The association was established in
1974
Bahrain Athletics Association was established on Saturday November 3rd 1974, it was re-registered with number 3 on July 16th 1990 at the General organization for youth and sport in accordance to the law Number (21) of 1989. Bahrain Athletics Association has a basic system compatible with model regulation to the basic system of Sports Associations of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Since its establishment, Bahrain Athletics Association has been through different stages on administrative and technical levels, on the technical level, the association was honored to join the Arab Athletics Association in 1975 then continental and international in 1976 and 1977.
