Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association explained

Assocname:Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association
Abbrev:PATAFA
Sport:Athletics
Founded:1962
Location:Philippines
President:Terry Capistrano
Secretary:Edward Kho
Countryflag:Philippines

The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is the National Sports Association (NSA) for athletics sports such as track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking in the Philippines, including the core athletics sports which constitute the Decathlon in the Olympic Games. PATAFA is also a member of the Asian Athletics (AA) and the World Athletics.

Background

Jose C. Sering served as president from 1969 to 1981 and from 1984 to 1991. He resigned from his PATAFA post in 1990.[1]

Go Teng Kok served as president from 1990 to 2014. Then known as “GTK’s Army,” Filipino track and field athletes won six gold medals in the 2013 Indonesia Southeast Asian Games, the most by any team in the games.[2]

Philip Ella Juico was elected president of PATAFA in November 2014 and in a second election held on March 25, 2015, with POC Vice President Joey Romasanta as observer.[3] [4]

In 2015 the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) formally recognized the NSA after PATAFA met compliance with several requirements such as an updated constitution, by-laws and inclusion of the true stakeholders of the sport.[5] [6]

Juico was re-elected as president of PATAFA in November 2021.[7] He resigned on June 18, 2022, and was replaced by Terry Capistrano.[8]

PATAFA was formerly known as the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association, or simply Athletics Philippines.

Board

As of August 2022, PATAFA's board consists of the president and seventeen members.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Track and Field in the Philippines. November 1, 2016. Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association.
  2. News: Terrado. Reuben. Go Teng Kok's 24-year reign as Patafa head comes to an end as Popoy Juico takes over. December 31, 2021. spin.ph. July 25, 2014.
  3. News: Terrado. Reuben. POC recognition after election of Philip Juico as president. March 25, 2015. Sports Inteactive Network Philippines. March 25, 2015.
  4. News: Juico's election as athletics chief official. March 25, 2015. Manila Bulletin. March 25, 2015.
  5. News: New national athletics federation gains POC recognition after election of Philip Juico as president. January 23, 2022. Sports Interactive Network. March 25, 2015.
  6. News: Juico's election as athletics chief official. March 25, 2015. Manila Bulletin. March 25, 2015.
  7. News: Juico gets fresh term as Patafa chief. December 16, 2021. Daily Tribune. November 13, 2021.
  8. News: Juico steps down as PATAFA president . June 18, 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . June 18, 2022.
  9. News: Kho named new PATAFA secretary general. April 17, 2023. Manila Standard. August 10, 2022.
  10. News: PATAFA elects board, bares new program. January 21, 2022. Manila Bulletin. November 13, 2021.

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