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Cuban Athletics Federation

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Sport
  
Athletics

Abbreviation
  
FCA

Affiliation date
  
1924 (1924)

Jurisdiction
  
Federation

Affiliation
  
IAAF


Founded
  
March 22, 1922 (1922-03-22)

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. He was re-elected in December 2010.

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History

FCA was founded in 1922 as Unión Atlética Amateur de Cuba (UAAC) and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1924. 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.

    References

    Cuban Athletics Federation Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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