Question: What is the AAU?
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AAU Mr. America was a bodybuilding competition started by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).
It was first held on 4 July 1939 and the winner was named "America's Best Built Man".
In 1940 this was changed to what is now known as the Mr. America contest.
In the mid-1940s, Joe and Ben Weider started the IFBB as an alternative to the AAU.
They held their opposing contest the IFBB Mr. America in 1949 and then from 1959 onwards.
The AAU voted to discontinue holding bodybuilding competitions in 1999.
In 2004 the World Bodybuilding & Fitness Association (WBFA) announced they had acquired the rights to the Mr. America name and would resume running contests under that banner. 
Chuck Merriman has served as Head Coach of the AAU National Karate Team and member of the AAU national karate Coaches Committee.
He is also a member of the AAU National Karate Program Technical Committee and has acted as Chief Arbitrator for AAU Region One Karate and for the AAU National Karate Championships.
He has been instrumental in popularizing karate in general, and Goju-Ryu karate in particular throughout the western world. 
The AAU Junior Olympic Games are known as the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States.
It has become the showcase event of the AAU Sports Program.
The AAU is proud to announce a partnership with 5 outstanding cities that will host the event through the year 2016.
The future hosts include Des Moines, IA; New Orleans, LA; Hampton Roads, VA; Houston, TX; and Detroit, MI.
The AAU is one of the largest, non-profit, volunteer sports organizations in the country.
As a multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.
The AAU philosophy of “Sports for All, Forever” is shared by over 500,000 members and 60,000 volunteers nationwide.
Over 34 sports are offered in the 57 AAU Districts.
Programs offered by the AAU include: AAU Sports Program, AAU Junior Olympic Games, AAU James E. Sullivan Memorial Award and the AAU Complete Athlete Program.
The AAU was founded in 1888 to establish standards and uniformity in amateur sports.
During its early years, the AAU served as a leader in international sport representing the United States in the international sports federations.
The AAU worked closely with the Olympic movement to prepare athletes for the Olympic games.
After the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 and the establishment of the United States Olympic Committee, the AAU has focused its efforts into providing sports programs for participants of all ages beginning at the grass roots level. 
Central University College is a member of the Association of African Universities (AAU)) 
The AAU was founded in 1888 by William Buckingham Curtis to establish standards and uniformity in amateur sport.
During its early years the AAU served as a leader in international sport representing the United States in the international sports federations.
The AAU worked closely with the Olympic movement to prepare athletes for the Olympic Games.
After the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 broke up the AAU's responsibility as the national Olympic sports governing body, the AAU focused on providing sports programs for all participants of all ages beginning at the local and regional levels.
The philosophy of the AAU is "Sports for All, Forever."
The AAU is divided into 56 distinct Districts, which annually sanction 34 sports programs, 250 national championships, and over 30,000 age division events.
The AAU events have over 500,000 participants and over 50,000 volunteers.