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 Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1978 and the Junior A Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1974. The Junior A category was open for girls and boys aged 17-20 until 2010. and for girls and boys aged 18-20 starting in the year 2012. The Junior B category was open for girls and boys aged 14-16 until 2010. and for girls and boys aged 14-17 starting in the year 2012.

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]

Editions

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events		 No. of
Athletes
1st1974 Maracaibo  Venezuela 12–15 December 36 about 196
2nd1976 Xalapa  Mexico 26–29 August 57 about 127
3rd1978 Xalapa  Mexico 25–28 August 69 about 293
4th1980 Nassau  Bahamas 22–25 August 73 about 263
5th1982 Bridgetown  Barbados 23–25 July 75 about 320
6th1984 San Juan  Puerto Rico 21–24 June 75 about 355
7th1986 Mexico City  Mexico 26–29 June 74 about 262
8th1988 Nassau  Bahamas 30 June – 2 July 74 about 223
9th1990 Havana  Cuba 6–8 July 77 about 406
10th1992 Tegucigalpa  Honduras 10–12 July 79 about 304
11th1994 Port of Spain  Trinidad and Tobago 8–10 July 79 about 377
12th1996 San Salvador  El Salvador 14–16 July 78 about 524
13th1998 Georgetown  Cayman Islands 10–12 July Truman Bodden Sports Complex 79 about 361
14th2000 San Juan  Puerto Rico 14–16 July Estadio Sixto Escobar 80 about 422
15th2002 Bridgetown  Barbados 5–7 July National Stadium 69 about 445
16th2004 Coatzacoalcos  Mexico 25–27 June Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa 81 about 411
17th2006 Port of Spain  Trinidad and Tobago 14–16 July Hasely Crawford Stadium 81 about 449
18th2010 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 2–4 July Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium 80 about 500
19th2012 San Salvador  El Salvador 29 June – 1 July Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Mágico González" 86 about 467
20th2014 Morelia  Mexico 4 – 6 July Complejo Deprtivo Bicentenario

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) (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.

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