St. Kitts Nevis Athletics
| Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association | |
| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Association |
| Abbreviation | SKNAAA |
| Founded | 1961 (1961) |
| Affiliation | World Athletics |
| Affiliation date | 1978 (1978) |
| Regional affiliation | NACAC |
| Headquarters | Basseterre |
| President | Glenville Jeffers |
| Vice president(s) | Val Henry |
| Secretary | Francil Morris |
| Replaced | Saint Kitts Amateur Athletic and Cycling Association |
| Official website | |
| www | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
St. Kitts Nevis Athletics (until 2018 Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA)) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Saint Kitts and Nevis.[1]
History
[edit ]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 (now World Athletics) in 1978.[4]
Current president is Glenville Jeffers. He was elected in December 2009[5] and re-elected in January 2014.[6]
It was renamed to St. Kitts Nevis Athletics in 2018.[7]
Affiliations
[edit ]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.[8]
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
National records
[edit ]SKNAAA maintains the Saint Kitts and Nevis records in athletics.
External links
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, IAAF , retrieved 4 January 2013
- ^ Matthews, Peter (22 March 2012), Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 192, ISBN 9780810879850 , retrieved 13 October 2012
- ^ About SKNAAA, Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, archived from the original on 30 August 2012, retrieved 13 October 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 13 October 2012
- ^
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 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ SKNAAA General Body elects new Executive Committee at 2nd Quadrennial, SKNVibes, 13 January 2014, retrieved 22 January 2014
- ^ "Name Change of the Association". SKNIS. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ CONSTITUTION OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (LIAA), Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, 2 June 2002, retrieved 13 October 2012
