Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation
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The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (CACAC) is a confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Central America and the Caribbean. Membership of the Confederation is open to all National Governing Bodies for Athletics in any country or territory in the region which is affiliated to the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF). Other countries may be granted observer status and may, with permission of the Congress, be allowed to compete in open championships. They will, however, not be entitled to vote at the Congress.
The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) should not be confused with the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
(NACAC) established later in 1988, being one of the official area associations of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), and also including federations from Canada
and the USA. The CACAC considers the NACAC as parent organization,
and the CACAC constitution regulates that the IAAF Area Representative of the NACAC is an ex-officio member of its Permanent Executive Council.
Central American and Caribbean Games
held in June 1966 in the city of San Juan, Puerto
Rico
, the need for the formation of a Central American and Caribbean Athletic
Confederation was discussed as well as a proposal for organizing the first Central American and Caribbean Championships
.
The first Championships were held on the 5th and 6th of May, 1967, in Jalapa,
Veracruz, México
. Discussion about the formation of the Confederation was started at
this time.
In Winnipeg, Canada
, during the celebration of the V Pan American Games
, a
tentative constitution was approved, a permanent committee elected and the site of the
second Central American and Caribbean Championships was awarded to Cali, Colombia,
for August 1969, with Havanna, Cuba
, as the alternate site.
The Constitution was finally adopted on the occasion of the second
Championships in August 1969. It has been revised and amended at General Assemblies
in Guadalajara, Mexico, June 16, 1979; San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 5, 1979; Nassau,
Bahamas, August 22, 1980; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 11, 1981;
Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 18, 1998; Bridgetown, Barbados, June 27, 1999, San
Juan, Puerto Rico, July 16, 2000, Bridgetown, Barbados, July 7, 2002 and San Salvador,
El Salvador, December 4, 2002, Havana, Cuba, July 5, 2009, Santo Domingo 2010,
Mayaguez 2010.
(all except the federations from Canada
and the USA), and 5 of the full member federations are members of ConSudAtle
(Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname). The 4 observer members are no IAAF members.
has ceased to exist as a separate territory (one of 21 IAAF Members that are not countries but territories), athletes will not compete anymore as AHO but as Holland, and IAAF membership will drop from 213 to 212. The CACAC published the decision in their own newsletter. Curaçao, one of the five former island territories of the Netherlands Antilles, was invited as observer member.
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
(IAAF). Other countries may be granted observer status and may, with permission of the Congress, be allowed to compete in open championships. They will, however, not be entitled to vote at the Congress.
The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) should not be confused with the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within North America, Central America and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of the...
(NACAC) established later in 1988, being one of the official area associations of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), and also including federations from Canada
Athletics Canada
Athletics Canada or AC is the national governing body of athletics in Canada, which includes track and field, cross-country running and road running. Its purpose is the pursuit of leadership, development and competition that ensures world-level performance in athletics...
and the USA. The CACAC considers the NACAC as parent organization,
and the CACAC constitution regulates that the IAAF Area Representative of the NACAC is an ex-officio member of its Permanent Executive Council.
History
With the initiative of the Mexican representative Mr. Carlos de Anda, at the 10thCentral American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics...
held in June 1966 in the city of San Juan, Puerto
Rico
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 10th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 11 to July 25, 1966. These games were one of the largest ever with a total number of 1.689 athletes from eighteen participating nations.-References:...
, the need for the formation of a Central American and Caribbean Athletic
Confederation was discussed as well as a proposal for organizing the first Central American and Caribbean Championships
Central American and Caribbean Championships
The Central American and Caribbean Championships is an international track and field athletics event organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation . Only athletes representing a member nation of the confederation may compete. Created in 1967, the event has been held every...
.
The first Championships were held on the 5th and 6th of May, 1967, in Jalapa,
Veracruz, México
1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 1967 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.-Men's events:-Women's events:A = affected by altitude-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...
. Discussion about the formation of the Confederation was started at
this time.
In Winnipeg, Canada
1967 Pan American Games
The 5th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967.Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the fourth Pan American Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago. It lost to São Paulo, Brazil...
, during the celebration of the V Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
, a
tentative constitution was approved, a permanent committee elected and the site of the
second Central American and Caribbean Championships was awarded to Cali, Colombia,
for August 1969, with Havanna, Cuba
1969 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...
, as the alternate site.
The Constitution was finally adopted on the occasion of the second
Championships in August 1969. It has been revised and amended at General Assemblies
in Guadalajara, Mexico, June 16, 1979; San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 5, 1979; Nassau,
Bahamas, August 22, 1980; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 11, 1981;
Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 18, 1998; Bridgetown, Barbados, June 27, 1999, San
Juan, Puerto Rico, July 16, 2000, Bridgetown, Barbados, July 7, 2002 and San Salvador,
El Salvador, December 4, 2002, Havana, Cuba, July 5, 2009, Santo Domingo 2010,
Mayaguez 2010.
Presidents
The current president of the confederation, Víctor López (Puerto Rico), was elected firstly in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 1998, and re-elected in Grenada in 2003, and in Cali, Colombia, in 2008.| Name | Country | Presidency |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Gerónimo Pérez Sarría | 1967–1978 | |
| ? | ||
| Bernard J. Nottage | 1982-1990 | |
| ? | ||
| Víctor López | 1998– |
Competitions
The CACAC hold five different championships: senior championships, junior championships, cross country championships, age group championships and under-17 (youth) championships.- Central American and Caribbean Senior ChampionshipsCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsThe Central American and Caribbean Championships is an international track and field athletics event organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation . Only athletes representing a member nation of the confederation may compete. Created in 1967, the event has been held every...
- Central American and Caribbean Junior/Youth ChampionshipsCentral American and Caribbean Junior ChampionshipsThe Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation...
- Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships
- Central American and Caribbean Age Group ChampionshipsCentral American and Caribbean Age Group ChampionshipsThe Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships is an international track and field athletics event for the youngest athletes organized by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation . The CAC Age Group Championships was started in 1985 in Curaçao and is held every two...
Member associations
CACAC consists of 34 full member federations and 4 observer members: 29 of the full member federations are members of NACACNorth American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within North America, Central America and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of the...
(all except the federations from Canada
Athletics Canada
Athletics Canada or AC is the national governing body of athletics in Canada, which includes track and field, cross-country running and road running. Its purpose is the pursuit of leadership, development and competition that ensures world-level performance in athletics...
and the USA), and 5 of the full member federations are members of ConSudAtle
CONSUDATLE
CONSUDATLE is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within South America. CONSUDATLE is one of six area associations of the International Amateur Athletic Federation...
(Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname). The 4 observer members are no IAAF members.
| Nation | Organisation | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Anguilla Amateur Athletic Association | http://www.freewebs.com/axathletics | |
| Athletic Association of Antigua & Barbuda | ||
| Arubaanse Atletiek Bond | http://www.arubaathleticfederation.org | |
| Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations | http://www.bahamastrack.com | |
| Amateur Athletic Association of Barbados | http://www.aaabarbados.com | |
| Belize Amateur Athletic Association | http://www.belizeathletics.org.bz | |
| Bermuda Track & Field Association | http://www.btfa.bm | |
| British Virgin Islands Amateur Athletic Association | http://www.bviolympics.org | |
| Cayman Islands Amateur Athletic Association | http://www.ciaa.ky | |
| Federación Colombiana de Atletismo | http://www.fecodatle.org | |
| Federación Costarricense de Atletismo | http://www.fecoa.org | |
| Federación Cubana de Atletismo | ||
| Dominica Amateur Athletic Association | http://www.daaa.dm | |
| Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo | http://www.fedomatle.org | |
| Federación Salvadoreña de Atletismo | ||
| Grenada Athletic Association | ||
| Federacion Nacional de Atletismo de Guatemala | http://www.atletismoguate.com | |
| Athletics Association of Guyana | ||
| Fédération Haitienne d' Athlétisme Amateur | ||
| Federación Nacional Hondureña de Atletismo | ||
| Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association - Jamaica Administrative Athletic Association :The Jamaica Administrative Athletic Association is an amateur athletics association based in Kingston, Jamaica. The current president of the association is Howard Aris.... |
http://www.trackandfieldja.com/frontpage.php | |
| Federación Mexicana de Atletismo | http://www.atletismofma.com.mx | |
| Montserrat Amateur Athletic Association | ||
| Federacion Nicaragüense de Atletismo | ||
| Federación Panameña de Atletismo | ||
| Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico | http://www.atletismofapur.com | |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association | http://www.sknaaa.com | |
| Saint Lucia Athletics Association Saint Lucia Athletics Association The Saint Lucia Athletics Association 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 is formally known as the Saint Lucia Amateur Athletics Association... |
http://www.saintluciatrackandfield.org | |
| Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines | http://www.svgnoc.org | |
| Surinaamse Athletiek Bond | ||
| National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad & Tobago | http://www.ttnaaa.org | |
| Turks & Caicos Islands Amateur Athletic Association | ||
| Federación Venezolana de Atletismo | http://www.fva.cavillo.com.ve | |
| Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation | http://www.virginislandstrackandfield.org | |
| Observer Members | ||
| Curaçaose Atletiek Bond | ||
| Ligue Régionale d'Athlétisme de la Guyane | http://www.athle973.com | |
| Ligue d'Athlétisme de Guadeloupe | http://liguegua.athle.com | |
| Ligue de Martinique d'Athlétisme | http://liguemque.athle.com | |
Former member associations
At their Council Meeting, the IAAF announced, that because the Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
has ceased to exist as a separate territory (one of 21 IAAF Members that are not countries but territories), athletes will not compete anymore as AHO but as Holland, and IAAF membership will drop from 213 to 212. The CACAC published the decision in their own newsletter. Curaçao, one of the five former island territories of the Netherlands Antilles, was invited as observer member.