Belize Athletic Association Explained

Belize Athletic Association
Abbrev:BAA
Sport:Athletics
Jurisdiction:Association
Aff:IAAF
Region:NACAC
Headquarters:Belize City
President:Hugh Staine
Vicepresident:Dylan Jones
Jaheed Smith
Secretary:Liesje Chung-Barrow
Countryflag:Belize

The Belize Athletic Association (BAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Belize.

History

BAA was founded in 1956 as Belize Amateur Athletic Association (BAAA). In 2013, the name was changed to Belize Athletic Association.

In August 2010, Ian Gray was elected as new president. However, there was an ongoing internal dispute between board officials claiming the lead of BAAA leading to the executive been dissolved by the IAAF. In October 2013, a new executive was elected with Hugh ”Pinas” Staine as new president.

Affiliations

BAA is the national member federation for Belize in the following international organisations:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

BAA maintains the Belizean records in athletics.

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