IAAF Becomes International Association of Athletics FederationsThe IAAF Congress, meeting for its first session in downtown Edmonton, discussed a number of changes to IAAF Constitutional rules and agreed to change the federation's name to International Association of Athletics Federation, while retaining the four letter acronym " IAAF".It was also agreed that the IAAF General Secretary could no longer also be an elected member of the Council but should be an ex-officio member of the Council, with a voice but not a vote. Another significant Congress decision was a change to Rule 4 to state that no athlete shall be eligible for international competition unless that athlete has signed an agreement with the IAAF by which he or she agrees to be bound by IAAF Rules and Procedural Guidelines and to submit, if necessary, to disputes he may have with the IAAF or a member to arbitration in accordance with IAAF rules. This new proposal is aimed to establish clear jurisdiction of the IAAF over its athletes and will allow them to enforce decisions more easily. |
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