IAAF

English

Proper noun

IAAF

1. (sports, historical) Initialism of International Amateur Athletics Federation (1912–2001).
2. (sports, historical) Initialism of International Association of Athletics Federations (2001–2019).
   • 2015 August 27, Brent Stubbs, “Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson doesn’t advance to semi-final of 200m”, in The Tribune‎, archived from the original on 13 August 2022:

     Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson was hoping to make her return to the Bird’s Nest a spectacular one.
     Instead, she will be leaving the national arena with Team Bahamas with some introspective on how she will need to turn her career around after making her first exit in both the women’s 100 and 200 metres at the 15th IAAF World Championships.

Usage notes

• The sporting organization was renamed World Athletics in 2019.