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USA Track & Field company history timeline

1979

The AAU governed the sport of track & field until 1979, when the first Amateur Sports Act decreed that the AAU could no longer hold international franchises for more than one sport.

1980

The first stand-alone annual meeting occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, in late fall of 1980.

1992

In 1992, TAC changed its name to USA Track & Field (USATF) to increase recognition for the organization and for the sport in the United States.

2008

In May 2008, the United States Olympic Committee notified USATF that its governance was deficient and threatened to remove its national governing body status unless major reforms were made.

In response, at USATF's December 2008 Convention, the size of its board of directors was reduced from 31 members who had represented constituencies within the organization to 15, and none of the new directors could have an operating role in the organization.

2009

On February 18, 2009, the members of the new, reduced Board were announced.

2014

At the 2014 annual meeting, the member delegates voted 392–70 to re-nominate Robert Hersh as the USATF's nominee to the IAAF council.

2015

Lamine Diack was the IAAF president in April 2015 at the time of the award and is under house arrest in France on charges of corruption.

The selection of the host city was announced on April 16, 2015 in Beijing.

2016

The organization has seen explosive growth of its budget and sponsor ranks, with the annual budget growing from $22M to nearly $37M. In 2016, it established an "Athlete Revenue Distribution Model" that provided additional money to elite athletes.

Lananna was also the long time president of TrackTown USA, the hosting organization for the World Championships and had hosted the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

2018

On July 17, 2018, Lananna also resigned as president of TrackTown USA, but has not left his position at the University.

In 2018, after serving on the IAAF Council for four years, Hightower came up for reelection.

2019

Eugene previously did put in a bid for the 2019 World Championships, losing to Qatar.

2021

The choice of Eugene will make the 2021 event the first held in the United States.

The 2021 Championships was awarded in an unconventional fashion, without the usual formal bidding process.

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Founded
1979
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Headquarters
Indianapolis, IN
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Founders
Amy Begley,Joy Upshaw,Mark Adams,Randy Jones,William Curtis
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