British Virgin Islands Athletics Association

British Virgin Islands Athletics Association

Sport	Athletics
Jurisdiction	Association
Abbreviation	BVIAA
Founded	1970
Affiliation	IAAF
Affiliation date	1972
Regional affiliation	NACAC
Headquarters	Road Town, Tortola
President	Dean Greenaway
Vice president	Steve Augustine
Secretary	Delva Thomas
Replaced	British Virgin Islands Amateur Athletic Association
Official website
bvi.milesplit.com

The British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the British Virgin Islands. Current president is Dean Greenaway.^[1] He was elected for the first time in 2008, and re-elected on October 15, 2012 for the period 2012-2016.^[2]

History

BVIAA was founded in September 1970 as British Virgin Islands Amateur Athletic Association and was affiliated to the IAAF in March 1972.^[3] "Amateur" was dropped from the association’s name during an Executive Committee meeting on February 10, 2009.^[2]

Affiliations

BVIAA is the national member federation for the British Virgin Islands 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 Athletics Association (LIAA)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

• British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (BVIOC)

National records

BVIAA maintains the British Virgin Islands records in athletics.

External links

• Official Webpage
• BVIAA on Facebook

References

1. British Virgin Islands Athletics Association, IAAF, retrieved January 2, 2013
2. About BVI Athletics Association, British Virgin Islands Athletic Association, retrieved January 2, 2013
3. BVI Track and Field, British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee, archived from the original on May 8, 2013, retrieved October 12, 2012