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Welcome
Welcome to the Illinois Association of
USA Track & Field. USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing
Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United
States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the most-watched
events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school
participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.
USATF is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization with
a staff of professional program administrators at the National Office in
Indianapolis. The mission of USATF is to lead the sport of Athletics in the
United States and maintain the primacy of USA Track & Field in global
athletics.
Mission:
USA Track & Field drives competitive excellence and popular engagement in
our sport.
A Sport for Everyone ...
For Life!
When we say that USATF is a "Sport
for Everyone ... For Life," we mean exactly that. Just a few of the ways we
serve our sport include:
 | Establishing grassroots programs,
such as the Junior Olympics, to help develop future stars.
| Developing, selecting and leading
Team USA - the World's #1 team - at the Olympics, World Championships and
more than 12 other international events each year. Roughly 700 athletes of
all ages wear a Team USA uniform in any given year.
| Promoting programs of training and
competition for men and women and boys and girls of all ages.
| Establishing and enforcing the rules
and regulations of our sport.
| Sanctioning more than 4,000 events
each year.
| Providing insurance to sanctioned
events, member clubs and member-athletes.
| Certifying race courses for accuracy
and validating records. |
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Nearly 100,000 Americans are members of
USATF. Our member organizations include the U.S. Olympic Committee, NCAA, NAIA,
Road Runners Club of America, Running USA and the National Federation of State
High School Associations. We're one of Fifty-seven USATF Associations who
oversee the sport and its 2,500 clubs at the local level.
To find out more, please visit us at USATF.ORG
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