# Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo

The Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Iberoamerican Athletics Association) is the governing body for the sport of athletics of European, Latinamerican, and African countries with iberian origin and/or Spanish or Portuguese language. Current president is Oscar Fernández Cáceres from Peru.

## History

AIA was founded on September 14, 1982, in Madrid, Spain. First president was Juan Manuel de Hoz from Spain. Founder members were Portugal, Spain, and 20 Latinamerican countries. In 1996, AIA was extended by six African countries. In 2005, Andorra joined, and last, Aruba was admitted to send athletes for the 2012 Ibero-American Championships.

## Championships

AIA organizes the following championships:
* Ibero-American Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo)
* Ibero-American Marathon/Half Marathon Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Iberoamericano de Maratón/Media Maratón)

## Member federations

There are 30 member federations.
| Nation | Organisation | Link |
| Europe (3) |||
| Andorra | Federació Andorrana d'Atletisme | http://www.faa.ad |
| Portugal | Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo | http://fpatletismo.sapo.pt |
| Spain | Real Federación Española de Atletismo | http://www.rfea.es |
| Africa (6) |||
| Angola | Federação Angolana de Atletismo | http://www.atletismoangola.com |
| Cape Verde | Federação Caboverdiana de Atletismo | http://www.fedatletismocaboverde.arturdomingos.org |
| Equatorial Guinea | Federación Ecuatoguineana de Atletismo | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Federação de Atletismo da Guiné-Bissau | https://www.facebook.com/FAGuineBissau |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Federação Santomense de Atletismo | |
| Mozambique | Federação Moçambicana de Atletismo | https://web.archive.org/web/20130722080652/http://fmatletismo.co.mz/ |
| Americas (21) |||
| North America (1) |||
| Mexico | Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo | http://www.fmaa.mx |
| Central America (6) |||
| Costa Rica | Federación Costarricense de Atletismo | http://www.fecoa.org |
| El Salvador | Federación Salvadoreña de Atletismo | |
| Guatemala | Federación Nacional de Atletismo de Guatemala | http://www.atletismoguate.com |
| Honduras | Federación Nacional Hondureña de Atletismo | |
| Nicaragua | Federación Nicaragüense de Atletismo | https://web.archive.org/web/20120513105035/http://www.fna.org.ni/ |
| Panama | Federación Panameña de Atletismo | |
| Caribbean Sea (4) |||
| Aruba | Arubaanse Atletiek Bond | https://web.archive.org/web/20110725014846/http://www.arubaathleticfederation.org/ |
| Cuba | Federación Cubana de Atletismo | |
| Dominican Republic | Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo | https://web.archive.org/web/20190702044949/http://www.fedomatle.org/ |
| Puerto Rico | Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico | http://www.atletismofapur.com |
| South America (10) |||
| Argentina | Confederación Argentina de Atletismo | http://www.cada-atletismo.org |
| Bolivia | Federación Atlética de Bolivia | https://web.archive.org/web/20191004002933/http://federacionatleticadebolivia.com/ |
| Brazil | Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo | http://www.cbat.org.br |
| Chile | Federación Atlética de Chile | http://www.fedachi.cl |
| Colombia | Federación Colombiana de Atletismo | http://www.fecodatle.org |
| Ecuador | Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo | http://www.coe.org.ec |
| Paraguay | Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo | https://web.archive.org/web/20090221100826/http://www.fpa.com.py/ |
| Peru | Federación Deportiva Peruana de Atletismo | https://web.archive.org/web/20180806151931/http://fepeatle.com/ |
| Uruguay | Confederación Atlética del Uruguay | https://web.archive.org/web/20090402050918/http://www.atlecau.org.uy/ |
| Venezuela | Federación Venezolana de Atletismo | https://web.archive.org/web/20080517165012/http://www.feveatletismo.org.ve/ |