The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within

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, and the

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. NACAC is one of six area associations of

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(WA), previously named the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). NACAC was founded on December 10, 1988, in San Juan,

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Presidents

Amadeo Francis of

was elected as the first president of the association. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook (Jamaica) was elected as new president and was re-elected in 2011. After McCook died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from

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, treasurer of NACAC and president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), acted as interim president. On August 7, 2013, Víctor López from

, president of the

Association of Panamerican Athletics The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') is a new regional confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within No ...

(APA), was elected new president for the period 2013–2019. On July 2, 2019, during the NACAC Congress held in Querétaro, Mexico Mike Sands of Bahamas was elected president for the period 2019-2022.

Competitions

* NACAC Championships * NACAC Under-23 Championships * NACAC Cross Country Championships * NACAC Race Walking Championships * NACAC Mountain Running Championships * Pan American Combined Events Cup (organised by the

(APA), formerly: NACAC Combined Events Championships) * Central American and Caribbean Championships (organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC))

Member associations

References

External links

NACAC official website
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Athletics organizations Sports organizations established in 1988 Athletics Central America and the Caribbean

Presidents

Competitions

Member associations

See also

References

External links