Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
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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). 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.
Junior (athletics)
Junior is a category of athletics in which athletes compete under the age of 20 years.-Description an development:The problems of adolescence in modern times are of various kinds, ranging from obesity to depression, so here's the practice of sport is important, in particular it is to introduce...
Championships is a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation
Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation
The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association is a confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Central America and the Caribbean...
(CACAC). 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
Usain Bolt
The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...
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
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships
The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. During the three-day competition, six championship records were broken...
, 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.
Editions
| Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Athletes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1974 1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 1st Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela on 12–15 December 1974, one and a half year after having already hosted the 4th CAC senior championships in July 1973.-Participation :... |
Maracaibo Maracaibo Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state... |
12-15 December | 36 | |||
| 2nd | 1976 1976 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 2nd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Xalapa, Mexico on 26-29 August, 1976. The city was already the host of the inaugural CAC senior championships in May, 1967.... |
Xalapa Xalapa Xalapa-Enríquez, commonly Xalapa or Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the year 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of... |
26-29 August | 36 | |||
| 3rd | 1978 1978 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 3rd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Xalapa, Mexico on 25-28 August, 1978. This was already the second time that the city was hosting this event after the 2nd junior CAC games in 1976. Moreover, both the inaugural 1st CAC senior championships in 1967 and the VI... |
Xalapa Xalapa Xalapa-Enríquez, commonly Xalapa or Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the year 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of... |
25-28 August | 67 | |||
| 4th | 1980 1980 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 4th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Nassau, Bahamas on 22-25 August, 1980.-Participation :A couple of smaller nations gave their debut at the championships, i.e... |
Nassau Nassau, Bahamas Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas... |
22-25 August | 73 | |||
| 5th | 1982 1982 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 5th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on 23-25 July, 1982.-Participation :... |
Bridgetown Bridgetown The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael... |
23-25 July | 75 | |||
| 6th | 1984 1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 6th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 21-24 June, 1984.-Participation :... |
San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of... |
21-24 June | 75 | |||
| 7th | 1986 1986 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 7th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Mexico City, Mexico on 26-29 June, 1986.-Participation :Belize competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website... |
Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
26-29 June | 73 | |||
| 8th | 1988 1988 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 8th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Nassau, Bahamas on 30 June-2 July, 1988.-Participation :Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website... |
Nassau Nassau, Bahamas Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas... |
30 June-2 July | 74 | |||
| 9th | 1990 1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 9th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Havana, Cuba on 6-8 July, 1990.-Participation :Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website... |
Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
6-8 July | 76 | |||
| 10th | 1992 1992 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 10th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on 10-12 July, 1992.-Participation :... |
Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... |
10-12 July | 79 | |||
| 11th | 1994 1994 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 11th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 8-10 July, 1994.-Participation :... |
Port of Spain Port of Spain Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population... |
8-10 July | 79 | |||
| 12th | 1996 1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 12th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held inin San Salvador, El Salvador on 14–16 July, 1996.-Participation :... |
San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... |
14-16 July | 78 | |||
| 13th | 1998 1998 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 13th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held inthe Truman Bodden Sports Complex in Georgetown, Cayman Islands on 10–12 July, 1998.-Participation :... |
Georgetown | 10-12 July | Truman Bodden Sports Complex | 79 | ||
| 14th | 2000 2000 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 14th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held inthe Estadio Sixto Escobar in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 14–16 July, 2000.-Participation :... |
San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of... |
14-16 July | Estadio Sixto Escobar Estadio Sixto Escobar Estadio Sixto Escobar is a multi-purpose stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches.The stadium was opened on November 12, 1935. The Cincinnati Reds conducted spring training at the stadium in 1936. The Miami Marlins were transferred to San Juan for the 1961... |
80 | ||
| 15th | 2002 2002 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 15th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held inthe National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados on 5–7 July, 2002. A discussion of the results is given.-Participation :... |
Bridgetown Bridgetown The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael... |
5-7 July | National Stadium Barbados National Stadium Barbados National Stadium was officially opened on October 23, 1970. It is a multi-use outdoor stadium in Waterford, St. Michael, Barbados. Situated approximately 4.3km northeast of Bridgetown it is located off Highway 3. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches... |
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| 16th | 2004 2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics The 16th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in the Estadio Lic. Rafael Hernández Ochoa in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on 25-27 June, 2004. The games were originally planned to be held in San Salvador, El Salvador. However, they were relocated to the state of Veracruz... |
Coatzacoalcos Coatzacoalcos Coatzacoalcos is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, on the Coatzacoalcos River. Coatzacoalcos comes from an indigenous word meaning "Site of the Snake" or "Where the snake hides"... |
25-27 June | Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa | 81 | ||
| 17th | 2006 | Port of Spain Port of Spain Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population... |
14-16 July | Hasely Crawford Stadium Hasely Crawford Stadium The Hasely Crawford Stadium, located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is named after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal. Originally built as the National Stadium in 1980, the stadium was re-named to honour Crawford in 2001. The stadium... |
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| 18th | 2010 | Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... |
2-4 July | Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium | 79 | 532 | |
| 19th | 2012 | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... |
29 June - 1 July | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Mágico González" Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González is formerly known as Estadio Nacional "De la Flor Blanca", referring to the name of the suburb where it is located in San Salvador. It is a football stadium in El Salvador. It is named after Jorge Alberto González... |