[1] BAA was founded in 1956 as Belize Amateur Athletic Association (BAAA).

[3] In August 2010, Ian Gray was elected as new president.

[4] However, there was an ongoing internal dispute between board officials claiming the lead of BAAA[5][6] leading to the executive been dissolved by the IAAF.

In October 2013, a new executive was elected with Hugh ”Pinas” Staine as new president.

[3] BAA is the national member federation for Belize in the following international organisations: Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: BAA maintains the Belizean records in athletics.