Portuguese Athletics Federation
Sports governing body in Portugal
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The Portuguese Athletics Federation (Portuguese: Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo, FPAtletismo), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Portugal.
| Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo | |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Abbreviation | FPAtletismo |
| Founded | 5 de Novembro de 1921 |
| Affiliation | World Athletics |
| Regional affiliation | EAA |
| Headquarters | Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras, Portugal |
| President | Domingos Castro |
| Official website | |
| fpatletismo | |
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History
The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo was founded on 5 November 1921, under the name "Federação Portuguesa de Sports Atléticos". It is headquartered in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras. It's an independent sports governing body, of public interest, non-profit, ruled by their own code.[1]
The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo) organizes the Portuguese Indoor and Outdoor Athletics Championships. It has 21 regional associations, promoting and directing the practice of athletics, in men's and women's. In according with the International Association of Athletics Federations in which it is a member, it also organizes doping tests in official competitions, as outside them, so it can detect doping in athletics.
