Paraguayan Athletics Federation

Paraguayan Athletics Federation
Sport Athletics
Jurisdiction Federation
Abbreviation FPA
Founded December 12, 1947 (1947-12-12)
Affiliation IAAF
Regional affiliation CONSUDATLE
Headquarters Secretaria Nacional de Deportes, Asunción
President Myrta Doldán
Vice president John Zavala
Secretary Amílcar Noguera
Official website
atletismoparaguayo.com
Paraguay

The Paraguayan Athletics Federation (FPA; Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Paraguay.[1] It is located at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes in Asunción, where it hosts monthly National Athletics Evaluative Competitions and National Championships at its athletics stadium.[2]

History

Former logo

FPA was founded on December 12, 1947. First president was Juan Alfonso Borgognon.[1]

Former hurdler Francisco Rojas Soto headed the federation for almost twenty years until 2013. Current president is Myrta Doldán.[3][4][5][6]

Affiliations

FPA is the national member federation for Paraguay in the following international organisations:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

FPA maintains the Paraguayan records in athletics.

Affiliated clubs

List of athletics clubs in Paraguay

References

  1. 1 2 El Acta de la Fundación de la Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo (in Spanish), Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo, retrieved September 29, 2012 Archived May 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://fpa.org.py/v1/?page_id=120
  3. ↑ Myrta Doldán, la nueva titular de la Federación de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, March 6, 2013, retrieved January 20, 2014
  4. ↑ MIRTA DOLDÁN ES NUEVA TITULAR DE LA FEDERACIÓN PARAGUAYA DE ATLETISMO (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Paraguayo, retrieved January 20, 2014
  5. ↑ Federacion Paraguaya de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 7, 2013
  6. ↑ Contacto (in Spanish), Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo, retrieved January 7, 2013
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