The 2018
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships
The North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships is a continental Track and field, track and field athletics event organised by the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association. The last of the International ...
was a regional
track and field
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competition held at
Varsity Stadium
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in
Toronto
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,
Canada
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, 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
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.
Drouin still plans to continue training with the goal of being healthy to compete in the Commonwealth Games and NACAC Championships in 2018.
FloTrack The winner of each event qualified (granted their country would ultimately pick them) for the 2019 Pan American Games
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competition, which was held in Lima
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, Peru.
Medal summary
Men
*Only three competitors were in the men's pole vault, with the third placed athlete not registering a height. This meant a bronze medal was not awarded.
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
According to an unofficial count, 319 athletes from 29 countries participated.
Schedule
See also
*Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification
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References
External links
Toronto 2018 Official Website
Official NACAC website
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The North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships is a continental track and field athletics event organised by the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association. The last of the six IAAF areas to hold a conti ...