Athletics Vanuatu, also known as Vanuatu Athletics Association, is the governing body for the sport of athletics in
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
. Current president is former sprinter
Jansen Molisingi.
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] He was elected for the first time in February 2012.
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History
Athletics Vanuatu was founded in 1965 as New Hebrides Amateur Athletic Association by Rev. William Donald Francis, Alan Bell, and a few others,
[
] and was affiliated to the
IAAF in the year 1966.
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Affiliations
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International Association of Athletics Federations
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body fo ...
(IAAF)
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Oceania Athletics Association
The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Oceania. The OAA head office is located in Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
History
The OAA was founded as Oceania Amateur Athletic Or ...
(OAA)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
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Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (VASANOC)
National records
Athletics Vanuatu maintains the
Vanuatuan records in athletics.
References
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
Sport in Vanuatu
Athletics in Vanuatu
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1965
1965 establishments in Oceania