Grenada Athletic Association
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|abbrev = GAA
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|sport = Athletics
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|jurisdiction = Association
|founded = {{Start date|1924}}
|aff = IAAF
|affdate = {{Start date|1970}}
|region = NACAC
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|headquarters = St. George’s
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|president = Charles George
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|vicepresident = Aaron Moses
|secretary = Jeanelle Gill
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|replaced = Grenada Amateur Athletic Association
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The Grenada Athletic Association (GAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Grenada.
{{ Citation
| title = Grenada Athletic Association
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/about-iaaf/structure/member-federations/northcentral-americac#GRN
| publisher = IAAF
| access-date = January 3, 2013
}}
History
GAA was founded as Grenada Amateur Athletic Association in 1924,
{{ Citation
| last = Matthews
| first = Peter
| title = Historical Dictionary of Track and Field
| year = 2012
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dQFHe9RwE0wC&dq=Historical+Dictionary+of+Track+and+Field+Grenada&pg=PA94
| page = 94
| isbn = 9780810867819
| access-date = October 14, 2012
}}
and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1970.
{{ 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=58
|language=es
|access-date=October 14, 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=October 6, 2012
}}
Current president is Charles George. He was re-elected in 2014 for another four-year term.
{{ Citation
| last = Bascombe
| first = Michael
| date = January 12, 2014
| title = George re-elected President of GAA
| url = http://grenadasports.gd/george-re-elected-president-gaa/
| publisher = GrenadaSports
| access-date = January 22, 2014
}}
Affiliations
GAA is the national member federation for Grenada in the following international organisations:
- International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
- 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
GAA maintains the Grenadian records in athletics.
References
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External links
- [http://grenadaathleticassociation.org/ GAA official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518045350/http://grenadaathleticassociation.org/ |date=2021-05-18 }}
- [https://www.facebook.com/GrenadaAthleticAssociation Facebook]
{{Sports governing bodies in Grenada}}
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations}}
Category:1924 establishments in Grenada