Grenada Athletic Association

The Grenada Athletic Association (GAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Grenada.[1]

Grenada Athletic Association
SportAthletics
JurisdictionAssociation
AbbreviationGAA
Founded1924 (1924)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation date1970 (1970)
Regional affiliationNACAC
HeadquartersSt. George’s
PresidentCharles George
Vice president(s)Aaron Moses
SecretaryJeanelle Gill
ReplacedGrenada Amateur Athletic Association

History

GAA was founded as Grenada Amateur Athletic Association in 1924,[2] and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1970.[3]

Current president is Charles George. He was re-elected in 2014 for another four-year term.[4]

Affiliations

GAA is the national member federation for Grenada in the following international organisations:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

GAA maintains the Grenadian records in athletics.

References
  1. Grenada Athletic Association, IAAF, retrieved January 3, 2013
  2. Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 94, retrieved October 14, 2012
  3. ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 58, archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2012, retrieved October 14, 2012
  4. Bascombe, Michael (January 12, 2014), George re-elected President of GAA, GrenadaSports, retrieved January 22, 2014
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