— Published June 16, 2026

World Athletics is pleased with its first place in governance

Athletics

World Athletics holds first place in the ASOIF governance barometerShe obtained a score of 288 out of 240significantly improving on its previous total (214 in the last survey). World Athletics has been in the highest category (A1) for three editions now. We are delighted that World Athletics has once again been recognized by ASOIF for its world-class governance structures » Ximena Restrepo commented, senior vice-president of World Athletics and member of the ASOIF Council.

« We have worked tirelessly over the past decade to reform key areas such as transparency, gender equality, the fight against doping, sustainability and integrity, in order to raise our federation to the highest level among international federationsshe insists. We are encouraged to see so many other federations also paying increasing attention to good governance. The independent governance assessment conducted by ASOIF is an important tool that helps all sports manage and track their own progress, as well as compare themselves with other Summer Olympic sports, so that we can we all learn and improve. »