Cliff Williams has been reappointed secretary general of the Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association (ABOA) it has been announced.

Williams, who is also President of the Antigua and Barbuda Cycling Association, will serve in the role for a four-year tenure up until 2017.

He had been originally appointed to the role in 2010 replacing LeRoy Williams, who had been secretary general of the ABOA for more than two decades up until his retirement in 2009.

"One of my major aims over the next four years is to provide the national federations with more knowledge," said Williams

"Whether it be about seminars, programmes and just how we can rally them to be a little more energised, organised and produce more athletes because without the national federations producing athletes, the work of the NOC (National Olympic Committee) will become sort of null and void as nothing would be there to do."

Williams' re-appointment follows on from the ABOA Annual General Meeting in December which saw the re-election of Senator Paul Greene as the organisation's President after his election rival Neil Cochrane was disqualified from running after it was claimed that he had an ineligible nomination.

Five new members were also elected to the ABOA Executive in December, including Dr Philmore Benjamin, Kelesha Antoine, Joanne Small, Everton Cornelius and Jules Bowen.

The ABOA was formed in 1966 after the dissolution of the West Indies Federation in 1962, and recognised in 1976.

Antigua and Barbuda first competed at the Olympic Games at Montreal in 1976, and has participated in each Games since then, missing only Moscow 1980 by participating in the American-led boycott of those Games.

They have never won a medal.

At London 2012 they sent four athletes to compete in two sports - athletics and swimming.

Their best performances came from sprinters Daniel Bailey, the country's flag carrier in the Opening Ceremony, and Brendan Christian.

Bailey reached the semi-final of the 100 metres, finishing sixth, while Christian made it through to the semi-finals of the 200m, coming fifth.

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