Nauru Athletics Association

Athletics Nauru

Sport	Athletics
Jurisdiction	Association
Abbreviation	AN
Founded	1967 (1967)
Affiliation	IAAF
Affiliation date	1968 (1968)
Regional affiliation	OAA
Headquarters	Aiwo District
President	Hansome Adumur
Vice president(s)	Charmi Depaune
Secretary	Richie Halstead
Replaced	Nauru Amateur Athletic Association
Official website
www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1146-0-0-0

The Athletics Nauru (AN), also known as Nauru Athletics Association (NAA), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Nauru. ^[1]

History

AN was founded in 1967 as Nauru Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1968. ^[2]

As of March 2025, the AN president and general secretary were Ken Blake and Leona Waidabu, respectively. ^[3]

Affiliations

AN is the national member federation for Nauru in the following international organisations:

• International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
• Oceania Athletic Association (OAA)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

• Nauru Olympic Committee (NNOC)

National records

AN maintains the Nauruan records in athletics.

References

1. Athletics Nauru, IAAF , retrieved January 4, 2013
2. Constitución de la IAAF - RFEA.es (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 60, retrieved October 13, 2012
3. Pacific Lights - Nauru Athletics Association held its AGM on Saturday 19th of January 2013, January 20, 2013, retrieved January 22, 2014