Grenada Athletic Association
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Jurisdiction | Association |
| Abbreviation | GAA |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Affiliation | IAAF |
| Affiliation date | 1970 |
| Regional affiliation | NACAC |
| Headquarters | St. George’s |
| President | Charles George |
| Vice president | Aaron Moses |
| Secretary | Jeanelle Gill |
| Replaced | Grenada Amateur Athletic Association |
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The Grenada Athletic Association (GAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Grenada.[1]
History
GAA was founded as Grenada Amateur Athletic Association in 1924,[2] and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1970.[3]
Current president is Charles George. He was re-elected in 2014 for another four-year term.[4]
Affiliations
GAA is the national member federation for Grenada in the following international organisations:
- International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
- North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC)
- Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
- Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
- Grenada Olympic Committee (GOC)
National records
GAA maintains the Grenadian records in athletics.
External links
References
- ↑ Grenada Athletic Association, IAAF, retrieved January 3, 2013
- ↑ Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 94, retrieved October 14, 2012
- ↑ ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 58, retrieved October 14, 2012
- ↑ Bascombe, Michael (January 12, 2014), George re-elected President of GAA, GrenadaSports, retrieved January 22, 2014
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| Africa CAA |
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| Oceania OAA |
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† = associate members, ǂ = suspended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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