[1] In 1912, the Commission for athletics, track and field and other contests (Romanian: Comisia de atletism, alergări pe jos și concursuri was formed.

It was part of the Romanian Federation of Sporting Societies (Federația Română a Societăților Spotive).

This commission was precursor to the Romanian Athletics Federation.

In 1922, competitions for women were introduced and three years later the first national championships for women were introduced, along with the national championships for junior athletes.

In 1937, the RFA organized the Balkan Games for the first time in Romania and in 1948 the Romanian International Championships commenced.