The Athletics Federation of Guinea-Bissau (FAGB; ''Federação de Atletismo da Guiné-Bissau'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...
. The current president is
Renato Moura.
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History
FAGB was founded in 1988,
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 the year 1991.
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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 for ...
(IAAF)
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Confederation of African Athletics
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA; French: ''Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme'') is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. It organises the African Championships in ...
(CAA)
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Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo
The Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Iberoamerican Athletics Association'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics of European, Latinamerican, and African countries with iberian origin and/or Spanish or Portuguese languag ...
(AIA; ''Ibero-American Athletics Association'')
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
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Guinea-Bissau Olympic Committee (Portuguese: ''Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau'')
National records
FAGB maintains the
national records
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Big Joe Turner was signed at the beginning and remained until 1947. Billy Eckstine was also a big seller for the label as w ...
.
External links
FAGB on Facebook(in Portuguese)
References
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...
Sport in Guinea-Bissau
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1988
1980s establishments in Guinea-Bissau
1988 establishments in Africa
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