Nicaraguan Athletics Federation
{{Short description|Governing body for athletics in Nicaragua}}
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|vicepresident = Onel Pérez
|secretary = María Antonieta Ocón
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The Nicaraguan Athletics Federation (FNA; Federación Nicaragüense de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Nicaragua. It was founded in 1954.
{{ Citation | title = El Atletismo Iberoamericano| url = http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf| publisher = Real Federación Española de Atletismo| page = 22| access-date = October 5, 2012}} The president is Xiomara Larios.
{{ Citation
| title = Federacion Nicaragüense de Atletismo
| url = http://www.iaaf.org/about-iaaf/structure/member-federations/northcentral-americac#NCA
| publisher = IAAF
| access-date = January 4, 2013
}}
She was re-elected in December 2012.
{{ Citation
| last = Montealto
| first = Carlos A.
| date = December 30, 2012
| title = Xiomara Larios repite en la presidencia de la FNA - A limar asperezas
| url = http://www.hoy.com.ni/2012/12/30/deportes/10754-a-limar-asperezas.html
| publisher = Hoy, Managua, Nicaragua
| language = es
| access-date = January 4, 2013
}}
Affiliations
FNA is the national member federation for Nicaragua 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)
- Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)
- Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
- Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano (CADICA; Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation)
Also, it is part of the following national organisations:
- Nicaraguan National Olympic Committee (CON; Spanish: Comité Olímpico Nacional de Nicaragua)
National records
FNA maintains the Nicaraguan records in athletics.
References
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External links
- [http://es-la.facebook.com/federacion.nicaraguensedeatletismo FNA on Facebook] (in Spanish)
{{Sports governing bodies in Nicaragua}}
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations}}
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Category:Athletics in Nicaragua
Category:National governing bodies for athletics
Category:Sports organizations established in 1954
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