National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago
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Sport | Athletics |
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Jurisdiction | Association |
Abbreviation | NAAATT |
Founded | 1945 |
Affiliation | IAAF |
Affiliation date | 1962 |
Regional affiliation | NACAC |
Headquarters | Port-of-Spain |
President | Ephraim Serrette |
Vice president(s) | George Comissiong |
Secretary | Allan Baboolal |
Replaced | National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad and Tobago |
Official website | |
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The National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago (NAAATT) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2]
History[]
NAAATT was founded in 1945 as Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) of Trinidad and Tobago,[3] and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1962.[4] However, AAA ceased to organize national championships. Therefore, starting in 1969, the National Athletes Union (NAU) started to hold national championships leading to a reformation of a National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) in 1971. First president was . In 2009, NAAATT was finally renamed to National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago.[5]
Current president is former sprinter and 1978 Commonwealth Games relay silver medallist Ephraim Serrette. He took office in 2006,[5] and was re-elected in 2010 for the period 2010–2013.[6] In spite of calls for resignation of the entire executive over drug issues forcing sprinters Semoy Hackett and Kelly-Ann Baptiste to withdraw from the 2013 IAAF World Championships, he was re-elected in November 2013.[7][8]
Affiliations[]
NAAATT is the national member federation for Trinidad and Tobago 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:
National records[]
NAAATT maintains the Trinidad and Tobago records in athletics.
References[]
- ^ Nat'l Association of Athletics Admin. of Trinidad & Tobago, IAAF, retrieved January 5, 2013
- ^ NAAATT Executive 2010, National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago, retrieved October 15, 2012
- ^ Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 203, retrieved October 15, 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
- ^ a b NAAATT History, National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago, retrieved October 15, 2012
- ^ Clarke, Clayton (November 29, 2010), Serrette returns as head of NAAA, Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, retrieved January 5, 2013
- ^ Serrette gets third term as NAAA head, Trinidad and Tobago Express, November 30, 2013, retrieved January 22, 2014
- ^ Serrette retains NAAA presidency, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, December 1, 2013, retrieved January 22, 2014
External links[]
- National members of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
- Sports governing bodies in Trinidad and Tobago
- National governing bodies for athletics
- Sports organizations established in 1945