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Japan Association of Athletics Federations

Formation	1925
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Tokyo
Membership	47 prefecture associations
President	Mitsugi Ogata
Website	JAAF
Formerly called	Japan Amateur Athletic Federation

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations (日本陸上競技連盟, Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Renmei) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Japan.

Presidents

• Ryōzō Hiranuma (1929–1958)
• Hiroshi Kasuga (1958–1964)
• Ichirō Kōno (1965)
• Kenzō Kōno (1965–1975)
• Hanji Aoki (1975–1999)
• Yōhei Kōno (1999–2013)
• Hiroshi Yokokawa (2013–2021)
• Mitsugi Ogata [ja] (2021–)

Kit suppliers

Japan's kits are currently supplied by Asics.

Competitions

• IAAF World Athletics Tour Osaka Meeting
• Japan Championships in Athletics
• National High School Championships in Athletics
• National High School Ekiden
• Japan Junior Championships in Athletics
• Tokyo Marathon
• Yokohama Women's Marathon
• Nagoya International Women's Marathon
• Osaka International Women's Marathon
• Fukuoka International Marathon Championship
• Biwako Mainichi Marathon
• International Chiba Ekiden
• Fukuoka International Cross Country Meet
• Chiba International Cross Country Championships

See also

• 1991 World Championships in Athletics
• 2007 World Championships in Athletics
• 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
• 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Twitter
• Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Instagram
• Japan Association of Athletics Federations on TikTok
• Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Facebook

v t e National members of World Athletics
Africa (CAA)	Northern (Sahara) Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia [fr] Western (Niger) Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire The Gambia [de] Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Central (Congo) Burundi Cameroon Central African Rep. Chad Congo Congo DR Gabon Equatorial Guinea Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Eastern (Nile) Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Southern (Kalahari) Angola Botswana Comoros [fr] Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Asia (AAA)	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran [fr] Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea [fr; ko] Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe (EAA)	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
North America (NACAC)	Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Aruba The Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Rep. El Salvador French Guyana Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Nicaragua Puerto Rico Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & The Grenadines Sint Maarten Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands United States U.S. Virgin Islands
Oceania (OAA)	American Samoa Australia Cook Isl. Fiji French Polynesia [fr] Guam Kiribati Marshall Isl. F.S. Micronesia Nauru New Caledonia [fr] New Zealand Niue Norfolk Isl. Northern Mariana Isl. Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Isl. Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis et Futuna
South America (CONSUDATLE)	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sport of athletics portal NACAC and OAA associate member Suspended by the decision of the World Athletics Council or OAA Council.

v t e Sports governing bodies in Japan
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports	Deaf
Others Sports	American Football Beach Soccer Futsal Kendo Radio-controlled racing Rugby League Rugby Union Sumo Professional Amateur
Japanese Olympic Committee Japan Paralympic Committee

• National members of the Asian Athletics Association
• Athletics in Japan
• Sports governing bodies in Japan
• National governing bodies for athletics
• Sports organizations established in 1925