Cuban Athletics Federation
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Jurisdiction | Federation |
| Abbreviation | FCA |
| Founded | March 22, 1922 |
| Affiliation | IAAF |
| Affiliation date | 1924 |
| Regional affiliation | NACAC |
| Headquarters | La Habana |
| President | Alberto Juantorena |
| Vice president | Aurelio Romero |
| Secretary | Jesús Molina |
| Replaced | Unión Atlética Amateur de Cuba |
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The Cuban Athletics Federation(FCA; Federación Cubana de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Cuba. Current president is Alberto Juantorena.[1][2] He was re-elected in December 2010.[3]
History
FCA was founded in 1922 as Unión Atlética Amateur de Cuba (UAAC) and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1924.[2] UAAC dissolved in 1961, and was replaced by the Federación Cubana de Atletismo.
Affiliations
FCA is the national member federation for Cuba 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)
- Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)
- Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
- Cuban Olympic Committee (COC; Comité Olímpico Cubano)
National records
FCA maintains the Cuban records in athletics.
External links
- FCA on Facebook (in Spanish)
References
- ↑ Federacion Cubana de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 3, 2013
- 1 2 Federación Cubana de Atletismo (in Spanish), EcuRed, retrieved October 6, 2012
- ↑ Letter (PDF), CACAC, December 4, 2010, retrieved January 3, 2013
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| Africa CAA |
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| Asia AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe EAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America NACAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oceania OAA |
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| South America CONSUDATLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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† = associate members, ǂ = suspended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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