Kiribati Athletics Association


The Kiribati Athletics Association is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Kiribati.

History

Athletes from Kiribati participated already at the 1963, 1966, and 1971 South Pacific Games, as part of a combined Gilbert and Ellice Islands team. After separation of the Ellice Islands, and independence, athletes from now Kiribati attended the 1979 South Pacific Games for the first time. and the Micronesian Games in 1998.
The official foundation of KAA occurred in 1999, and its affiliation to the IAAF in the same year.
Mwaereiti Burennatu was elected new president of KAA in 2000. In April 2005, Simon Burennatu was elected president. He was followed by Tierata Taukaban. In July 2009, he was replaced by Arobati Brechtefeld who served until 2012.
Current president is Tonana George.

Affiliations

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
KAA maintains the Kiribati records in athletics.