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The headquarters of World Athletics (formerly the IAAF) is located in:

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Answer: Option B — Monaco

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World Athletics, the international governing body of athletics (formerly the International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF), has its headquarters in Monaco, a small city-state on the French Riviera. It moved there from London in 1993.

About World Athletics:

  • It was founded in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden, as the International Amateur Athletic Federation.
  • It was renamed the International Association of Athletics Federations in 2001 and World Athletics in 2019.
  • Its president is Sebastian Coe of Great Britain (since 2015).
  • It organises the World Athletics Championships, the World Indoor Championships, the Diamond League and other events.

Headquarters of other major sports bodies (a common exam topic):

  • International Olympic Committee (IOC): Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • FIFA (football): Zurich, Switzerland.
  • International Cricket Council (ICC): Dubai, UAE.
  • FIH (hockey): Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • FIVB (volleyball): Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • FIBA (basketball): Mies, Switzerland.
  • FIDE (chess): Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Badminton World Federation (BWF): Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • World Boxing: Lausanne, Switzerland (formed in 2023).
  • ITF (tennis): London, UK.
  • UEFA (European football): Nyon, Switzerland.
  • Asian Football Confederation (AFC): Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Olympic Council of Asia (OCA): Kuwait City, Kuwait.
  • Commonwealth Games Federation: London, UK.
  • World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): Montreal, Canada.

Switzerland, and especially Lausanne, hosts many sports bodies because the IOC is based there and Swiss law is favourable to non-profit associations. Lausanne is called the "Olympic Capital".

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Lausanne is the headquarters of the IOC and many other federations.
  • ✗Zurich is the headquarters of FIFA.
  • ✗London was the IAAF's headquarters before 1993 and is now home to the ITF.

Quick tip

Remember: World Athletics = Monaco (since 1993); IOC = Lausanne; FIFA = Zurich; ICC = Dubai; BWF = Kuala Lumpur; OCA = Kuwait.

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