French Athletics Federation

Governing body for the sport of athletics in France
Fédération française d'athlétisme
SportAthletics
AbbreviationFFA
FoundedNovember 20, 1920 (1920-11-20)
AffiliationWorld Athletics
Affiliation date1912 (1912)
Regional affiliationEAA
PresidentBernard Amsalem
SecretaryDoris Spira
ReplacedUnion des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques
Official website
www.athle.fr
France

The French Athletics Federation (French: Fédération française d'athlétisme - FFA), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in France.

History

FFA is the heir to the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), founded November 20, 1887. In 1912, a French delegation was present at the conference in Stockholm that founded the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) with 17 national federations.[1]

Organisation

The French Athletics Federation is governed by a president and seven vice-presidents, a general secretary, and a general treasurer.

Board

  • President: Bernard Amsalem
  • General secretary: Doris Spira

Kit suppliers

France's kits are currently supplied by Asics.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Histoire de la FFA" (in French). athle.fr. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

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