Dominica Amateur Athletic Association

Dominica Amateur Athletic Association

Sport	Athletics
Jurisdiction	Association
Abbreviation	DAAA
Founded	1985
Affiliation	IAAF
Affiliation date	1986
Regional affiliation	NACAC
Headquarters	Roseau
President	[Godwin Dorsette]]
Vice president	Henry Williams
Secretary	Fenella K. Wenham
Official website
www.daaa.dm

The Dominica Amateur Athletic Association (DAAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Current president is Godwin Dorsette.^[1] He was elected in December 2015.^[2]

History

DAAA was founded in 1985,^[3] and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1986.^[4]

Affiliations

DAAA is the national member federation for Dominica 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)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

• Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC)

National records

DAAA maintains the Dominica records in athletics.

External links

• Official webpage
• DAAA on facebook

References

1. Dominica Amateur Athletics Association, IAAF, retrieved January 3, 2013
2. New president to focus on overall development, Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, February 18, 2012, retrieved January 3, 2013
3. Matthews, Peter, Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, p. 65, retrieved October 13, 2012
4. ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 56, retrieved October 13, 2012