Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association

The Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Saint Kitts and Nevis.[1]

Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association
SportAthletics
JurisdictionAssociation
AbbreviationSKNAAA
Founded1961 (1961)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation date1978 (1978)
Regional affiliationNACAC
HeadquartersBasseterre
PresidentGlenville Jeffers
Vice president(s)Val Henry
SecretaryFrancil Morris
ReplacedSaint Kitts Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association
Official website
www.sknaaa.com

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]

Current president is Glenville Jeffers. He was elected in December 2009[5] and re-elected in January 2014.[6]

Affiliations

SKNAAA is the national member federation for Saint Kitts and Nevis in the following international organisations:

†: The Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) is separately affiliated to the LIAA.[7]

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

SKNAAA maintains the Saint Kitts and Nevis records in athletics.

References
  1. Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, IAAF, retrieved 4 January 2013
  2. Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 192, retrieved 13 October 2012
  3. About SKNAAA, Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, archived from the original on 30 August 2012, retrieved 13 October 2012
  4. ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 60, retrieved 13 October 2012
  5. NACAC Newsletter, Bulletin December 2009, Volume 2, Edition 4, SKNAAA elects new Executive/SKNAA Elige una Nueva Ejecutiva (PDF), NACAC, p. 13, retrieved 4 January 2013CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. SKNAAA General Body elects new Executive Committee at 2nd Quadrennial, SKNVibes, 13 January 2014, retrieved 22 January 2014
  7. CONSTITUTION OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (LIAA), Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, 2 June 2002, retrieved 13 October 2012
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