Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen; And Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen

Formerly (1912–2001)  International Amateur Athletic Federation  track-and-field organization of national associations of more than 160 countries. It was founded as the International Amateur Athletic Association at Stockholm in 1912. In 1936 the IAAF took over regulation of women's international track-and-field competition from the Fédération Sportive Féminine International, which had been founded in 1921. The major aims of the IAAF are to