The Athletics Association of Barbados (AAB) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...
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History
AAB was founded in 1947 as Amateur Athletic Association of Barbados (AAAB),
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] and was affiliated to the
IAAF in 1966.
[
] In 2012, the name was changed to Athletics Association of Barbados.
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Esther Maynard has been president of the association since 2004 and was re-elected in 2008.
[
] General Secretary Catherine Jordan assumed office in January 2013.
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Affiliations
AAB is the national member federation for Barbados in the following international organisations:
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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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(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, ...
(APA)
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Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation
The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) is a confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Central America and the Caribbean. Membership of the Confederation ...
(CACAC)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
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Barbados Olympic Association
Barbados Olympic Association, founded in 1962, is the National Olympic Committee for Barbados. The body is also responsible for Barbados' representation at the Commonwealth Games.
History
Formed after the dissolution of the West Indies Federat ...
(BOA)
National records
AAB maintains the
Barbadian records in athletics.
References
External links
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Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...
Sports governing bodies in Barbados
Athletics in Barbados
1947 establishments in Barbados
Sports organizations established in 1947
National governing bodies for athletics
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