Belize_Athletic_Association
The Belize Athletic Association (BAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Belize.[1]
| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Association |
| Abbreviation | BAA |
| Founded | 1956 (1956) |
| Affiliation | IAAF |
| Affiliation date | 1962 (1962) |
| Regional affiliation | NACAC |
| Headquarters | Belize City |
| President | Hugh Staine |
| Vice president(s) | Dylan Jones Jaheed Smith |
| Secretary | Liesje Chung-Barrow |
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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, Ian Gray 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 Hugh ”Pinas” Staine as new president.[3]
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:
BAA maintains the Belizean records in athletics.
- 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
- Athletic Association holds elections during its AGM, Plus TV, 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
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