Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC).[1] It is divided into the Under 17 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1978 and the Under 20 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships for girls and boys aged 17-20 held since 1974.

Many world-class and Olympic winning senior athletes competed in the championships in their teenage years. Usain Bolt won the 200 m event in 2002. No competition was held in 2008, due to a clash with the senior 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, which had been postponed from the previous year.

At the 2010 edition, a total of 532 athletes from 27 nations took part in the championships' events.[2]

Contents

Editions

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events		 No. of
Athletes
1st 1974 Maracaibo  Venezuela 12-15 December 36
2nd 1976 Xalapa  Mexico 26-29 August 36
3rd 1978 Xalapa  Mexico 25-28 August 67
4th 1980 Nassau  Bahamas 22-25 August 73
5th 1982 Bridgetown  Barbados 23-25 July 75
6th 1984 San Juan  Puerto Rico 21-24 June 75
7th 1986 Mexico City  Mexico 26-29 June 73
8th 1988 Nassau  Bahamas 30 June-2 July 74
9th 1990 Havana  Cuba 6-8 July 76
10th 1992 Tegucigalpa  Honduras 10-12 July 79
11th 1994 Port of Spain  Trinidad and Tobago 8-10 July 79
12th 1996 San Salvador  El Salvador 14-16 July 78
13th 1998 Georgetown  Cayman Islands 10-12 July Truman Bodden Sports Complex 79
14th 2000 San Juan  Puerto Rico 14-16 July Estadio Sixto Escobar 80
15th 2002 Bridgetown  Barbados 5-7 July National Stadium 68
16th 2004 Coatzacoalcos  Mexico 25-27 June Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa 81
17th 2006 Port of Spain  Trinidad and Tobago 14-16 July Hasely Crawford Stadium 80
18th 2010 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 2-4 July Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium 79 532
19th 2012 San Salvador  El Salvador 29 June - 1 July Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Mágico González"

See also

List of Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships records

References

  1. ^ Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (December 2010), CACAC Constitution - Competition Rules (UpdDEC2010), http://www.cacacathletics.org/cacac/attachments/article/5/CACAC%20Constitution%20-%20Competition%20Rules%20(UpdDEC2010).pdf, retrieved July 30, 2011 
  2. ^ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2010-07-06). Juniors ready for Moncton as Jamaica dominates CAC Junior Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.

External links

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