The Dominica Amateur Athletic Association (DAAA) is the governing body for
the sport of athletics in the Commonwealth of
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
. Current president is
Godwin Dorsette.
[
] He was elected in December 2015.
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History
DAAA was founded in 1985,
[
] and was affiliated to the
IAAF
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 for ...
in 1986.
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Affiliations
DAAA is the national member federation for
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
in the following international organisations:
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International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
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(NACAC)
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Association of Panamerican Athletics
The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') is a new regional confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Northern, Central, a ...
(APA)
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Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
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Dominica Olympic Committee
The Dominica Olympic Committee (IOC code: DMA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Dominica. The committee is also the Commonwealth Games Association representing the island nation.
History
It was created in 1987 and recognized by the ...
(DOC)
National records
DAAA maintains the
Dominica records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in the Commonwealth of Dominica maintained by Dominica's national athletics federation: Dominica Athletics Association (DAA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = ...
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External links
Official webpageDAAA on facebook
References
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
Athletics in Dominica
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
1985 establishments in Dominica
Sports organizations established in 1985
National governing bodies for athletics
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