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Federação Caboverdiana De Atletismo
The Cape Verdean Athletics Federation (FCA; ''Federação Caboverdiana de Atletismo'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Cape Verde. History FCA was founded in 1989, and was affiliated to the IAAF the same year. Former president was António Ramos (administrator), António Ramos. He was elected for the first time in 2008, and re-elected in 2011. Current president is Fernando Pinto. Affiliations *International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) *Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) *Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Ibero-American Athletics Association'') Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: *Cape Verde Olympic Committee (COC; Portuguese: ''Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano'') Regional associations Each island has its own regional athletics associations. Santiago is the only one divided into the North and South Zones. Brava and Maio does not have its own competition, rarely competes with adjacent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, cross-country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
