The Central American and Caribbean
Junior
Junior or Juniors may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
* ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019
Films
* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
Championships is a junior
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
competition held between the nations of
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
and the
Caribbean Islands promoted by the
Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation
The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) is a confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Central America and the Caribbean. Membership of the Confederation ...
(CACAC).
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
Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
An eight-ti ...
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
The 2008 in athletics (track and field), 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008 in athletics (track and field), 2008. A total of 44 events we ...
, 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.
The 2016 edition did not proceed as planned following the announcement of a change towards a wider competition by
NACAC regional president Victor Lopez. The new competition, due in 2018, would incorporate Canada and the United States. Lopez noted that the Caribbean region already had shared junior competition at the
CARIFTA Games
The CARIFTA Games is an annual athletics competition founded by the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA). The games was first held in 1972 and consists of track and field events including sprint races, hurdles, middle distance track eve ...
and that Central America already had
its own regional junior event.
Editions
Records
The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics is divided into the Junior A
Championships which began in
1974 and Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since
1978. The Junior A category (Junior) was open for girls and boys aged 17–20 (until
2010), and for girls and boys aged 18–19 (since
2012
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). The Junior B category (Youth) was open for girls and boys aged 14–16 (until
2010), and for girls and boys aged 14–17 (since
2012
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).
[
] Records are set by athletes who are representing one of the
Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation
The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) is a confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Central America and the Caribbean. Membership of the Confederation ...
(CACAC) member states.
Junior A (Junior)
Men's Junior A records
Women's Junior A records
Junior A records in defunct events
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=Women's events
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ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
Junior B (Youth)
Men's Junior B records
Women's Junior B records
Junior B Records in defunct events
=Men's events
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=Women's events
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ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
References
External links
Full list of U-17 winners
{{Records in athletics
Under-20 athletics competitions
CACAC competitions
Under-18 athletics competitions
Defunct athletics competitions
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2016
Recurring sporting events established in 1974