From humble beginnings as a young up-and-coming athlete from Bain Town all the way to the top spot of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC), Mike Sands has come a long way in his athletics career, and is now looking forward to making inroads for Bahamian track and field, and on a wider scale, the entire region, from the NACAC presidency.

Sands was voted in as NACAC president on July 2 in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico – a day after his 66th birthday. As president, he is now in one of the highest sports administrative positions ever held by a Bahamian, and it comes with an automatic seat on the council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – the world’s governing body for athletics.

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