Mozambican Athletics Federation

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

Mozambican Athletics Federation
SportAthletics
AbbreviationFMA
Founded1978 (1978)
AffiliationWorld Athletics
Affiliation date1978 (1978)
Regional affiliationCAA
HeadquartersAv. Mao Tse Tung 217, Parque dos Continuadores, P.O. Box 1094, Maputo
PresidentFrancisco Joaquim Manheche
SecretaryNelson Nhamussa
Official website
[ fma.robobo.org/]]
Mozambique

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. Shafee Sidade was elected as a President between 2013 - 2017. In February 2013, Shafee Sidat was elected new president. The current President is Francisco Joaquim Manheche. He was elected in September 2017.[4][5]

Affiliations

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.

References
  1. Federaçao Moçambicana de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 9, 2013
  2. El Atletismo Iberoamericano (PDF) (in Spanish), Real Federación Española de Atletismo, p. 211, retrieved October 20, 2012
  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
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