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Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
Sport	Athletics
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
	www.baaabahamas.com

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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:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC)

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

[iaaf_1-1] Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, IAAF, retrieved 2 January 2013

[baaa_1-2] Executives, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, retrieved 19 June 2014

[weekly-3] Williams, Tonique (13 December 2012), BAAA Introduces New Executives and Council Members, Bahamas Weekly, retrieved 2 January 2013^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 31, retrieved 11 October 2012

[iaaf_2-5] 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

[baaa_2-6] RE: HiSTORY: Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, 17 November 2010, retrieved 11 October 2012

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-</ref>  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.<ref name=baaa_2>
+</ref>  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.<ref name=baaa_2>
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 == Affiliations ==
 BAAA is the national member federation for the [[Bahamas]] in the following international organisations:
-*[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF)
+*[[World Athletics]]
 *[[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]].
+BAAA maintains the [[Bahamian records in athletics]].{{fact|date=December 2020}}
-== External links ==
-*[http://www.baaabahamas.com Official Webpage]
-*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bahamas-Association-of-Athletic-Associations/270655147724 BAAA on Facebook]
-*[https://twitter.com/bahamasaaa BAAA on Twtter]
 == 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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 [[Category:Athletics in the Bahamas]]
 [[Category:1952 establishments in the Bahamas]]
-[[Category:Organizations established in 1952]]
+[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1952]]
 [[Category:National governing bodies for athletics]]

v t e Sports governing bodies in the Bahamas (BAH)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Bahamas Olympic Committee