Aruba Athletic Federation

The Aruba Athletic Federation (AAB; Arubaanse Atletiek Bond) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Aruba.

Aruba Athletic Federation
SportAthletics
JurisdictionFederation
AbbreviationAAB
Founded1963 (1963)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation date1986 (1986)
Regional affiliationNACAC
HeadquartersOranjestad
PresidentEvelyn Farrell
SecretaryNigel Nedd
ReplacedNederlands Antilliaanse Atletiek Unie
Official website
www.arubaathleticfederation.org
Aruba

History

AAB was founded on September 6, 1963,[1] and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1986.[2]

Recently, AAB president was Juan "Junior" Dake, and it was reported that he was re-elected in December 2012.[3] However, the IAAF lists former sprinter and two-time Olympian Evelyn Farrell as new president of AAB.[4]

Affiliations

AAB is the national member federation for Aruba in the following international organisations:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

AAB maintains the Aruban records in athletics.

References
  1. AAB, Arubaanse Atletiek Bond, archived from the original on March 31, 2012, retrieved October 15, 2012
  2. ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 56, retrieved October 15, 2012
  3. Juan "Junior" Dake a keda re-iligi como presidente di Arubaanse Atletiek Bond (in Papiamento), sportsaruba.com, December 4, 2012, retrieved January 22, 2014
  4. Arubaanse Atletiek Bond, IAAF, retrieved January 22, 2014
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