[1][2] It is suspended by Kiribati National Olympic Committee and OAA since 2020.

After separation of the Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu), and independence, athletes from now Kiribati attended the 1979 South Pacific Games for the first time.

[8] The official foundation of KAA occurred in 1999, and its affiliation to the IAAF in the same year.

President was Tonana George[1][2] until his replacement by Brian Fukuyama in May 2019.

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