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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Jurisdiction | Federation |
| Abbreviation | SLAA |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Affiliation | World Athletics |
| Affiliation date | 1978 |
| Regional affiliation | NACAC |
| Headquarters | Castries |
| President | Dora Henry |
| Secretary | Erasmus Wayne Benti |
| Replaced | Saint Lucia Amateur Athletics Association |
| Official website | |
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The St. Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA) is the national governing body for athletics in Saint Lucia, inclusive of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking. The Athletics Association was formerly known as the St. Lucia Amateur Athletics Association. The organisation was founded in 1977 to promote Track and Field in Saint Lucia. In 1978 the SLAA became an affiliate member of the world governing body for athletics, then called the International Amateur Athletics Federation, later known as the International Association of Athletics Federations and now world Athletics. [1]
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Based at Olympic House on Barnard Hill in Castries, the SLAA is a non-profit organisation, led by President, Dora Henry, [2] elected at a Biennial General Meeting of the organisation in 2024. Ms. Henry replaced Brendaline Descartes, who had served from 2022 - 20224. Ms. Henry served as the 1st Vice President in the previous administration. [3] The SLAA is involved in many aspects of the sport at the local, national, and international level - coaching education, sports science and athlete development, youth programmes and masters (age 40+) competition.
