XLII CARIFTA Games | |
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Dates | March 29-April 1 |
Host city | Nassau, Bahamas ![]() |
Venue | Robinson National Stadium |
Level | Junior and Youth |
Events | 68: 16 junior boys + 1 exhibition + 1 open; 15 junior boys + 2 exhibition (incl. 1 open); 15 youth boys + 1 exhibition; 15 youth girls; 2 special olympics |
Participation | 423 athletes from 25 nations |
Records set | 7 CR |
The 2013 CARIFTA Games took place between March 30-April 1, 2013. The event was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. A report of the event was given for the IAAF. [1] The games mark the seventh time in which the event was held in The Bahamas. The other years being 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1992 and 2002.
Bidding took place during the 2012 CARIFTA Games held in Bermuda. Initially four countries, namely the Bahamas, Barbados, the Cayman Islands and Martinique, had showed some interest in hosting the games. But ultimately Martinique withdrew its bid in favour of the Bahamas, and Barbados did not come forward with an official bid. The Bahamas was eventually chosen over the Cayman Islands to host the event. This was attributed to a myriad of reasons such as the newly constructed Thomas Robinson Stadium, the Bahamas's fortieth independence celebrations in 2013, and the fact that the country hadn't host the event in ten years. [2]
The 2013 Games will be staged in the 15,000 seater, thirty million dollar Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. Fifty million dollars are being spent to beautify the area and upgrade utilities around the stadium, which is the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, in time for both the CARIFTA games and the IAAF World Relays. [3]
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Shaunae Miller, Bahamas. [1] She won three gold medals (200 m, 400 m, and 4 × 100 metres relay) in the junior (U-20) category setting a new 200m games record in 22.77s.
A total of 7 new championship records (CR) were set. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type |
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Boys Under 20 (Junior) | ||||
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:05.68 | Lennox Williams Omar McLeod Jevaughn Minzie Jovan Francis | ![]() | CR |
Girls Under 20 (Junior) | ||||
200 m | 22.77s (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Shaunae Miller | ![]() | CR |
High jump | 1.87m | Jeanelle Scheper | ![]() | CR |
Boys Under 17 (Youth) | ||||
Triple jump | 15.19m (wind: -0.6 m/s) | Miguel Van Assen | ![]() | CR |
Javelin throw (700g) | 64.01m | Anderson Peters | ![]() | CR |
Girls Under 17 (Youth) | ||||
Shot put (3 kg) | 14.48m | Chelsea James | ![]() | CR |
Javelin throw (500g) | 43.89m | Shanee Angol | ![]() | CR |
AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |
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Medal winners were published for boys [4] [5] and for girls. [6] [7]
†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
‡: Exhibition event (no medals).
†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
‡: Exhibition event (no medals).
‡: Exhibition event (no medals).
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres‡ wind: 0.8 m/s | D'Edwin Major | 12.16 | Deron Forbes | 12.24 | Shaquille Bonaby | 12.32 |
‡: Exhibition event (no medals).
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres‡ wind: +1.1 m/s | Jade Smith | 15.50 | Raquel Major | 16.09 | Charlicia Bain | 16.19 |
‡: Exhibition event (no medals).
The official count is in accordance with the medal count published by Carifta 2013's Local Organizing Committee. [8]
* Host nation (Bahamas)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 29 | 25 | 15 | 69 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
5 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 189 |
According to an unofficial count (without relays and special olympics), 423 athletes from 25 countries participated.
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 events, jumping and throwing events, and relays. The Games has two age categories: under-17 and under-20. Only countries associated with CARIFTA may compete in the competition.
The 10th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on April 20–21, 1981. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games.
The 13th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on April 21–23, 1984.
The 18th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on March 25–27, 1989.
The 21st CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas, on April 18–20, 1992.
The 22nd CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on April 10–11, 1993.
The 24th CARIFTA Games was held in George Town, Cayman Islands, on April 15–17, 1995.
The 26th CARIFTA Games was held at the National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 4–6, 1997.
The 29th CARIFTA Games was held at the National Stadium in St. George's, Grenada, on April 22–24, 2000. A detailed report on the results was given.
The 30th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 14–16, 2001. An appraisal of the results has been given on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the games, and on the IAAF website.
The 31st CARIFTA Games was held in the Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, on March 30-April 1, 2002. A report on the results was given.
The 32nd CARIFTA Games were held in the Hasely Crawford National Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 19–21, 2003. A detailed report on the results was given.
The 33rd CARIFTA Games was held in the National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda, on April 9–11, 2004. An appraisal of the results has been given.
The 34th CARIFTA Games was held in the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago on March 26–28, 2005. The event was relocated from the National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada, because of the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan destroying 90 percent of the island's houses. An appraisal of the results has been given.
The 35th CARIFTA Games was held in the René Serge Nabajoth Stadium in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe on April 15–17, 2006. A detailed appraisal of the results has been given.
The 36th CARIFTA Games was held in the National Stadium on the island of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, on April 7–9, 2007. Detailed reports on the results were given.
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.
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.
The 39th CARIFTA Games was held in the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands, on April 3–5, 2010. A detailed report on the results was given.
The 2015 CARIFTA Games took place between 3 and 6 April 2015. The event was held at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in Bird Rock, south-eastern suburb of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. During the games, the stadium was officially renamed the "Kim Collins National Athletic Stadium" in honour of the country's 2003 100m world champion Kim Collins. It was the second time after 2008 that the event was hosted by Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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