The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Monday in Monaco officially inaugurated its new headquarters, with Prince Albert II and IAAF President Lamine Diack jointly performing the ceremony.

The unveiling of the new operational headquarters, situated at 6-8, Quai Antoine 1er on Monaco’s main port of Herculis, was attended by Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The IAAF first moved to Monaco in 1994.

But now the IAAF has been able to gather the IAAF General Secretariat and seven other IAAF Departments under the same roof.

These departments are Broadcasting, Communications, Competitions, Development and Member Relations, Finance and Administration, Medical and Anti-Doping, and Technology and Information.

In addition, the IAAF has ensured that both the building work necessary to complete the new offices, as well as the future maintenance, will conform to strict European guidelines.

These guidelines are mainly about sustainable use of energy, as a commitment to the IAAF’s social responsibility programme “Athletics for a Better World’’.