The Belize Athletic Association (BAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
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History
BAA was founded in 1956 as Belize Amateur Athletic Association (BAAA).
[
] In 2013, the name was changed to Belize Athletic Association.
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In August 2010, Ian Gray was elected as new president.][
] However, there was an ongoing internal dispute between board officials claiming the lead of BAAA[
][
] leading to the executive been dissolved by the IAAF. In October 2013, a new executive was elected with Hugh ”Pinas” Staine as new president.[
]
Affiliations
BAA is the national member federation for Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
in the following international organisations:
*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)
* North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC)
*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)
*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)
* Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano (CADICA; ''Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation'')
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
*Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
The Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association, formerly the British Honduras Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association, (IOC code: BIZ) is the National Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association of Belize, responsible for the ...
National records
BAA maintains the Belizean records in athletics.
External links
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References
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
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), competi ...
Athletics in Belize
1956 establishments in British Honduras
Sports organizations established in 1956
National governing bodies for athletics
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