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The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within North America, Central America and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). NACAC was founded on December 10, 1988, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]
Amadeo Francis (Puerto Rico) was elected first president of the association. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003.[1] In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook (Jamaica) was elected as new president.[2][3] He was re-elected in 2011.[4] After he died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from Haïti, treasurer of NACAC and president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), acted as interim president. On August 7, 2013, Víctor López from Puerto Rico, president of the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA), was elected new president for the period 2013-2015.[5]
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Spanish language, Colombia, Mexico
Dominican Republic, French language, France, Port-au-Prince, United States
Mexico, Canada, United States, Junior athletics, CARIFTA Games
United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Cross country running, Tobago
Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Argentina
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, United States Virgin Islands, Bermuda
India, Asian Athletics Championships, Saudi Arabia, Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Afghanistan
Togo, Sudan, Chess, Algeria, Tunisia