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Andorran Athletics Federation

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Andorran Athletics Federation
SportAthletics
AbbreviationFAA
Founded1984 (1984)
AffiliationIAAF
Affiliation date1989 (1989)
Regional affiliationEAA
HeadquartersAndorra la Vella
PresidentBernat Vilella Sala
SecretaryXavier Bossa Atmetlló
Official website
www.faa.ad
Andorra

The Andorran Athletics Federation (Catalan: Federació Andorrana d'Atletisme, FAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Andorra. Former president was Judit Gómez Travesset.[1] In 2012, Eduard Ricard García was elected new president,[2][3] but in 2015 he resigned.[4]

History

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FAA was founded in 1984,[5] and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1989.[6]

Presidents

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Starting with the foundation of FAA in 1984, the following persons served as president:[5]

Name Presidency
Francesc Costa Vinyals 1984-1992
Josep Sansa Font 1992-2002
Interim Governing Board 2002-2003
Josep Graells Esquius 2003-2008
Judit Gómez Travesset 2008-2012
Eduard Ricard García 2012-2015

Affiliations

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Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

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FAA maintains the Andorran records in athletics.

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References

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  1. ^ Junta Directiva (in Catalan), Federació Andorrana d’Atletisme, archived from the original on October 5, 2009, retrieved October 19, 2012
  2. ^ Federacio Andorrana d'Atletisme, IAAF, retrieved January 8, 2013
  3. ^ Duaso, Víctor (February 28, 2012), Eduard Ricard García, únic candidat a la presidència (in Catalan), Diari d'Andorra, retrieved January 8, 2013
  4. ^ Blasco, Joan Josep (1 May 2015). "Eduard Garcia dimiteix com a president de la FAA". elperiodic.ad (in Catalan). El Periódic d'Andorra. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b Història (in Catalan), Federació Andorrana d’Atletisme, archived from the original on October 5, 2009, retrieved October 19, 2012
  6. ^ 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