Japanese Athletics Federation
The Japanese Athletics Federation ( Japanese 日本 陸上 競技 連 盟 , Nihon rikujō kyōgi renmei, Nihon Rikuren for short ; English Japan Association of Athletics Federations, JAAF for short ) is the national athletics federation of Japan . It was founded in 1929 and is now organized as a foundation ( zaidan hōjin, approved 1971) based in Shibuya , Tokyo Prefecture . Hiroshi Yokokawa has been President of the Rikuren since 2013 .
President
- Ryōzō Hiranuma (1929-1958)
- Hiromu Kasuga (1959–1964)
- Ichirō Kōno (1965)
- Kenzō Kōno (1965–1975)
- Hanji Aoki (1975-1999)
- Yōhei Kōno (1999-2013)
Competitions
In addition to the national athletics championships - also for elementary, middle and high schools - the JAAF organizes, among other things, the national prefecture competitions in Ekiden and various road races .
Web links
- Official website (Japanese, with English version )