Kosovo has been recognised as a provisional member of the International Association of Athletics Federations.
Kosovo has been recognised as a provisional member of the International Association of Athletics Federations.
The decision follows a similar verdict from the International Olympic Committee in October and Kosovo becomes the 214th member of the IAAF.
A statement from the governing body read: “The IAAF has received and reviewed an application for IAAF membership from the Kosovo Athletic Federation.
“The application was judged to meet the requirements, as set out in article 4.3 of the constitution, and provisional IAAF membership was granted.”