Commissions
iCommissions
Commissions are appointed bodies that provide expertise and advice to Council.
Executive Board
Appointments Panel
Executive Board Appointments Panel
The Executive Board Appointments Panel assesses candidates for the three appointed positions on the Executive Board and makes recommendations for their appointment.
Executive Board Committees
iEB Committees
EB Committees are bodies appointed by the Executive Board to provide expertise and advice to the Executive Board.
Congress
iCongress
Congress is the highest authority of World Athletics and the sport of athletics worldwide.
Council
iCouncil
Council governs the sport and is responsible for all decisions related to athletics, as well as for the conduct and management of the sport and its disciplines.
Executive Board
iExecutive Board
The Executive Board is responsible for all decisions related to the business of World Athletics.
President
iPresident
The President is the leader and face of World Athletics and the sport worldwide.
CEO
iCEO
The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day management of World Athletics in accordance with the approved plans and budgets.
Headquarters
iHeadquarters
The President, the CEO and 13 departments are based at the World Athletics headquarters.
EXTERNAL AUDITORS
iFinance
Integrity / Anti Doping
Governance
External auditors
External auditors check that World Athletics is complying with its own rules as well as the applicable international standards.
Vetting Panel
iVetting Panel
The Vetting Panel decides whether persons seeking to be, or who are, World Athletics Officials are eligible to take office.
Integrity Unit Board
Appointments Panel
Integrity Unit Board
Appointments Panel
The Integrity Unit Board Appointments Panel identifies, recruits, assesses and makes recommendations to Congress of the three independent members to be appointed to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Board.
AIU
iAIU
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) manages all doping and non-doping integrity matters. It is responsibile for education and testing, and for investigation and prosecution of breaches of the Integrity Code of Conduct.
Disciplinary Tribunal
iDisciplinary Tribunal
The Disciplinary Tribunal hears and decides on all breaches of the World Athletics Integrity Code of Conduct.
CAS
iCAS
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is an independent institution, based in Lausanne, involved in resolving legal disputes in the field of sport through arbitration and mediation.