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Argentine Athletics Confederation

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Sport
  
Athletics

Abbreviation
  
CADA

Regional affiliation
  
CONSUDATLE

Jurisdiction
  
Confederation

Affiliation
  
IAAF

Argentine Athletics Confederation

Founded
  
September 19, 1954 (1954-09-19)

The Argentine Athletics Confederation (CADA; Confederación Argentina de Atletismo) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Argentina. Current president is Juan Alberto Scarpín. He took office in September 2008 after the death of former president Hugo La Nasa, and was elected in April 2009 for the period 2009-2013.

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History

CADA was founded on September 19, 1954. It replaced the Federación Atlética Argentina, which was founded on July 4, 1919. The latter followed the Fundación Pedestre Argentina, which was founded on February 13, 1911, and was founder member of the CONSUDATLE on May 24, 1918, in Buenos Aires.

Affiliations

CADA is the national member federation for Argentina in the following international organisations:

  • International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
  • Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; South American Athletics Confederation)
  • Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
  • Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)

    • Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

  • Comité Olímpico Argentino

    • Member federations

    CADA comprises the athletics federations of the Argentinian provinces.

    National records

    CADA maintains the Argentine records in athletics.

    References

    Argentine Athletics Confederation Wikipedia
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