With Council targets met four years early, gender leadership set to focus on technical officials and coaches
• 50% female representation on Council four years early
• 34% average female representation across the six World Athletics Area Association councils - up from 16%
• 40% female representation across international technical officials (ITOs) at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
• 20% female coaches at the World Athletics U20 Championships
In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to build on progress to date, World Athletics has announced its key focus areas for the next three years to empower women, promote sustainable change, and position athletics as a global model for equity and inclusion.
The World Athletics Council achieved gender equality in 2023, becoming the first Olympic sport to do so (50% female representation, up from 22% in 2016). All World Athletics bodies – in...