The Ghana Athletics Association was founded in 1944 as the Gold Coast Amateur Athletics Association. On the part of the Ghana Olympic Committee, the Ghana Athletics Association is the only Athletics Association authorized to send athletes to the Olympic Games.

To be the national body in the Republic of Ghana to promote, develop, enhance and protect Athletics (defined for the purpose of this Constitution as including track and field, cross-country, road racing, marathon running, and related events) and its ethical values as an educational subject and life affirming and life
enhancing activity.