Uruguayan Athletics Confederation

The Uruguayan Athletics Confederation (CAU; Confederación Atlética del Uruguay) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Uruguay.^[1] As of 2019, Its president is Marcos Melazzi.^[2][3]

Uruguayan Athletics Confederation

Sport	Athletics
Jurisdiction	Confederation
Abbreviation	CAU
Founded	March 1, 1918 (1918-03-01)
Affiliation	World Athletics
Regional affiliation	CONSUDATLE
Affiliation date	May 24, 1918 (1918-05-24)
Headquarters	Montevideo
President	Marcos Melazzi
Vice president(s)	Déborah Gyurcsek
Secretary	Iván García
Replaced	Federación Atlética del Uruguay
(founded)	March 1, 1918 (1918-03-01)
Official website
confederacionatletica.org

History

CAU was founded on March 1, 1918, as Federación Atlética del Uruguay (Uruguayan Athletics Federation), and was later renamed to Confederación Atlética del Uruguay on May 23, 1938.^[1] It was one of three founder members of the CONSUDATLE on May 24, 1918, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Many of its national events are held at the Pista de Atletismo Darwin Piñeyrúa.

Affiliations

CAU is the national member federation for Uruguay in the following international organisations:^[4]

• World Athletics
• Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; South American Athletics Confederation)
• Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
• Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)
• International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:^[5]

• Uruguayan Olympic Committee (COU; Comité Olímpico Uruguayo)
• Confederación Uruguaya de Deportes (CUD; Uruguayan Sports Confederation)

Members

CAU comprises the departmental federations, regional associations, and clubs that practice the sport of athletics.^[1]

National records

CAU maintains the Uruguayan records in athletics.