Hamad Kalkaba Malboum
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum (born 11 November 1950) is a
Biography
Malboum was born in Kawadji near
Sports career
From 1970 to 1974 he was a member of Cameroon's 4 × 100 metres relay team and also competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump. He was highly influential in developing national sports federations in Cameroon, founding the country's baseball and softball federations in 1992 and leading the handball and athletics bodies.
From 1976–1983 he was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Sports Office and headed the International Military Sports Council (CISM) from 2010 to 2014.[2] He also served from 1996 to the present as founder and organiser of the "Espoir" Race (ascension of Mont Cameroon). From 2001 to the present he has been head of the National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSC) and from 2003 to the present, head of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA).[3]
Following the exit of Senegal's Lamine Diack as IAAF president, Malboum became the most influential athletic administrator in Africa.[4] Though Africa did not present a candidate to replace Diack, the continent remained an important element to the sport's governance given the success of its athletes.[5]
References
- ^ T, E. "African Athletics Confederation : Kalkaba Elected President". ALL AFRICA NEWS. ALLAFRICA. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ CISM, CISM. "CISM". CISM. CISM. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ CRTV, CRTV. "CRTV". CRTV. CRTV. Retrieved 9 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CAA". WEBCAA. CAA. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "ANOC". ANOC. ANOC. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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