Our mission
To grow, govern and safeguard athletics — providing a fair, transparent and inspiring pathway from a child's first race to the championship podium, for every nation we serve.
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Governed for the sport, accountable to its nations.
Meridian is an independent, member-led federation. Our structure exists to protect clean competition, distribute the sport fairly and keep every ranking point honest.
Mission & vision
Why we exist.
Our vision
A world where athletics is the most accessible, trusted and celebrated sport on earth — clean, data-driven and open to anyone with the will to compete.
Structure
How the federation is organised.
Authority flows from the member congress to an elected board, supported by standing committees and an independent integrity unit.
The Congress
The supreme body — one vote per member nation. Approves statutes, budgets and the four-year strategic plan.
96 member federations
Executive Board
15 elected members set policy, ratify calendars and oversee the secretariat between congresses.
Chair · President A. Moreau
Integrity Unit
Independent of the board. Manages anti-doping, results management and competition-manipulation cases.
Reports to Congress directly
Technical Committee
Sets competition rules, equipment specifications and the certification of records.
Chair · Dr. H. Bekele
Athletes' Commission
Elected by athletes, for athletes — a guaranteed voice and two seats on the Executive Board.
Chair · L. Nakamura
Development & Grants
Allocates solidarity funding to grassroots programmes and emerging member nations.
Chair · S. Okonkwo
Leadership
The people who steward the sport.
An elected, term-limited leadership drawn from across our member nations.
Adèle Moreau
President
Valenor
Hassan Bekele
Vice-President
Highland Republic
Lena Nakamura
Secretary General
Sakura
Samuel Okonkwo
Treasurer
Meridian
Our history
Five decades of athletics.
1974
Founding congress
Eleven national federations sign the founding charter, establishing Meridian as an independent governing body.
1988
First continental championships
A 1,400-athlete meet across 38 disciplines sets the template for the modern Meridian calendar.
2003
Independent integrity unit
Anti-doping and results management are separated from the board, becoming fully independent.
2016
Real-time ranking engine
Every sanctioned result begins flowing into a public, auditable rankings database.
2026
96 member nations
The federation reaches 96 members and 14,000+ registered athletes — its widest reach yet.
Statutes & affiliation
Open by design.
Our governing documents are public. Anyone — member, athlete or partner — can review how the federation operates.
Get involved
Help shape the future of the sport.
From clubs to officials, every member has a voice in how Meridian is governed.