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(s)| John Zavala
Secretary| Amílcar Noguera
Official website
fpa.org.py

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 its annual national competitions at its athletics stadium.[2]

## History

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Former logo

FPA was founded on December 12, 1947. First president was Abdur-Rahman Rana.[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

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

* World Athletics
* Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; South American Athletics Confederation)
* Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
* Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

* Paraguayan Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Paraguayo) /(

## National records

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FPA maintains the Paraguayan records in athletics.

## Annual competitions

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* National Cross Country Championship[7]
* Criollo Tournament[8]
* Grand Prix Evaluative Open Tournament[8]
* Paraguay Marathon Club (PMC) Tournament[8]
* Club Atlético de Paraguarí (CAP) Tournament[8]
* Asociación Misionera de Atletismo (AMA) Tournament[8]
* Sajonia Tournament[8]
* Club Atlético Ñandú (CAÑ) Tournament[8]
* Villarrica Running Club (VRC) Tournament[8]
* Asociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná (AAAP) Tournament[8]
* Club de Atletismo de Encarnación (CAE) Tournament[8]
* Major Interclubs[8]
* Sol de América Tournament (SOL)[8]
* Unix Track Club (UTC) Tournament[8]
* Eladio Fernández Running Club (EFRC) Tournament[8]
* Club Atlético Águilas del Sur 15 de Mayo (CAAS) Tournament[8]
* National Senior Championship[9]
* Family Championship[10]
* Evaluative of Minors[10]
* Victory Championship[8]
* Asociación Paraguaya de Atletismo Master (ASOPAMA) Tournament[8]

## Affiliated clubs

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List of athletics clubs in Paraguay

## References

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1. ^ a b El Acta de la Fundación de la Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo (in Spanish), Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo, archived from the original on May 25, 2012, retrieved September 29, 2012
2. ^ "Contacto | Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
3. ^ Myrta Doldán, la nueva titular de la Federación de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, March 6, 2013, archived from the original on February 2, 2014, retrieved January 20, 2014
4. ^ MIRTA DOLDÁN ES NUEVA TITULAR DE LA FEDERACIÓN PARAGUAYA DE ATLETISMO (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Paraguayo, archived from the original on February 2, 2014, 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[dead link‍]
7. ^ "Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo | Cross Country 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Calendario". 5 April 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
9. ^ "Campeonato Nacional de Mayores (Paraguay) – ConSudAtle – Prensa". Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
10. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-21.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* Official website

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Athletics in Paraguay

* List of Paraguayan records in athletics
* Paraguayan Athletics Federation

Competitions|

| National Championships|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

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Clubs|

| Central|

* Sol de América (SOL)
* Paraguay Marathon Club (PMC)
* Pingui Athletic Club (PAC)
* Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (UAA)
* Unix Track Club (UTC)
* Athletic Club Jorge Cabrera (ACJC)
* Olimpia Asunción (OLI)
* Club Deportivo del Puerto Sajonia (CDPS)
* Asociacion Paraguaya de Atletismo Master (ASOPAMA)
* Olimpiadas Especiales del Paraguay (OEP)
* Eladio Fernandez Running Club (EFRC)

|

Alto Paraná|

* Asociación de Atletismo del Alto Paraná (AAAP)

Guairá|

* Villarrica Running Club (VRC)

Itapúa|

* Asociacion de Atletismo de Itapúa (AAI)
* Miranda Ñandú Club
* Bella Vista Running Club
* Club de Atletismo de Encarnación

Misiones|

* Club Atlético Águilas del Sur 15 de Mayo (CAAS)
* Asociación Misionera de Atletismo (AMA)

Paraguarí|

* Club Atlético de Paraguarí

National teams|

| World Championships|

* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019

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Major events|

* 2017 South American Championships in Athletics

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