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Tuvalu Athletics Association
SportAthletics
AbbreviationTAA
Founded2004 (2004)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation date2008 (2008)
Regional affiliationOAA
HeadquartersVaiaku, Funafuti
PresidentMonise Laafai
Vice president(s)Teake Esene Manatu
SecretaryTovia Tovia
Official website
www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-1161-0-0-0
Tuvalu

The Tuvalu Athletics Association (TAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Tuvalu.[1][2]

History

A combined Gilbert and Ellice Islands team participated already at the 1963,[3] 1966,[4] and 1971 South Pacific Games.[5] An athlete from Tuvalu (then Ellice Islands), namely Nelu Arenga, is at least documented for 1971.[5][6]

After separation from the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati), athletes from Tuvalu attended the 2003 South Pacific Games for the first time.[7]

The official foundation of TAA occurred in 2004, and its affiliation to the IAAF in the year 2008.[8]

Current president is Monise Laafai.[1][2]

Affiliations

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

TAA maintains the Tuvaluan records in athletics.

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Tuvalu Athletics Association, IAAF, retrieved January 28, 2014
  2. ^ a b TUVALU ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved January 28, 2014
  3. ^ Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved January 28, 2014
  4. ^ Snow, Bob (October 20, 2012), SECOND SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - NOUMEA 1966 - FULL RESULTS OF THE ATHLETICS COMPETITION (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved January 28, 2014
  5. ^ a b SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Pirae, French Polynesia 1971 (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved January 28, 2014
  6. ^ NATIONAL RECORDS - OCEANIA - TUVALU (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, August 13, 2011, pp. 43–44, retrieved January 28, 2014
  7. ^ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Suva, Fiji 1979 (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved January 28, 2014
  8. ^ International Association of Athletics Federations - Constitution - In force as from 1st November 2011, IAAF, p. 61, retrieved January 28, 2014
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