Japan Association of Athletics Federations

Japan Association of Athletics Federations

Formation	1925
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Tokyo
Membership	47 prefecture associations
President	Mitsugi Ogata
Website	JAAF
Formerly called	Japan Amateur Athletic Federation

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations (日本陸上競技連盟, Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Renmei) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Japan.

Presidents

• Ryōzō Hiranuma (1929–1958)
• Hiroshi Kasuga (1958–1964)
• Ichirō Kōno (1965)
• Kenzō Kōno (1965–1975)
• Hanji Aoki (1975–1999)
• Yōhei Kōno (1999–2013)
• Hiroshi Yokokawa (2013–2021)
• Mitsugi Ogata [ja] (2021–)

Kit suppliers

Japan's kits are currently supplied by Asics.

Competitions

• IAAF World Athletics Tour Osaka Meeting
• Japan Championships in Athletics
• National High School Championships in Athletics
• National High School Ekiden
• Japan Junior Championships in Athletics
• Tokyo Marathon
• Yokohama Women's Marathon
• Nagoya International Women's Marathon
• Osaka International Women's Marathon
• Fukuoka International Marathon Championship
• Biwako Mainichi Marathon
• International Chiba Ekiden
• Fukuoka International Cross Country Meet
• Chiba International Cross Country Championships

See also

• 1991 World Championships in Athletics
• 2007 World Championships in Athletics
• 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
• 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Twitter
• Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Instagram
• Japan Association of Athletics Federations on TikTok
• Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Facebook

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National members of World Athletics

Africa
(CAA)

Central (Congo) Burundi Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad Congo Congo DR Gabon Equatorial Guinea Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Eastern (Nile) Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Northern (Sahara) Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia [fr] Southern (Kalahari) Angola Botswana Comoros [fr] Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Western (Niger) Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire The Gambia [de] Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

Asia
(AAA)

• Afghanistan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran [fr]
• Iraq
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• North Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Korea [fr; ko]
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

Europe
(EAA)

• Albania
• Andorra
• Armenia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Kosovo
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia^ǂ
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom

North America
(NACAC)

• Anguilla
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Aruba
• The Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bermuda
• British Virgin Islands
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Curaçao^†
• Dominica
• Dominican Rep.
• El Salvador
• French Guyana^†
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe^†
• Guatemala
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Martinique^†
• Mexico
• Montserrat
• Nicaragua
• Puerto Rico
• Saint Kitts & Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
• Sint Maarten^†
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Turks & Caicos Islands
• United States
• U.S. Virgin Islands

Oceania
(OAA)

Eastern	American Samoa Cook Isl. Fiji French Polynesia [fr] New Zealand Norfolk Isl. Samoa Tonga Tuvalu New Caledonia [fr]† Niue† Wallis et Futuna†
Western	Australia Guam Kiribatiǂ Marshall Isl. F.S. Micronesia Northern Mariana Isl. Papua New Guinea Nauru Palau Solomon Isl. Vanuatu

South America
(CONSUDATLE)

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Sport of athletics portal • ^† NACAC and OAA associate member • ^ǂ Suspended by the decision of the World Athletics Council or OAA Council.