The Kiribati Athletics Association (KAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the

Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
''The Wor ...

. It is suspended by

Kiribati National Olympic Committee Kiribati National Olympic Committee (IOC code: KIR) is the National Olympic Committee representing Kiribati. The same committee is also known as the Kiribati Commonwealth Games Association. See also * Kiribati at the Olympics * Kiribati at the Co ...

and OAA since 2020.

History

Athletes from Kiribati (then

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) participated already at the

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, and

1971 South Pacific Games The 1971 South Pacific Games, held at Papeete in Tahiti from 25 August to 5 September 1971, was the fourth edition of the South Pacific Games. Approximately 1,500 male athletes and 500 female athletes participated in the games. Participating co ...

, as part of a combined

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team. After separation of the

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(now

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), and independence, athletes from now Kiribati attended the

1979 South Pacific Games The 1979 South Pacific Games, held at Suva in Fiji from 28 August to 8 September 1979, was the sixth edition of the South Pacific Games. Participating countries Nineteen Pacific nations or territories attended: Sports There were 18 sports co ...

for the first time. and the Micronesian Games in 1998. The official foundation of KAA occurred in 1999, and its affiliation 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 same year. Mwaereiti Burennatu was elected new president of KAA in 2000. In April 2005, Simon Burennatu was elected president. He was followed by Tierata Taukaban. In July 2009, he was replaced by Arobati Brechtefeld who served until 2012. President was Tonana George until his replacement by Brian Fukuyama in May 2019.

Affiliations

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) This is now known as World Athletics. (WA) *

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 Orga ...

(OAA) Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: *

(KNOC)

National records

KAA maintains the Kiribati records in athletics.

External links

Official Webpage

References

{{Sports governing bodies in Kiribati

Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
''The Wor ...

Sport in Kiribati Athletics in Kiribati

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 ...

National governing bodies for athletics Sports organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Kiribati