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Niue Athletics Association
The Niue Athletics Association (NAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Niue. History Athletes from Niue participated already at the Athletics at the 1979 South Pacific Games, 1979, Athletics at the 1983 South Pacific Games, 1983, Athletics at the 1991 South Pacific Games, 1991, and Athletics at the 2003 South Pacific Games, 2003 South Pacific Games, the Athletics at the 1993 South Pacific Mini Games, 1993, and Athletics at the 2001 South Pacific Mini Games, 2001 South Pacific Mini Games, and the Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2002 and Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games. They also took part at the 1994 Oceania Athletics Championships, 1994 Senior/Open and 1994 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships, Junior Oceania Athletics Championships. It is reported, that NAA was "revived" in 2007, and was affiliated to the Oceania Athletics Association, OAA as associate member in the year 2009. In 2011, Niue applied to World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
