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The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) was established in May 1982 by a group of prominent marathon race directors concerned to: Modern-day marathon runners Runners in ancient Greece. ...
- foster and promote Marathon running throughout the world;
- work with the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) on all matters relating to international Marathons; and
- exchange information, knowledge and expertise among members of the Association.
At the 4th World Congress of AIMS, held in in Manila in 1987, the Association expanded to include road races held over distances other than the Marathon. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ...
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At the 16th World Congress of AIMS, held in Xiamen (China) in 2007, the Association expanded to include distance races held on surfaces other than roads. A view of the Xiamen University campus Xiamen (Simplified Chinese: 厦门; Traditional Chinese: 廈門; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a coastal sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province, Peoples Republic of China. ...
Membership grew from the 28 founder members to 70 in 1990, 100 in 1995, 136 in 2000, 202 in 2005 and 238 in 2007.
The original motivation behind forming the Association was to ensure that marathon race courses were measured accurately. With the growth of the AIMS Yearbook into a glossy quarterly magazine (Distance Running) and the expansion of the website, race organisers now become members in order to effectively promote their events in the world sports tourism market. Modern-day marathon runners Runners in ancient Greece. ...
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