Cape Verdean Athletics Federation

FCA was founded in 1989,^[2] and was affiliated to the IAAF the same year.^[3]

Former president was António Ramos.^[4] He was elected for the first time in 2008,^[5] and re-elected in 2011.^[6] Current president is Fernando Pinto.^[7]

• International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
• Confederation of African Athletics (CAA)
• Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

• Cape Verde Olympic Committee (COC; Portuguese: Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano)

Each island has its own regional athletics associations. Santiago is the only one divided into the North and South Zones. Brava and Maio does not have its own competition, rarely competes with adjacent islands.

• Boa Vista Regional Athletics Association (Associação Regional de Atletismo da Boavista)
• Fogo Regional Athletics Association (Associação Regional de Atletismo do Fogo)
• Sal Regional Athletics Association (Associação Regional de Atletismo de Sal)
• Santiago North Regional Athletics Association (Associação Santiago Norte de Atletismo)
• Santiago South Regional Athletics Association (Associação Santiago Sul de Atletismo)
• Santo Antão Regional Athletics Association (Associação Regional de Atletismo de S. Antão)
• São Nicolau Regional Athletics Association (Associação Regional de Atletismo de S. Nicolau)
• São Vicente Regional Athletics Association (Associação Regional de Atletismo de S. Vicente)

FCA maintains the national records.

• Athletics in Cape Verde

• Official webpage
• Former webpage Archived 2013-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
• FCA on Facebook^{[permanent dead link]} (in Portuguese)