The move brings the IAAF’s total membership to 212. The IAAF is currently discussing new three letter abbreviations for the federations of Serbia and of Montenegro with the IOC.
Montenegro has been awarded provisional membership of the IAAF until it is confirmed at the next IAAF Congress Meeting which will take place in Osaka in August 2007.
As a result, athletes from Montenegro will be able to take part in the upcoming European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, (6-14 August) and the IAAF World Junior Championships which take place in Beijing (15-20 August).
