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From 1 November 2019, international athletics events have been held under the rules of which body (the new name of the IAAF)?
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Answer: Option C — World Athletics
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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world governing body for track and field and related sports, changed its name to World Athletics in 2019. From 1 November 2019, all international athletics events have been held under the rules of World Athletics.
About World Athletics:
- It was founded in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden, as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), with 17 member federations.
- In 2001, its name was changed to the International Association of Athletics Federations, still shortened to IAAF, because the sport had become professional.
- In June 2019, it announced the new name "World Athletics", which formally came into use in October-November 2019.
- Its headquarters has been in Monaco since 1993; earlier it was based in London.
- Its current president is Sebastian Coe of Great Britain, a former Olympic champion middle-distance runner, who has led it since 2015.
- It governs track and field, cross-country running, road running, race walking, mountain running and ultra running.
- It organises the World Athletics Championships (first held in 1983 in Helsinki) and the Diamond League, among other events.
The Indian connection:
India's national body is the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), formed in 1946.
In 2023, Neeraj Chopra won India's first gold at the World Athletics Championships, in the javelin throw at Budapest. Earlier, Anju Bobby George won India's first medal (bronze in the long jump) at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
Why not the other options?
- ✗"Athletics International", "Global Athletics Federation" and "International Track Federation" are not real names of the governing body.
Quick tip
Remember: IAAF (founded 1912, Stockholm) renamed World Athletics in 2019; headquarters = Monaco; president = Sebastian Coe; India's AFI = 1946.
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