Sport | Athletics |
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Jurisdiction | Association |
Abbreviation | GAA |
Founded | 1924 (1924) |
Affiliation | IAAF |
Affiliation date | 1970 (1970) |
Regional affiliation | NACAC |
Headquarters | St. George’s |
President | Charles George |
Vice president(s) | Aaron Moses |
Secretary | Jeanelle Gill |
Replaced | Grenada Amateur Athletic Association |
The Grenada Athletic Association (GAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Grenada.
History
GAA was founded as Grenada Amateur Athletic Association in 1924, and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1970.
Current president is Charles George. He was re-elected in 2014 for another four-year term.
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:
National records
GAA maintains the Grenadian records in athletics.
References
- Grenada Athletic Association, IAAF, retrieved January 3, 2013
- Matthews, Peter (2012), Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 94, ISBN 9780810867819, 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, archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2012, retrieved October 14, 2012
- Bascombe, Michael (January 12, 2014), George re-elected President of GAA, GrenadaSports, retrieved January 22, 2014
External links
- GAA official website Archived 2021-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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