Royal Dutch Athletics Federation

The Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie or Atletiekunie) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Netherlands.^[1][2]

Royal Dutch Athletics Federation
Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie

Sport	Athletics
Abbreviation	KNAU
Founded	1901
Affiliation	WA
Regional affiliation	EAA
Headquarters	Arnhem, Netherlands
President	Theo Hoex
Secretary	Jan Willem Landré
Sponsor	Asics, AA-Drink
Official website
www.atletiekunie.nl

The federation was founded in 1901. It has been organizing the Dutch Athletics Championships since 1910 and the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships since 1969. Furthermore, it maintains the Dutch records in athletics and awards the Dutch Athlete of the Year.

The federation is affiliated with World Athletics (WA), European Athletic Association (EAA), and Dutch Olympic Committee-National Sports Federation (NOC*NSF).

References

1. "Member Federations - Europe". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 2019-06-12. Royal Dutch Athletics Federation
2. "Member Federations - Netherlands (NED)". european-athletics.org. European Athletic Association. Retrieved 2019-06-12. Royal Dutch Athletics Federation

External links

• Official website