![]() ![]() The ceremonies were presided over by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and the IAAF President Other special awards included Rising Stars, President's Award, Coaching Achievement and Women's Award. During this evening, the male and female Athletes of the Year were named. The Galasįrom 1987 until 2014, the IAF, together with the IAAF, organised the Galas, a commemoration celebrating the world’s greatest athletes of past and present. After one year of interim made by Pr Arne Ljungqvist, Sebastian Coe leads the Foundation since the meeting of the Council in December 2016. IAAF President Lamine Diack chaired the IAF Council from 1999 until his resignation in 2015. Nebiolo remained the foundation’s president until his passing in November 1999. HistoryĮstablished by the IAAF (now World Athletics) in 1986 thanks to the dynamic vision of the late IAAF president, Primo Nebiolo, the foundation was formally inaugurated in the Principality of Monaco following a ministerial decree by the minister of State of Monaco on November 28, 1986. Where possible, the foundation also exceptionally assists deserving athletes, students and federations in realising their full potential where conditions would otherwise not permit. Activities also include exhibitions of a social, scientific and technical nature in order to continually expand the horizons of the sport and those responsible for administering it. Since its creation, the IAF has sponsored almost 400 projects, investing more than 35 million dollars in the promotion and the development of athletics worldwide.įoundation projects include educational courses, seminars, conferences and the like to promote a better knowledge of the sport of athletics as well as to better understand its past, present and future. The IAF has also Honorary Members: Ollan Cassel, Lou Dapeng, Amadeo Francis, Giovanna Nebiolo, Maurice Nicholas, Jung Ki Park Projects Members of the Council: Bernard Amsalem, Sergey Bubka, Nawal El Moutawakel, Roberto Gesta de Melo, Yvonne Mullins, Donna Raynor.Members of the Executive Committee: Prince Nawaf Bin Mohammed Al Saud, Bernard Fautrier, Jose Maria Odriozola.Honorary President: HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco.StructureĪll foundation projects and programmes are administered by an Executive Committee and a Council whose decisions are implemented by a secretariat located in Monaco. ![]() With the kind personal support of His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco, who also acts as the foundation’s honorary president, the foundation is especially interested in spreading the universal message of one of the purest of humankind’s sports, regardless of race, religion, colour or country of origin. Through its support of a variety of programmes and projects including educational, scientific, technical, promotional and social activities, the foundation strives to aid athletes, administrators, coaches, national athletics federations and others to practice all forms of athletics in the best of conditions. ![]() The International Athletics Foundation’s (IAF) primary mission is to charitably assist World Athletics and its affiliated national governing bodies in perpetuating the development and promotion of athletics worldwide. ![]()
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