CADICA
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| Formation | 1964 |
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| Type | Sports federation |
Membership | 7 member federations |
Secretary General |  Andrhea Briceño |
President |  Ing. Calixto Sierra |
| Website | AtletismoCADICA.org (in Spanish) |
CADICA (Spanish: Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano; Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation) is the regional confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Central America.
The organization was founded in 1964, shortly before the second Central American Championships in Athletics were held.[1] The current president is Ing. Calixto Sierra from Honduras.[2]
Championships
CADICA organizes the following championships:[3]
- Central American Senior Championships in Athletics (Campeonatos Centroamericanos Mayores)
- Central American Junior (Under-20) and Youth (Under-18) Championships (Campeonatos Centroamericanos Juvenil A y B)
- Central American Age Group (Under-16 and Under-14) Championships (Campeonatos Centroamericanos Juvenil C y Infantil A)
- Central American Cross Country Championships (Campeonatos Centroamericanos de Campo Traviesa)
- Central American Race Walking Championships (Campeonatos Centroamericanos de Marcha), formerly: Central American Race Walking Cup (Copa Centroamericana de Marcha)
Member federations
CADICA consists of 7 member federations.[4] 6 of them are members of NACAC, while Panamá is member of CONSUDATLE. Moreover, all 7 are also members of CACAC.
| Country | Federation | Website |
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 Belize | Belize Amateur Athletic Association | |
| Costa Rica | Federación Costarricense de Atletismo | http://www.fecoa.org |
 El Salvador | Federación Salvadoreña de Atletismo | http://atletismoelsalvador.org/ |
 Guatemala | Federación Nacional de Atletismo de Guatemala | http://www.atletismoguate.com |
| Honduras | Federación Nacional Hondureña de Atletismo | http://condepah.org/dr |
 Nicaragua | Federación Nicaragüense de Atletismo | |
 Panama | Federación Panameña de Atletismo |
See also
- Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
- North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC)
- South American Athletics Confederation (CONSUDATLE)
- Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
References
- ^ Historia del Atletismo en El Salvador. ¿Te has preguntado como nació el atletismo en nuestro país y como a sido su evolución? (in Spanish), Federación Salvadoreña de Atletismo, retrieved August 19, 2012
- ^ Comite Ejecutivo (in Spanish), CADICA, February 12, 2012, archived from the original on November 24, 2012, retrieved August 19, 2012
- ^ Resultados (in Spanish), CADICA, January 3, 2012, archived from the original on November 24, 2012, retrieved August 19, 2012
- ^ Paises Miembros (in Spanish), CADICA, February 12, 2012, archived from the original on November 24, 2012, retrieved August 19, 2012
External links
- CADICA official website (in Spanish)
- CADICA former website (in Spanish)
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