Beginning in 1982, the IAAF passed several amendments to its rules to allow athletes to receive compensation for participating in international competitions. However, the organization retained the word amateur in its name until its 2001 congress, at which it changed its name to the International Association of Athletics Federations. In June 2019 the organization chose to rebrand as World Athletics, with a rollout beginning after the 2019 World Championships in Doha.
beginning in 1982 the iaaf passed several amendments to its rules to allow athletes to receive compensation for participating in international competitions however the organization retained the word amateur in its name until its 2001 congress at which it changed its name to the international association of athletics federations in june 2019 the organization chose to rebrand as world athletics with a rollout beginning after the 2019 world championships in doha