanish), Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo, retrieved January 7, 2013[dead link]
- ^ "Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo | Cross Country 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Calendario". 5 April 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Campeonato Nacional de Mayores (Paraguay) – ConSudAtle – Prensa". Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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External links
- Official website
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