Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
logo |
m Remove unicode control characters (CHECKWIKI error 16) + general fixes using AWB (8514) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
|name = Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association |
|name = Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association |
||
|abbrev = SKNAAA |
|abbrev = SKNAAA |
||
|logo = Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association Logo.png |
|logo = Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association Logo.png |
||
|logosize = 180px |
|logosize = 180px |
||
|sport = [[Athletics (sports)|Athletics]] |
|sport = [[Athletics (sports)|Athletics]] |
||
| Line 51: | Line 51: | ||
</ref> |
</ref> |
||
== |
==History== |
||
SKNAAA was founded in 1961.<ref> |
SKNAAA was founded in 1961.<ref> |
||
{{ Citation |
{{ Citation |
||
| Line 89: | Line 89: | ||
| accessdate = October 13, 2012 |
| accessdate = October 13, 2012 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
</ref> |
</ref> |
||
== |
==Affiliations== |
||
SKNAAA is the national member federation for [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] in the following international organisations: |
SKNAAA is the national member federation for [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] in the following international organisations: |
||
*[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF) |
*[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF) |
||
| Line 97: | Line 97: | ||
*[[Association of Panamerican Athletics]] (APA) |
*[[Association of Panamerican Athletics]] (APA) |
||
*[[Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation]] (CACAC) |
*[[Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation]] (CACAC) |
||
*[[Leeward Islands Athletic Association]] (LIAA)<sup> |
*[[Leeward Islands Athletic Association]] (LIAA)<sup>†</sup> |
||
<sup> |
<sup>†</sup>: The [[Nevis Amateur Athletic Association]] (NAAA) is separately affiliated to the LIAA.<ref name=naaa_1> |
||
{{ Citation |
{{ Citation |
||
| last = |
| last = |
||
| Line 115: | Line 115: | ||
*[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee]] (SKNOC) |
*[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee]] (SKNOC) |
||
== |
==National records== |
||
SKNAAA maintains the [[Saint Kitts and Nevis records in athletics]]. |
SKNAAA maintains the [[Saint Kitts and Nevis records in athletics]]. |
||
== |
==External links== |
||
*[http://www.sknaaa.com/ Official website] |
*[http://www.sknaaa.com/ Official website] |
||
*[http://www.facebook.com/StKNAAA SKNAAA on facebook] |
*[http://www.facebook.com/StKNAAA SKNAAA on facebook] |
||
== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations}} |
{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations}} |
||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association}} |
|||
[[Category:National Members of NACAC]] |
|||
[[Category:Sports governing bodies of Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |
[[Category:Sports governing bodies of Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |
||
[[Category:Sport in Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |
[[Category:Sport in Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |
||
Revision as of 10:14, 2 November 2012
 | |
| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Association |
| Abbreviation | SKNAAA |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Affiliation | IAAF |
| Affiliation date | 1978 |
| Regional affiliation | NACAC |
| Headquarters | Basseterre |
| President | Glenville Jeffers |
| Secretary | Elneth Toussaint-Harvey |
| Replaced | Saint Kitts Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association |
| Official website | |
| www | |
 | |
The Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Current president is Glenville Jeffers.[1]
History
SKNAAA was founded in 1961.[2] After separating from the Saint Kitts Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association in 1977,[3] SKNAAA was affiliated to the IAAF in 1978.[4]
Affiliations
SKNAAA is the national member federation for Saint Kitts and Nevis 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)
- Leeward Islands Athletic Association (LIAA)†
†: The Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) is separately affiliated to the LIAA.[5]
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
National records
SKNAAA maintains the Saint Kitts and Nevis records in athletics.
External links
References
- ^ SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS(SKN), IAAF, retrieved October 13, 2012
- ^ Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 192, retrieved October 13, 2012
- ^ About SKNAAA, Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, retrieved October 13, 2012
- ^ ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 60, retrieved October 13, 2012
- ^ CONSTITUTION OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (LIAA), Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, June 2, 2002, retrieved October 13, 2012
