Cuban Athletics Federation

Cuban Athletics Federation
Sport Athletics
Jurisdiction Federation
Abbreviation FCA
Founded March 22, 1922 (1922-03-22)
Affiliation IAAF
Affiliation date 1924 (1924)
Regional affiliation NACAC
Headquarters La Habana
President Alberto Juantorena
Vice president Aurelio Romero
Secretary Jesús Molina
Replaced Unión Atlética Amateur de Cuba
Cuba

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.[1][2] He was re-elected in December 2010.[3]

History

FCA was founded in 1922 as Unión Atlética Amateur de Cuba (UAAC) and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1924.[2] 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:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

FCA maintains the Cuban records in athletics.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Federacion Cubana de Atletismo, IAAF, retrieved January 3, 2013
  2. 1 2 Federación Cubana de Atletismo (in Spanish), EcuRed, retrieved October 6, 2012
  3. ↑ Letter (PDF), CACAC, December 4, 2010, retrieved January 3, 2013
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