The Ligue de Martinique d'Athlétisme (LMA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in
Martinique. The current president is
Max Morinière
Max Morinière (born 16 February 1964 in Fort-de-France) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
Biography
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his team mates Bruno ...
.
[
] He was elected for the first time in November 2010,
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] and re-elected in October 2012.
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As LMA is part of the
Fédération française d'athlétisme
The French Athletics Federation (french: Fédération française d'athlétisme - ''FFA''), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in France.
History
FFA is the heir to the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), ...
, athletes from Martinique normally participate internationally for France, for example, in the
European Athletics Championships as organized by the
EAA. On the other hand, Martinique as a French
overseas department
The overseas departments and regions of France (french: départements et régions d'outre-mer, ; ''DROM'') are departments of France that are outside metropolitan France, the European part of France. They have exactly the same status as mainlan ...
is part of the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
. As an observer member of
CACAC, Martinique is invited to participate at the championships, and also at the
CARIFTA Games.
History
LMA was founded on November 29, 2008, replacing the ''Ligue Régionale d'Athlétisme de Martinique''.
Affiliations
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Fédération française d'athlétisme
The French Athletics Federation (french: Fédération française d'athlétisme - ''FFA''), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in France.
History
FFA is the heir to the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), ...
(FAA)
LMA is an observer member federation for
Martinique in the
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Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
LMA is invited to participate at the
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CARIFTA Games
Regional records
LMA maintains the
Martinique records in athletics.
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External links
Official webpage(in French)
LMA on Facebook (in French)
References
Sports governing bodies in France
Sport in Martinique
2008 establishments in France
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 2008
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