Marshall Islands Athletics Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: MIAF maintains the Marshallese records in athletics. Marshall Islands Athletics Marshall Islands Athletics, also known as Marshall Islands Athletics Federation (MIAF) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Marshall Islands. Athletes from the Marshall Islands participated already at the 1969 Micronesian Games, (the Marshall Islands then still being part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,) and also after re-establishment of the Games in 1990. The foundation of MIAF is reported for 1987, as well as its affiliation to the IAAF in the same year. Melvin Majmeto
Marshall Islands–United States relations Marshall Islands–United States relations Marshall Islands – United States relations are bilateral relations between Marshall Islands and the United States. The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign state in free association with the United States. After more than a decade of negotiation, the Marshall Islands and the United States signed a Compact of Free Association on June 25, 1983. The people of the Marshall Islands approved the Compact in a UN-observed plebiscite on September 7, 1983. The U.S. Congress subsequently approved the Compact, adding several amendments which were accepted by the Government of the Marshall Islands, and the