The Grenada Athletic Association (GAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in
Grenada.
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History
GAA was founded as Grenada Amateur Athletic Association in 1924,
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IAAF in 1970.
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Current president is
Charles George
Charles George (August 23, 1932November 30, 1952) was a United States Army, U.S. Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat on November 30, 1952, during the Korean War. He was fatally wounded when he threw himself on ...
. He was re-elected in 2014 for another four-year term.
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Affiliations
GAA is the national member federation for Grenada 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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Grenada Olympic Committee (GOC)
National records
GAA maintains the
Grenadian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Grenada maintained by its national athletics federation: Grenada Athletic Association (GAA).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by a ...
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References
External links
GAA official websiteFacebook
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations
Grenada
Athletics in Grenada
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 ...
1924 establishments in Grenada
Sports organizations established in 1924
National governing bodies for athletics