Confederation of African Athletics

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The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA; French: Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme) is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. It organises the African Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions. The body's current president is Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon.

The organization was founded on 17 January 1973. Before 1992, the organization was known as the Confederation of African Amateur Athletics and sometimes as the African Amateur Athletics Federation.[1][2]

  1. ^ "CAA: 50 years already!". caaweb.org. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Foreign Dignitaries Feted At Party by Holshousers". The News and Observer. 18 July 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2024.