Sport | Athletics |
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Founded | 1965 |
Affiliation | IAAF |
Affiliation date | 1966 |
Regional affiliation | OAA |
Headquarters | Port Vila, Efate |
President | Jansen Molisingi |
Vice president(s) | Reynold Alatoa |
Secretary | David Benjimen |
Replaced | New Hebrides Amateur Athletic Association |
Official website | |
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Athletics Vanuatu, also known as Vanuatu Athletics Association, is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Vanuatu. Current president is former sprinter Jansen Molisingi. [1] He was elected for the first time in February 2012. [2]
Athletics Vanuatu was founded in 1965 as New Hebrides Amateur Athletic Association by Rev. William Donald Francis, Alan Bell, and a few others, [3] and was affiliated to the IAAF in the year 1966. [4]
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