The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a junior

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competition held between the nations of

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and the

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promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic 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.

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won the 200 m event in 2002. No competition was held in 2008, due to a clash with the senior

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, 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 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

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and Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since

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. The Junior A category (Junior) was open for girls and boys aged 17–20 (until

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), and for girls and boys aged 18–19 (since

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). The Junior B category (Youth) was open for girls and boys aged 14–16 (until

), and for girls and boys aged 14–17 (since

). Records are set by athletes who are representing one of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) member states.

Junior A (Junior)

Men's Junior A records

Women's Junior A records

Junior A records in defunct events

=Men's events

=Women's events

= 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

=Women's events

= 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