World Athletics Remains Top Tier Federation in ASOIF Governance Review

World Athletics has maintained its position in the highest band in the fifth review of International Federation Governance conducted by the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, ASOIF.

In the previous review, published two years ago, World Athletics had progressed from the A2 band to A1, marking continued significant progress from the first review, published in 2017.

In ASOIF’s latest review, published this week, World Athletics maintained its place in the top tier, alongside six other international sports federations.

Over the past eight years World Athletics has placed a particular focus on improving governance, structures and processes within the organisation.

This included the introduction of major constitutional changes in 2017 and 2019 to ensure that World Athletics meets the expected standards of governance for a modern global organisation.

They also included the creation of the Athletics Integrity Unit, vetting and disciplinary processes, inclusion of the athlete’s voice to the ruling council and progress on gender equality at all levels of the sport through the work of the Gender Leadership Taskforce.