Belize Athletic Association
Sport | Athletics |
---|---|
Jurisdiction | Association |
Abbreviation | BAA |
Founded | 1956 |
Affiliation | IAAF |
Affiliation date | 1962 |
Regional affiliation | NACAC |
Headquarters | Belize City |
President | |
Vice president(s) | |
Secretary | |
The Belize Athletic Association (BAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Belize.[1]
History[]
BAA was founded in 1956 as Belize Amateur Athletic Association (BAAA).[2] In 2013, the name was changed to Belize Athletic Association.[3]
In August 2010, was elected as new president.[4] However, there was an ongoing internal dispute between board officials claiming the lead of BAAA[5][6] leading to the executive been dissolved by the IAAF. In October 2013, a new executive was elected with as new president.[3]
Affiliations[]
BAA is the national member federation for Belize 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)
- Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano (CADICA; Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
National records[]
BAA maintains the Belizean records in athletics.
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Belize Amateur Athletic Association, IAAF, retrieved January 2, 2013
- ^ ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 56, archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2012, retrieved October 6, 2012
- ^ a b Athletic Association holds elections during its AGM, , Belmopan, October 7, 2013, retrieved January 22, 2014
- ^ New president for the Belize Amateur Athletics Association, The Guardian (Belize), September 2, 2010, retrieved January 2, 2013
- ^ Athletic Association’s 2 Presidents Controversy is International, channel5belize.com, November 28, 2011, retrieved January 2, 2013
- ^ Amateur Athletic Association dissolved, channel5belize.com, June 15, 2012, retrieved January 2, 2013
Categories:
- National members of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
- Sports governing bodies in Belize
- Athletics in Belize
- 1956 establishments in British Honduras
- Sports organizations established in 1956
- National governing bodies for athletics
- Belizean sport stubs