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Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Portugal.
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Abbreviation | (FPAtletismo) |
| Founded | 5 de Novembro de 1921 |
| Affiliation | World Athletics |
| Regional affiliation | EAA |
| President | Jorge António de Campos Vieira |
| Official website | |
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The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo was founded on 5 November 1921, under the name "Federação Portuguesa de Sports Atléticos". It is headquartered in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras. It's an independent sports governing body, of public interest, non-profit, ruled by their own code.[1]
The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo) organizes the Portuguese Indoor and Outdoor Athletics Championships. It has 21 regional associations, promoting and directing the practice of athletics, in men's and women's. In according with the International Association of Athletics Federations in which is a member, it also organizes doping tests in official competitions, as outside them, so it can detect doping in athletics.
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In the Olympic Games, Portugal has won 10 medals at Athletics, including the country's only 4 gold medals.
Portugal's kits are currently supplied by Puma.
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