Saint Lucia Athletics Association

St. Lucia Athletics Association

Sport| Athletics
Jurisdiction| Federation
Abbreviation| SLAA
Founded| 1977 (1977)
Affiliation| World Athletics
Affiliation date| 1978 (1978)
Regional affiliation| NACAC
Headquarters| Castries
President| Cornelius Breen
Secretary| Lisa Joseph
Replaced| Saint Lucia Amateur Athletics Association
Official website
www.athleticsstlucia.org

The St. Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA) is the national governing body for athletics in Saint Lucia, inclusive of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking. The Athletics Association was formerly known as the St. Lucia Amateur Athletics Association. The organisation was founded in 1977 to promote Track and Field in Saint Lucia. In 1978 the SLAA became an affiliate member of the world governing body for athletics, then called the International Amateur Athletics Federation, and now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations.[1]

Based at Olympic House on Barnard Hill in Castries, the SLAA is a non-profit organisation, led by a President, Cornelius Breen,[2] elected at a Biennial General Meeting of the organisation in 2018. Mr. Breen replaced Andrew Magloire, who had served from 2016. Mr. Magloire previously served as president in the 1980s. Mr. Breen had also previously served two terms as president in the 2000's. [3] The SLAA is involved in many aspects of the sport at the local, national, and international level - coaching education, sports science and athlete development, youth programmes and masters (age 40+) competition.

## Data

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Mailing Address:GM 697 Gable Woods Mall, Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies

President: Mr. Cornelius Breen

Secretary: Lisa Joseph

Physical Address: Olympic House, Barnard Hill, Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies

## History

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SLAA was founded as St. Lucia Amateur Athletic Association in 1977 and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1978.[4]

## Affiliations

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SLAA is the national member federation for Saint Lucia 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:

* Saint Lucia Olympic Committee (SLOC)

## National records

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SLAA maintains the Saint Lucian records in athletics.

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-09-24.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ St. Lucia Athletics Association, IAAF, retrieved January 4, 2013
3. ^ De Beauville, Anthony (November 30, 2010), New Track and Field President for SLAA, The Voice of Saint Lucia, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved January 4, 2013
4. ^ ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 55, retrieved October 9, 2012

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Sports governing bodies in Saint Lucia (LCA)

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized Swimming
* Water Polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rugby 7's
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Practical Shooting
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. Beach Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
* Ice Hockey
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
* Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Billiard Sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and Climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota Vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water Ski
* Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports|

Others Sports|

* Rugby League
* Rugby Union

* Saint Lucia Olympic Committee

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National members of World Athletics

Africa
(CAA)|

| Central (Congo)|

* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Central African Rep.
* Chad
* Congo
* Congo DR
* Gabon
* Equatorial Guinea
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe

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Eastern (Nile)|

* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Uganda

Northern (Sahara)|

* Algeria
* Libya
* Morocco
* Tunisia [fr]

Southern (Kalahari)|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Comoros [fr]
* Eswatini
* Lesotho
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Seychelles
* South Africa
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Western (Niger)|

* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cape Verde
* Côte d'Ivoire
* The Gambia [de]
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Liberia
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Niger
* Nigeria
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* Sierra Leone
* Togo

Asia
(AAA)|

* Afghanistan
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* Iran [fr]
* Iraq
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* Kuwait
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* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
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* Singapore
* South Korea [fr; ko]
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe
(EAA)|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
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* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Gibraltar
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* Hungary
* Iceland
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* Norway
* Poland
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* Romania
* Russiaǂ
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

North America
(NACAC)|

* Anguilla
* Antigua & Barbuda
* Aruba
* The Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao†
* Dominica
* Dominican Rep.
* El Salvador
* French Guyana†
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe†
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique†
* Mexico
* Montserrat
* Nicaragua
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts & Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
* Sint Maarten†
* Trinidad & Tobago
* Turks & Caicos Islands
* United States
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Oceania
(OAA)|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Isl.
* Fiji
* French Polynesia [fr]
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Marshall Isl.
* F.S. Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Caledonia [fr]†
* New Zealand
* Niue†
* Norfolk Isl.
* Northern Mariana Isl.
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Isl.
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Wallis et Futuna†

South America
(CONSUDATLE)|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Guyana
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

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* ǂ Suspended by the decision of the World Athletics Council or OAA Council.

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