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{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
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|region = [[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|NACAC]]
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|headquarters = [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]
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The '''Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations''' ('''BAAA''') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the [[Bahamas]]. Current president is
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| title = Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
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{{ Citation
| title = Executives
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| publisher = Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
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▲| last = Williams
▲| first = Tonique
▲| date = December 13, 2012
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▲| title = BAAA Introduces New Executives and Council Members
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▲| publisher = Bahamas Weekly
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▲| accessdate = January 2, 2013
== History ==
Prior to 1952, there was already a Bahamas Athletic Association. BAAA was founded on
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▲| title = ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011
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</ref> First president was
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| title = RE: HiSTORY: Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
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== Affiliations ==
BAAA is the national member federation for the [[Bahamas]] in the following international organisations:
*[[
*[[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association]] (NACAC)
*[[Association of Panamerican Athletics]] (APA)
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== National records ==
BAAA maintains the [[Bahamian records in athletics]].{{fact|date=December 2020}}
== External links ==▼
== References ==
{{reflist}}
▲== External links ==
*[http://www.baaabahamas.com Official Webpage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618130337/http://www.baaabahamas.com/ |date=18 June 2020 }}
{{Sports governing bodies in the Bahamas}}
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations}}
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 16 March 2023
Sport | Athletics |
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Jurisdiction | Association |
Abbreviation | BAAA |
Founded | 1952 |
Affiliation | World Athletics |
Affiliation date | 1952 |
Regional affiliation | NACAC |
Headquarters | Nassau |
President | Drumeco Archer |
Vice president(s) | Rayvanno Ferguson |
Secretary | Mabelene Miller |
Replaced | Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association |
Official website | |
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The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Bahamas. Current president is Rosamunde Carey.[1][2] She was elected on 28 November 2015 for the period 2015-2018. She becomes the first woman elected to the position [3]
History[edit]
Prior to 1952, there was already a Bahamas Athletic Association. BAAA was founded on 6 May 1952 as Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association[4] and was affiliated to the IAAF the same year.[5] First president was Alfred Frances Adderley. Early in the new millennium the federation’s name was changed to The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations. A detailed report on the history of BAAA was given on Facebook.[6]
Affiliations[edit]
BAAA is the national member federation for the Bahamas in the following international organisations:
- World Athletics
- 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[edit]
BAAA maintains the Bahamian records in athletics.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, IAAF, retrieved 2 January 2013
- ^ Executives, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, retrieved 19 June 2014
- ^ Williams, Tonique (13 December 2012), BAAA Introduces New Executives and Council Members, Bahamas Weekly, retrieved 2 January 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 31, retrieved 11 October 2012
- ^ ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 53, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2012, retrieved 11 October 2012
- ^ RE: HiSTORY: Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, 17 November 2010, retrieved 11 October 2012
External links[edit]
- Official Webpage Archived 18 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine