American Samoa Track & Field Association
SportAthletics
AbbreviationASTFA
Founded1976 (1976)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation date1986 (1986)
Regional affiliationOAA
HeadquartersPago Pago, Tutuila
PresidentDon Fuimaono Lutu
SecretaryDeanna Fuimaono
Official website
www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1142-0-0-0
American Samoa

The American Samoa Track & Field Association (ASTFA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in American Samoa.[1][2]

History

Athletes from American Samoa participated already at the 1969[3] and 1971 South Pacific Games.[4]

ASTFA was founded in 1976, and was affiliated to the IAAF in the year 1986.[5]

Current president is Don Fuimaono Lutu.[1][2]

Affiliations

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

ASTFA maintains the American Samoan records in athletics.

References

  1. 1 2 American Samoa Track & Field Association, IAAF, retrieved January 31, 2014
  2. 1 2 AMERICAN SAMOA TRACK AND FIELD ASSOCIATION, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved January 31, 2014
  3. ↑ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1969 (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved January 31, 2014
  4. ↑ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Pirae, French Polynesia 1971 (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved January 31, 2014
  5. ↑ International Association of Athletics Federations - Constitution - In force as from 1st November 2011, IAAF, p. 55, retrieved January 31, 2014
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.