Athletics Vanuatu, also known as Vanuatu Athletics Association, is the governing body for the sport of athletics in

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

. Current president is former sprinter Jansen Molisingi. He was elected for the first time in February 2012.

History

Athletics Vanuatu was founded in 1965 as New Hebrides Amateur Athletic Association by Rev. William Donald Francis, Alan Bell, and a few others, and was affiliated to the IAAF in the year 1966.

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 fo ...

(IAAF) *

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 Or ...

(OAA) Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: * Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (VASANOC)

National records

Athletics Vanuatu maintains the Vanuatuan records in athletics.

References

{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations

Sport in Vanuatu Athletics in Vanuatu National governing bodies for athletics Sports organizations established in 1965 1965 establishments in Oceania