Athletic Solomons

[1] In the 1960th the existence of an organisation called British Solomon Islands Amateur Athletic Association is documented.

[2] Baddeley Devesi, who later served as the first Governor-General of the Solomon Islands after independence, is reported to be elected secretary to this association in 1967.

[3] After independence, Athletic Solomons was founded in 1980 (most probably as Solomon Islands Amateur Athletic Union),[4] and was affiliated to the IAAF in the year 1981.

[6] Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: Athletic Solomons maintains the Solomon Islands records in athletics.

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