Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
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|name = Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
|abbrev = BAAA
|logo = Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations Logo.jpg
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|sport = Athletics
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|jurisdiction = Association
|founded = {{Start date|1952}}
|aff = World Athletics
|affdate = {{Start date|1952}}
|region = NACAC
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|headquarters = Nassau
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|president = Drumeco Archer
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|vicepresident = Rayvanno Ferguson
|secretary = Mabelene Miller
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|replaced = Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association
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The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Bahamas. Current president is Rosamunde Carey.
{{ Citation
| title = Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/about-iaaf/structure/member-federations/northcentral-americac#BAH
| publisher = IAAF
| access-date = 2 January 2013
}}
{{ Citation
| title = Executives
| url = http://www.baaabahamas.com/executives/
| publisher = Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
| access-date = 19 June 2014
}}
She was elected on 28 November 2015 for the period 2015-2018. She becomes the first woman elected to the position {{ Citation
|last = Williams
|first = Tonique
|date = 13 December 2012
|title = BAAA Introduces New Executives and Council Members
|url = http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/sport/BAAA_BAAA_Executives_and_Council_Members_printer.shtml
|publisher = Bahamas Weekly
|access-date = 2 January 2013
}}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
History
Prior to 1952, there was already a Bahamas Athletic Association. BAAA was founded on 6 May 1952 as Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association
{{ Citation
| last = Matthews
| first = Peter
| title = Historical Dictionary of Track and Field
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=kh97OBEUTn4C&dq=Historical+Dictionary+of+Track+and+Field+bahamas&pg=PA31
| page = 31
| access-date = 11 October 2012
}}
and was affiliated to the IAAF the same year.
{{ Citation
|title=ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011
|url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/28/25/62825_PDF_Spanish.pdf
|publisher=IAAF
|page=53
|language=es
|access-date=11 October 2012
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006140440/http://iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/28/25/62825_PDF_Spanish.pdf
|archive-date=6 October 2012
}}
First president was Alfred Frances Adderley. Early in the new millennium the federation’s name was changed to The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations. A detailed report on the history of BAAA was given on Facebook.
{{ Citation
| date = 17 November 2010
| title = RE: HiSTORY: Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
| url = http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=457760031429&comments&ref=mf
| publisher = Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
| access-date = 11 October 2012
}}
Affiliations
BAAA is the national member federation for the Bahamas in the following international organisations:
- World Athletics
- North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC)
- Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
- Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
National records
BAAA maintains the Bahamian records in athletics.{{fact|date=December 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.baaabahamas.com Official Webpage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618130337/http://www.baaabahamas.com/ |date=18 June 2020 }}
{{Sports governing bodies in the Bahamas}}
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations}}
Category:Sports governing bodies in the Bahamas
Category:Athletics in the Bahamas
Category:1952 establishments in the Bahamas