French Athletics Federation

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Board[edit]

Kit suppliers[edit]

France's kits are currently supplied by Asics.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

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