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Jura Levy
Jura Lanconia Levy (born 4 November 1990) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Her personal bests for the events are 11.10 seconds and 22.76 seconds, respectively. She attended South Plains College and won four gold medals at the 2010 NJCAA championships, taking the 100 m and 200 m titles and two relay titles. She has won a number of medals at the CARIFTA Games including a relay gold in 2006, 200 m bronze in 2008 and a sprints gold/silver double at the 2009 CARIFTA Games. At international level, she was a finalist in both the individual sprints at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and reached the 200 m final at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Her last appearance in the age group categories came at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, where she was a double sprints bronze medallist and took a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay. Levy began competing at the senior level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprint (running)
Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an opponent. Human physiology dictates that a runner's near-top speed cannot be maintained for more than 30–35 seconds due to the depletion of phosphocreatine stores in muscles, and perhaps secondarily to excessive metabolic acidosis as a result of anaerobic glycolysis. In athletics and track and field, sprints (or dashes) are races over short distances. They are among the oldest running competitions, being recorded at the Ancient Olympic Games. Three sprints are currently held at the modern Summer Olympics and outdoor World Championships: the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres. At the professional level, sprinters begin the race by assuming a crouching position in the starting blocks before driving forward and gradually moving int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 NACAC Championships
The 2018 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships was a regional track and field competition held at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, from August 10–12, 2018. It was the third edition of a senior track and field championship for the NACAC region, held three years after the 2015 NACAC Championships. FloTrack The winner of each event qualified (granted their country would ultimately pick them) for the |
2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
The 2009 Pan American Junior Championships were held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on July 31 to August 2, 2009. A report on the results was given. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found. An unofficial count yields the number of about 397 athletes from about 32 countries: Argentina (10), Aruba (1), Bahamas (13), Barbados (5), Bermuda (8), Bolivia (1), Brazil (34), British Virgin Islands (6), Canada (51), Chile (11), Colombia (9), Costa Rica (10), Cuba (6), Dominican Republic (12), El Salvador (3), Grenada (5), Guyana (6), Jamaica (27), Mexico (23), Netherlands Antilles (3), Panama (2), Paraguay (1), Peru (1), Puerto Rico (9), Saint Kitts and Nevis (9), Saint Lucia (3), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (32), Turks and Caicos (2), United States (82), Venezuela (9). Medal summary Complete results can be found Complete results can be found on the Athletics Canada website, on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions across 24 states and is divided into 3 divisions. History The idea for the NJCAA was conceived in 1937 at Fresno, California. A handful of junior college representatives met to organize an association that would promote and supervise a national program of junior college sports and activities consistent with the educational objectives of junior colleges. A constitution was presented and adopted at the charter meeting in Fresno on May 14, 1938. In 1949, the NJCAA was reorganized by dividing the nation into sixteen regions. The officers of the association were the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, public relations director, and the sixteen regional vice presidents. Although the NJCAA was founded in California, it no longer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have been awarded in the arts, for example, by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, usually as a symbol of an award to give an outstanding student some financial freedom. Others offer only the prestige of the award. Many organizations now award gold medals either annually or extraordinarily, including various academic societies. While some gold medals are solid gold, others are gold-plated or silver-gilt, like those of the Olympic Games, the Lorentz Medal, the United States Congressional Gold Medal and the Nobel Prize medal. Nobel Prize medals consist of 18 karat green gold plated with 24 karat gold. Before 1980 they were struck in 23 karat gold. Military origins Before the establishment of standard military awards, e.g., the Medal of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Plains College
South Plains College (SPC) is a public community college in Levelland, Texas. It operates satellite branches in Plainview, at the Reese Technology Center, formerly Reese Air Force Base, in western Lubbock, and the Lubbock Center near central Lubbock. SPC also has many classes in the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center in Lubbock as part of a joint venture with the Lubbock Independent School District. SPC has distance-education centers located in Muleshoe, Littlefield, and Denver City. In addition to its distance-education programs, the college also provides online ( distance-education) courses to its students, as well as dual-credit courses to high schools in the West Texas area. Service area As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of South Plains College is: *The Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District *All of Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, and Garza Counties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 CARIFTA Games
The 35th CARIFTA Games was held in the Stade René Serge Nabajoth, René Serge Nabajoth Stadium in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe on April 15–17, 2006. A detailed appraisal of the results has been given. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation, CACAC, the CFPI and the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 524 athletes (268 junior (under-20) and 256 youth (under-17)) from about 25 countries: Anguilla (4), Antigua and Barbuda (11), Aruba (4), Bahamas (62), Barbados (40), Bermuda (17), British Virgin Islands (8), Cayman Islands (12), Dominica (5), French Guiana (15), Grenada (11), Guadeloupe (72), Guyana (2), Haiti (7), Jamaica (70), Martinique (45), Montserrat (3), Netherlands Antilles (12), Saint Kitts and Nevis (21), Saint Lucia (5), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5), Suriname (3), Trinidad and Tobago (57), Turks and Caicos Islands (26), US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 World Youth Championships In Athletics
The 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics were the fifth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held on 11–15 July 2007 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Results Boys Girls Medals table See also * 2007 in athletics (track and field) External links Official results {{IAAF Championships 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakis ... World Youth Championships International athletics competitions hosted by the Czech Republic Sport in Ostrava World Youth Championships In Athletics, 2007 2007 in youth sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Youth Championships In Athletics
The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics (until 2015 known as IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics) was a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who were 17 or younger (youth = Under-18). The event was organized by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was held biennially from 1999 to 2017. The name change and cancellation In the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, the council decided to conclude the world championship for under-18 athletes after the 2017 event. The decision was made with the intention of improving under-18 competitions at continental level instead. The competition was renamed to the IAAF World U18 Championships in November 2015, though ultimately only the 2017 competition used this title. The competition was the under-18 counterpart to the World U20 Championships, which are for athletes who are 19 years of age or under in the year of competition. Editions Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 CARIFTA Games
The 37th CARIFTA Games was held in the Bird Rock Athletic Stadium in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, on March 21–24, 2008. IAAF president Lamine Diack was visiting the games emphasizing the event's importance and high value. Detailed reports on the results were given. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the St. Kitts-Nevis Amateur Athletic Association website, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 488 athletes (278 junior (under-20) and 210 youth (under-17)) from about 22 countries: Anguilla (11), Antigua and Barbuda (10), Aruba (4), Bahamas (55), Barbados (39), Bermuda (24), British Virgin Islands (10), Cayman Islands (12), Dominica (4), Grenada (19), Guadeloupe (28), Guyana (3), Jamaica (68), Martinique (40), Netherlands Antilles (6), Saint Kitts and Nevis (55), Saint Lucia (11), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (63), Turks and Caico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 CARIFTA Games
The 38th CARIFTA Games was held in the George Odlum National Stadium in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, on April 10–13, 2009. Detailed reports on the results were given. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the CFPI Timing website, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 545 athletes (junior (under-20) and youth (under-17)) from about 25 countries: Anguilla (5), Antigua and Barbuda (7), Aruba (14), Bahamas (58), Barbados (45), Bermuda (23), British Virgin Islands (6), Cayman Islands (12), Dominica (7), French Guiana (7), Grenada (21), Guadeloupe (19), Guyana (10), Haiti (9), Jamaica (68), Martinique (37), Montserrat (4), Netherlands Antilles (22), Saint Kitts and Nevis (30), Saint Lucia (42), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6), Suriname (2), Turks and Caicos (14), Trinidad and Tobago (64), US Virgin Islands (13). Records A total of 15 new games records were set. In the boys' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
