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Mission and Vision
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Solving the Federation’s tangible problems and ensuring that its services are clear, just, and productive.
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By providing continuous training to athletes and professionals, producing talented athletes both in quality and quantity so that they can produce outstanding results in international competition.
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Ensure the continuity of top results by providing training to national team coaches and construct sports facilities.
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History
Although the exact roots of Ethiopian Athletics cannot be retraced accurately, it is widely believed that the sport was widely practiced in schools and military before 1897. The sport was limited to these parts of society only because others did not have access to equipment used for competition or was not organized in a manner that motivated progress.
But after signs that the sport was increasing in popularity in many parts of society, a need to assemble these activities under one organizing umbrella quickly arose. It was in 1949 that the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) was formed and soon became a member of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF).
Since its inception, much of the federation’s activities were carried with the help of amateurs. The first executive committee was headed by Colonel Getahun Teklemariam, the man official recognized as the first president of the EAF. This committee started a formalized programme where athletes competed domestically and internationally.
One of the first major competitions in the Federation’s, the Shewa championships, was organized in 1966 and was a competition among various divisions of the military, schools, and clubs. The first ever edition of Ethiopian championships were held in 1971.
In the late 70’s, a new committee, headed by chairman Tesfaye Sheferaw, was formed to administer the federation. The major achievements of this era were the staging of the first Abebe Bikila Marathon and the national cross country championships. Ethiopia also participated in the world cross country championships for the first time in 1984.
This executive committee was also responsible for overseeing many developmental activities of the Federation. Construction of the first athletics track, education and hiring of coaches, and major improvement in working procedures were all hallmarks of the early 80’s.
Many years later, the EAF now has semi-professional organizational structure. It is headed by a seven-member Executive Committee which includes a President, Vice President, and an Honorary Treasurer. A full-time General Secretary takes care of the day-to-day activities of the Federation which now includes four departments- Technical, Public Relations, Development Activities, and Administration and Finance.
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Inside EAF
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General Assembly
At the summit of the EAF organizational structure lays the general assembly, a congregation of regional athletics Federations. This body meets once a year to review the progress report of the previous working period; amend or ratify new regulations; and examine the working and budget plan for the rest of the year.
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Executive Committee
EAF has a semi-professional administration structure headed by an Executive Committee. This committee, which comprises of seven members, is an amateur structure equivalent to a council in an International sporting body structure. Currently the Executive Committee is composed of:
- The President
- The Vice President
- The Honorary Treasurer
- Four other elected members
- Two athlete representatives
- The General Secretary
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Management
In order to handle the day-to-day activities of the Federation, the EAF has a management structure composed of three Departments- Technical, Public Relations, and Administration and Finance and is headed by the General Secretary.
Technical department- handles all technical related activities including with competition organization, athlete recruitment and selection, coaches’ recruitment and selection. This department also has a technical committee, a decision-making body in charge of handling technical matters.
Public Relations department- handles all public relations activities including production and dissemination of information about the Federation to the media; organizing media services during competitions; handling marketing considerations; and performing media development activities.
Administration and Finance department- handles all administration and financial matters of the Federation.
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Regional Federations
In total, there are nine regional and two city administrative Federations which comprise the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF).
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International Affiliations
The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) is a member of both the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF); the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA); and the Eastern Region Athletics Association (ERAA).
EAF President Bisrat Gashawtena is a member of the CAA council and President of the ERAA, while EAF Technical Director is a technical committee member of the CAA.
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