European Association of Athletics

The European Association of athletics ( AEA , but generally in English European Athletic Association or EAA ) is the name of the continental federation, European, of Athlétisme, that which organizes the activities and the competitions of this sport at the European level (championships, cuts, authorized meetings known as EAA ).

It is one of the six regional federations (one by continent) of the International Association off Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The EAA is a non-governmental Organization European, one unlimited period, recorded in Suisse (since January 1st 2004, before in Germany). It gathers all the European national federations members of the IAAF. Only the federations recognized by the IAAF can belong to the EAA (after a decision of the congress of the EAA). Currently, the EAA includes/understands 50 members federations. Its seat is fixed at Lausanne (Swiss).

History

In 1932, at a meeting of the International federation of athletics amateur (IAAF) to Los Angeles, a special committee was instituted by the Council of the IAAF with for task organizing the Championnats of Europe of athletics. The Council IAAF, at its meeting with Berlin on September 24th, 1933, confirmed the nomination of the European committee, with Szilard Stankovits (HUN) as president. The first meeting of this committee was held with Budapest on January 7th, 1934 and the first championships of Europe were organized with Turin in 1934. The European committee was indicated by all the members of the IAAF at the time of its various congresses until in 1966, where, for the first time, he was elected only by the European members of the IAAF, by widening its competences little by little - by organizing the Coupe of Europe as from 1965.

November 1st 1969, Association off the European Members off the IAAF (association of the European members of the IAAF) was made up at a meeting of the European committee with Bucharest. Its constitutive rules were confirmed by the Congress of the IAAF in Stockholm in August 1970 (statutes which came into effect at the time of the first congress of the EAA to Paris on November 7th 1970).

Organized competitions

The principal ones are:

Championships of Europe of athletics (since 1934, every four years);
Cut of Europe of the nations of athletics (since 1965);
authorized meetings ( allowed meeting ) level EAA.

Next competitions

European Athletics Championships , championships of Europe of athletics, Barcelona (ESP), 2010
European Athletics Indoor Championships , championships of Europe of athletics in room, Birmingham (GBR), 2 March 4th, 2007 - next with Turin (ITA), March 2009 (every two years)
“SPAR” European Cross-country race Country Championships , championships of Europe of cross-country race “SPAR”, San Giorgio known Legnano (ITA), December 10th, 2006 - Toro (ESP), December 9th, 2007 (every year)
“SPAR” European Cup ( Super League ), cut of Europe “SPAR”, Munich (GER), 23 June 24th, 2007 (every year) - the next cut will take place with Annecy in June 2008
European Athletics Indoor Cup , cut of Europe of athletics in room, must be confirmed (every two years)
European Athletics U23 Championships , championships hopes (less than 23 years), Debrecen (HUN), 12 July 15th, 2007 (every two years)
European Athletics Junior Championships , championships juniors, Hengelo (NED), 19 July 22nd, 2007 (every two years)
European Mountain Running Championships , championships of race in mountain, Cauterets (FRA), July 8th, 2007 (every year)
European Cup First League , group has Vaasa (FINE), 23 June 24th, 2007 - group B Milan (ITA), 23 June 24th, 2007 (every year)
European Cup Second League , group has Odense (DEN), 23 June 24th, 2007 - group B Zenica (BIH), 23 June 24th, 2007 (every year)
European Cup Combined Events Super League , combined tests, Tallinn (IS) - Sirs & Szczecin (POL.), 7 July 8th, 2007
European Cup Combined Events First League , Tallinn (IS) Ladies - & Szczecin (POL.), 7 July 8th, 2007
European Cup Combined Events Second League , Maribor (SLO), 7 July 8th, 2007
European Cup Race Walking , cut of Europe of walk, Royal Leamington Spa (GBR), May 20th, 2007
European Cup Winter Throwing , cut of Europe of throws of winter, Yalta (UKR), 17 March 18th, 2007
European Cup 10000m , cut of Europe of the 10.000 m, Ferrare (ITA), April 7th, 2007 (annual)

Organization

The current president is Hansjörg Wirz (SUI), its treasurer is Karel Pilny (CZE) and its managing director is Christian Milz (SUI).

Members federations

In 2007 (50 federations): Albania (ALB) Italy (ITA) Andorra (AND) Latvia (LAT) Arménie (ARM) Liechtenstein (DREGS) Austria (AUT) Lithuania (LTU) Azerbaïdjan (AZE) Luxembourg (LUX) Belgium (BEAUTIFUL) Old Yugoslav republic of Macedonia (MKD) Bosnia-and-Herzégovine (BIH) Malta (MLT) Bulgaria (BULL) Moldavie (MDA) Bielorussia (BLR) Monaco (MY) Croatia (CRO) Montenegro (MNE) Cyprus (CYP) Netherlands (NED) Czech Republic (CZE) Norway (NOR) Denmark (DEN) Poland (POL.) Estonia (EST) Portugal (POR) Finland (END) Romania (ROMANIAN) France (FRA) Russia (RUS) Georgia (GEO) San Marino (SMR) Germany (GER) Serbia (SRB) Gibraltar (GIB) Slovakia (SVK) Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR) Slovenia (SLO) Greece (LIKING) Spain (ESP) Hungary (HUN) Sweden (SWE) Iceland (ISL) Swiss (SUI) Ireland (IRL) Turkey (TUR) Israel (ISR) Ukraine (UKR).

External bond

Official site of the EAA

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