Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines

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Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
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Sport Athletics
JurisdictionAssociation
AbbreviationTASVG
Founded1943 (1943)
Affiliation IAAF
Affiliation date1974 (1974)
Regional affiliation NACAC
Headquarters Kingstown
President Keith Joseph
Vice president(s) Michael Ollivierre
Secretary Alexandra Walrond
ReplacedSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Amateur Athletics Association
Official website
teamathleticssvg.com
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg

Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines (TASVG) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [1]

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History

TASVG was founded in 1943 [2] as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Amateur Athletics Association (SVGAAA) and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1974. [3] The name was changed to Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines (TASVG), with its constitution dated December 12, 2004. [4]

Current president is Keith Joseph. He was re-elected in December 2013. [5] [6]

Affiliations

TASVG is the national member federation for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the following international organisations:

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

National records

TASVG maintains the Vincentian records in athletics.

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References

  1. Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, IAAF , retrieved January 5, 2013
  2. IAAF 100th Anniversary – Centenary Celebrations, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee, July 11, 2012, retrieved October 13, 2012
  3. 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 13, 2012
  4. Team Athletics SVG Constitution, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee, December 12, 2004, retrieved January 5, 2013
  5. Keith Joseph has been re-elected unopposed as President of Team Athletics SVG, National Broadcasting Corporation, Kingstown, St.Vincent and the Grenadines, December 18, 2013, retrieved January 22, 2014
  6. Team Athletics SVG elects new executive, I-Witness News, St. Vincent, January 15, 2014, retrieved January 22, 2014