The St. Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA) is the national governing body for

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 ...

in Saint Lucia, inclusive of

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open cou ...

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ...

and

racewalking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...

. The Athletics Association was formerly known as the St. Lucia Amateur Athletics Association. The organisation was founded in 1977 to promote Track and Field in Saint Lucia. In 1978 the SLAA became an affiliate member of the world governing body for athletics, then called the International Amateur Athletics Federation, and now known as the

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 ...

. Based at Olympic House on Barnard Hill in Castries, the SLAA is a non-profit organisation, led by a President, Cornelius Breen, elected at a Biennial General Meeting of the organisation in 2018. Mr. Breen replaced Andrew Magloire, who had served from 2016. Mr. Magloire previously served as president in the 1980s. Mr. Breen had also previously served two terms as president in the 2000's. The SLAA is involved in many aspects of the sport at the local, national, and international level - coaching education, sports science and athlete development, youth programmes and masters (age 40+) competition.

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Mailing Address:GM 697 Gable Woods Mall, Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies President: Mr. Cornelius Breen Secretary: Lisa Joseph Physical Address: Olympic House, Barnard Hill, Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies

History

SLAA was founded as St. Lucia Amateur Athletic Association in 1977 and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1978.

Affiliations

SLAA is the national member federation for Saint Lucia in the following international organisations: *

(IAAF) *

North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Northern America, Central America, and ...

(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) Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: *

Saint Lucia Olympic Committee Saint Lucia Olympic Committee (IOC code: LCA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Saint Lucia. It is also the body responsible for Saint Lucia's representation at the Olympic Games. History Saint Lucia Olympic Committee was founded ...

(SLOC)

National records

SLAA maintains the

Saint Lucian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Saint Lucia maintained by its national athletics federation: Saint Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA). Outdoor Key to tables: + = en route to a longer distance h = hand timing A = affe ...

References

{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Saint Lucia Sports organizations established in 1977

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 ...

National governing bodies for athletics