Amateur Athletic Association
- Amateur Athletic Association
The Amateur Athletic Association of England (formerly simply the Amateur Athletic Association) or AAA (pronounced 'three As') is the oldest athletics organization in the UK, having been established on 24 April 1880. In the past, it has effectively overseen athletics throughout Britain. Now, it supports regional athletic clubs and works to develop amateur athletics in England alone.
Three men from Oxford University were responsible for the founding of the AAA - Clement Jackson, Montague Shearman and Bernhard Wise.. The first AAA Championships were held on the 3 July 1880 at Lillie Bridge.
The AAA Championships (widely regarded as the de facto British national championships) have been held annually since 3 July 1880 (with breaks for the two world wars). The 2006 AAA Championships were incorporated, along with the UK Championships, within the Norwich Union European Trials – with the first two eligible [http://www.ukathletics.net/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4854-173152-190370-102318-0-file,00.pdf UKA elite standard] athletes in each event qualifying for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team to take part in the European Championships.
External links
* [http://www.englandathletics.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm The AAA Championships]
* [http://www.ukathletics.net/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,4854-131245-132553-20476-75824-custom-item,00.html A history of British athletics governing bodies]
* [http://www.ukathletics.net/vsite/vcontent/content/news/0,10869,4854-160762-177978-28941-260003-news-item,00.html Statements in advance of the 2006 Norwich Union European Trials & AAA Championships]
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