Mozambican Athletics Federation

Mozambican Athletics Federation FMA
Sport	Athletics
Founded	1978
Affiliation	IAAF
Affiliation date	1978
Regional affiliation	CAA
Headquarters	Maputo
President	Shafee Sidat
Vice president	Abdul Remane Zubaida
Secretary	Francisco Paulo Sunia

The Mozambican Athletics Federation (FMA, Federação Moçambicana de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Mozambique.^[1]

History

FMA was founded in 1978,^[2] and was affiliated to the IAAF the same year.^[3]

Former president was Sarifa Magide. She was re-elected for the period 2008-2012 in December 2008.^[4] In February 2013, Shafee Sidat was elected new president.^[5]

Affiliations

• International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
• Confederation of African Athletics (CAA)
• Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

• Mozambique Olympic Committee (COM; Portuguese: Comité Olímpico de Moçambique)

National records

FMA maintains the national records.

External links

• Official webpage (in Portuguese)

References

1. Federaçao Moçambicana de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 9, 2013
2. El Atletismo Iberoamericano (PDF) (in Spanish), Real Federación Española de Atletismo, p. 21 1, retrieved October 20, 2012 line feed character in |page= at position 3 (help)
3. ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 60, retrieved October 20, 2012
4. Zacarias, Vasco (December 8, 2008), ELEIÇÕES NO ATLETISMO - Sarifa Magide reeleita presidente da FMA (in Portuguese), Centro de documentação e informação desportiva de Moçambique, retrieved January 9, 2013
5. Shafee já manda no atletismo nacional (in Portuguese), Desafio, Maputo, March 18, 2013, retrieved January 24, 2014