Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations

Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations

Sport	Athletics
Jurisdiction	Association
Abbreviation	BAAA
Founded	1952 (1952)
Affiliation	World Athletics
Affiliation date	1952 (1952)
Regional affiliation	NACAC
Headquarters	Nassau
President	Drumeco Archer
Vice president(s)	Rayvanno Ferguson
Secretary	Mabelene Miller
Replaced	Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association
Official website
www.baaabahamas.com

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Bahamas. Current president is Rosamunde Carey.^[1][2] She was elected on 28 November 2015 for the period 2015-2018. She becomes the first woman elected to the position ^[3]

Prior to 1952, there was already a Bahamas Athletic Association. BAAA was founded on 6 May 1952 as Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association^[4] and was affiliated to the IAAF the same year.^[5] First president was Alfred Frances Adderley. Early in the new millennium the federation’s name was changed to The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations. A detailed report on the history of BAAA was given on Facebook.^[6]

BAAA is the national member federation for the Bahamas in the following international organisations:

• World Athletics
• North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC)
• Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
• Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

• Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC)

BAAA maintains the Bahamian records in athletics.^{[citation needed]}

• Official Webpage Archived 18 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine