Back الاتحاد الإفريقي لألعاب القوى Arabic Confédération Africaine d’Athlétisme German Confederación Africana de Atletismo Spanish کنفدراسیون دو و میدانی آفریقا Persian Afrikan yleisurheiluliitto Finnish Confédération africaine d'athlétisme French Confederation of African Athletics Italian アフリカ陸上競技連盟 Japanese 아프리카 육상 연맹 Korean Afrikos lengvosios atletikos konfederacija Lithuanian
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| Abbreviation | African Athletics |
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| Formation | January 17, 1973 |
| Type | Sports organisation |
| Headquarters | Dakar, Senegal |
Region served | Africa |
| Membership | 54 national associations |
| Hamad Kalkaba Malboum | |
Main organ | African Union Sports Council |
Parent organization | World Athletics |
| Website | www.caaweb.org |
The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA; French: Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme) is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. It organises the African Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions. The body's current president is Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon.
The organization was founded on 17 January 1973. Before 1992, the organization was known as the Confederation of African Amateur Athletics and sometimes as the African Amateur Athletics Federation.[1][2]
- ^ "CAA: 50 years already!". caaweb.org. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Foreign Dignitaries Feted At Party by Holshousers". The News and Observer. 18 July 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2024.