The Italian Athletics Federation (
Italian: ''Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera'', FIDAL), is the governing body for
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
since 1906.
The Italian Federation, founded on 21 October 1906, on initiative of ''
La Gazzetta dello Sport
''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' (; "The Sports Gazette") is an Italian daily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. Founded in 1896, it is the most widely read daily newspaper of any kind in Italy (in 2018).
History and profile
''La ...
'', as Federazione Podistica Italiana (FPI), has been recognised by
International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), now World Athletics, since its Berlin Congress in 1913.
History
FIDAL assumed its current name in 1926, previously it was as described in the following table.
Presidents
Technical Directors
Since 1920 the technical directors of the
Italian national team have been the following.
See also
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Italy national athletics team
The Italy national athletics team represents Italy at the international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or world athletics championships.
Medal count
When there is updated to 31 January 2022.
Caps
Updated at the 2013 Mediterrane ...
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Athletics in Italy
Athletics in Italy is the 7th most popular participation sport, practiced by 995,000 people.
Affiliations
The governing body of Athletics in Italy is Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera affiliated to European federation, the European Athlet ...
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FIDAL Hall of Fame
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Naturalized athletes of Italy
The Naturalized athletes of Italy are those naturalized citizens who are part, or have been part, of the Italy national athletics team.
The rules
The Italian Government and consequently FIDAL firstly, and than the IAAF, grants Italian citizenshi ...
References
External links
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
Athletics in Italy
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1913
1906 establishments in Italy