Marshall Islands Athletics

Marshall Islands Athletics Federation
Official website

Sport	Athletics
Abbreviation	MIAF
Founded	1987 (1987)
Affiliation	IAAF
Affiliation date	1987 (1987)
Regional affiliation	OAA
Headquarters	Majuro
President	Rais Aho
Vice president(s)	Carlon Zedkaia Edison Metwejla
Secretary	Eunice Borero
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Marshall Islands Athletics, also known as Marshall Islands Athletics Federation (MIAF) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Marshall Islands.^[1]

History

Athletes from the Marshall Islands participated already at the 1969 Micronesian Games, (the Marshall Islands then still being part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,)^[2] and also after re-establishment of the Games in 1990.^[3]

The foundation of MIAF is reported for 1987, as well as its affiliation to the IAAF in the same year.^[4]

Melvin Majmeto served as president of MIAF.^[5]

Current president is former shot putter and discus thrower Rais Aho.^[1]^[6]

Affiliations

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Oceania Athletics Association (OAA)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee (MINOC)

National records

MIAF maintains the Marshallese records in athletics.

References

^ ^a ^b Marshall Islands Athletics, IAAF, retrieved January 27, 2014
^ HISTORY OF THE MICRONESIAN GAMES, 2010 Micronesian Games Organising Committee, retrieved January 27, 2014
^ Second Micronesian Games (PDF), retrieved January 27, 2014
^ International Association of Athletics Federations - Constitution - In force as from 1st November 2011, IAAF, p. 59, retrieved January 27, 2014
^ Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee - 2006 Annual Report - Federation updates - Athletics, Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee, p. 63, retrieved January 27, 2014
^ ATHLETICS MARSHALL ISLAND, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved January 27, 2014

External links

Official Webpage

National members of World Athletics

Africa
(CAA)

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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
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China
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran [fr]
Iraq
Japan
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Kuwait
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Laos
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Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippine
Qatar
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Singapore
South Korea [fr; ko]
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen

Europe
(EAA)

North America
(NACAC)

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 Kiribati^ǂ Marshall Isl. F.S. Micronesia Northern Mariana Isl. Papua New Guinea Nauru Palau Solomon Isl. Vanuatu

South America
(CONSUDATLE)

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

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