Nicaraguan Athletics Federation

Nicaraguan Athletics Federation FNA
Sport	Athletics
Jurisdiction	Federation
Founded	1954
Affiliation	IAAF
Regional affiliation	NACAC
Headquarters	Managua
President	Xiomara Larios
Vice president	Onel Pérez
Secretary	María Antonieta Ocón

The Nicaraguan Athletics Federation (FNA; Federación Nicaragüense de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Nicaragua. Current president is Xiomara Larios.^[1] She was re-elected in December 2012.^[2]

History

FNA was founded in 1954.^[3]

Affiliations

FNA is the national member federation for Nicaragua 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)
• Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano (CADICA; Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

• Nicaraguan National Olympic Committee (CON; Spanish: Comité Olímpico Nacional de Nicaragua)

National records

FNA maintains the Nicaraguan records in athletics.

External links

• FNA on Facebook (in Spanish)

References

1. Federacion Nicaragüense de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 4, 2013
2. Montealto, Carlos A. (December 30, 2012), Xiomara Larios repite en la presidencia de la FNA - A limar asperezas (in Spanish), Hoy, Managua, Nicaragua, retrieved January 4, 2013
3. El Atletismo Iberoamericano (PDF), Real Federación Española de Atletismo, p. 22, retrieved October 5, 2012