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Bulletin June 2010 • Volume 3 • Edition 2
Boletin junio 2010 • Volumen 3 • Edicion 2
CARIFTA
2010
Highlights
The past and the present - former NACAC president Dr Amadeo
Francis (left) current president Mr. Neville “Teddy” McCook and
president of the IAAF Mr Lamine Diack seemed really focused on
the track activities at at the 2010 Carifta Games.
As usual the Bahamians brought the music and much of the
merriment to the Games
U.S. Virgin Islands' Allison Peter U-20 Girls 200
meters champ, center, Bahamas Tynia Gaither,
left and Jamaica's Diandre Gilbert
Grenada's Kirani James, Under 20 Boys 400 meters
champion center, Trinidad & Tobago's Deon Lendore,
left and Jamaica's Jermaine Gayle
Olympian Hasley Crawford share lens time with family and
friends at the 2010 Carifta Games inside the Truman Bodden
sports complex the Cayman Islands.
Jamaica ended the 2010 Carifta Games at the top of the medal tables with a
massive haul of 72 medals - 37 gold, 22 silver and 13 bronze - therefore these
Jamaican spectators had much to celebrate.
NACAC members must have been having a very
interesting meeting, because what was being said
attracted the attention of this iguana who visited at
the door.
• ANGULLA • ARUBA • ANTIGUA • BAHAMAS • BARBADOS • BERMUDA • BELIZE • BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Gordon, James complete double victories
on final day at CARIFTA Games
Trinidad & Tobago's Jehue
Gordon and Grenadian Kirani
James completed double victories on the final day of the
XXXIX CARIFTA Games
staged April 3rd - 5th, 2010 in
the Cayman Islands' Truman
Bodden Sports complex.
Rising star Kirani James, took
the 400m in a record 45.02
on Saturday's opening day,
returned to cruise home in the
half lap event in 20.76.
Second place went to
Rachmil Van Lamoen of the
Netherland
Antilles
in
20.90secs.“It was a bit tough
this week but I'm so glad I
pulled it off,” said James. “I
know that I could have done it
(double), because I did it at
World Youth and I won both of
them so why not give it a try
here.”
Jehue Gordon, who was a
fourth place finisher at last
year's World Championships
in Berlin, added the 110m
hurdles title, winning in
13.41secs, to his 400m hurdles crown. Both times, 49.79
(400m hurdles) and 13.41
(110m hurdles) were completed in championship record
times. Young Jehue admitted
that he was in some discomfort as he erased the 13.42
2
Kirani James
set by
Barbadian World
champion Ryan Brathwaite
three years ago.
“I felt a little pain in my hamstring but I tried not to study
it. I went out there and kept
focused and did what I had to
do,” said Gordon. He finished
ahead
of
Barbadian
Greggmar Swift, who led for
the first 50 metres, but faded
to second in 13.75.
Jamaican Under-17 200m
sprinter Odane Skeen was
also in great form as he raced
to an impressive 20.84 to
erase countryman Jazeel
Murphy's 20.97 set at last
year's Games in St Lucia.
Skeen also won the 100M.
Fue una doble victoria para Gordon y James
en la última jornada de los juegos CARIFTA
Jehue Gordon
Jehue Gordon de Trini-dad y
Tobago y Kirani James de
Grenada celebraron la doble
victoria en la última jornada
de los XXXIX juegos CARIFTA desde el 3 de Abril 3 hasta
el 5, 2010, en el Truman
Bodden complejo deportivo
en las islas Caimán.
Kirani James, la estrella
quien ganó los 400m en un
tiempo record de 45.02s en el
primer día, cruzó la línea de
meta del evento de media
vuelta en 20.76s. El segundo
lugar fue para Rachmil Van
Lamoian de las Antillas
Holandesas con un tiempo de
20.90s. James dijo, “Esta
semana fue un poco difícil,
pero estoy muy contento de
haber logrado tanto. Sabía
que podría hacerlo (el doble),
porque gané ambos en el
campeonato mundial de la
juventud entonces, ¿Porque
no intentarlo aquí?”
Jehue Gordon, quien terminó
4o en el Campeonato
Mundial en Berlín el año
pasado, ha añadido el titulo
para el 110m salto de vallas
por ganar en 13.41s,
después de ganar la corona
en el 400m salto de vallas.
Ambos tiempos, 49.79 (400m
salto de vallas) y 13.41
(110m salto de vallas), se
clasificaron como tiempos
récordes del campeonato. El
joven Jehue admitió que
tenía un poco de molestia
mientras que borré el récord
hizo por el campeón mundial
barbadense,
Ryan
Brathwaite, hace tres años.
“Sentí un poco de dolor en mi
tendón, pero traté de olvidarlo. Continuaba enfocándome
en lo que tenía que hacer,”
dijo Gordon. Terminó por
delante del barbadense
Greggmar Swift, quien fue a
la cabeza durante los
primeros 50 metros, pero
Swift se desvaneció al 2o
lugar en 13.75s.
Velocista jamaicano en el
200m
(sub-17),
Odane
Skeen, también estaba en
gran forma mientras corrió a
un impresionante 20.84s
para borrar el record de
20.97 establecido por su
compatriota Jazeel Murphy
en los juegos del año pasado en Santa Lucia. Skeen
también gano los 100m.
• CAYMAN ISLANDS • CANADA • COSTA RICA • CUBA • DOMINICA • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC •
NACAC PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
MENSAJE del PRESIDENTE de NACAC
Dear Colle agues
Estima dos c olegas:
We are approaching the busy part of our athletic season and from performances at earlier
competitions I am sure we are going to witness
some quality efforts in the events to come. The
surge in improved performances on the track is
no doubt due to the efforts of our coaches who
continue to provide strong leadership, many
continuing to perform as volunteers.
Nos acercamos al tiempo ajetreado de nuestra
temporada atlética, y teniendo en cuenta las
actuaciones en las competencias anteriores,
estoy seguro de que vamos a ver esfuerzos
impresionantes en los eventos inminentes. Sin
duda, la mejora en el rendimiento en la pista se
debe a los esfuerzos de nuestros entrenadores
que siguen el liderazgo fuerte, con muchos también siguiendo participar como voluntarios.
The NACAC Secretariat would like to thank all
countries that hosted Trial events during the
Easter weekend in order to facilitate selection of
Americas' athletes to the first Youth Olympic
Games to be held in Singapore in August.
I would like to thank our leaders who have met
the deadline for submitting their annual reports
and plead with Federations who still have outstanding queries against their report to act expeditiously in order to be compliant.
I wish to use this opportunity to welcome all
leaders who have been re-elected to lead their
Federations and extend a warm welcome to
those who have accepted the mantle of leadership within the NACAC family. On behalf of
the NACAC family, I extend our sincere congratulations to all our colleagues who have been
admitted to the CAC Hall of Fame and trust
they will continue to give their support to the
development of our sport.
See you all in the events ahead.
La secretaría de NACAC quiere dar las gracias
a todos los países que fueron sedes de los eventos de prueba durante el fin de semana de
Pascua, para facilitar la selección de atletas de
las Américas para los primeros juegos
Olímpicos de la Juventud que se celebrará en
Singapur en agosto.
Me gustaría dar las gracias a nuestros lideres
que han cumplido con el fecha limite para presentar sus informes anuales, y suplico a las
federaciones que todavía tienen informes pendientes a actuar inmediatamente a fin de presentarlos.
Deso aprovechar esta oportunidad para dar los
bienvenidos a todos los lideres que han sido
reelegidos para dirigir a sus federaciones, y también a los que han aceptados el manto de liderazgo dentro de la familia de NACAC. En nombre de la familia de NACAC, damos nuestras
felicitaciones sinceras a todos nuestros colegas
que han sido admitidos al Salón de Fama del
CAC, y tengo la confianza que seguirán dando
su apoyo al desarrollo de nuestro deporte.
Nos vemos en los eventos venideros.
• GRENADA • GUATEMALA • HAITI • HONDURAS • JAMAICA • MEXICO • MONTSERRAT •
3
JAMAICA DOMINA LOS JUEGOS
CARIFTA OTRA VEZ
JAMAICA AGAIN DOMINATES CARIFTA
Jamaica extended their dominance of the CARIFTA
championship ending with 72
medals, which included 37
gold, 22 silver and 13
bronze. Trinidad & Tobago
followed with 40 medals, 12
gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze
the Bahamas finished in third
slot with 29 medals, six gold,
10 silver and 13 bronze.
Among some of Jamaica's
highlights were the girls'
Under-17 200m through
Shericka Jackson, who
clocked 23.64 to beat her
teammate
Saqukine
Cameron (23.80).
The sprint hurdles
also brought huge
success
for
Jamaica; Megan Simmonds
led a Jamaican one-two with
Shenel Francis (13.69) as
she clocked 13.64 seconds
to win the Under-17 girls
event while Samantha Elliott
sped to a new championship
record time of 13.42 in winning the corresponding
Under-20 race, ahead of
teammate Tonique Sobah
(13.55). In the Under-17
boys hurdles, Davian Dennis
just got the better of fellow
Jamaican Omar Graham
(13.29) to win in 13.28
seconds.
Jamaica's Kemoy Campbell creates history at
NACAC Cross Country Championships
Jamaica's Kemoy Campbell
created history at the NACAC
Cross Country Championships,
at the Mount Irvine Bay Golf
Course in Tobago.
The 19-year-old Jamaican
dominated the Junior Men's 6k
event to become the first
Caribbean athlete to win a race
at the Championships. Prior to
Campbell's victory, the United
States, Canada and Mexico
were the only NACAC countries
to produced individual champions. This very focused and confident teenager bucked that
trend, completing the course in
18 minutes flat. Canada's
Ahmed Mohammed was a distant second, battling to the line
in 18:21, with 3rd spot going to
American Erik Olson in 18:37.
Running in sweltering heat,
Campbell always
looked a winner. By the end of
4
the second lap, he had opened
up a huge gap on his rivals, and
was challenged only by the
clock on his third and last trek
round the undulating course.
Campbell said “I enjoyed
running in the race.
The conditions
were very
Jamaican-like.'
Jamaica extendió
su dominio en el
campeonato
CARIFTA por terminar con
72 medallas, que incluyó 37
de oro, 22 de plata y 13 de
bronce. Trinidad y Tobago le
siguió con 40 medallas, 12
de oro, 16 de plata y 12 de
bronce. Las Bahamas terminó en tercer lugar con 29
medallas, seis de oro, 10 de
plata y 13 de bronce.
Unos de los momentos
destacados para Jamaica
fueron la carrera a través de
200m para las chicas menor
de 17 años, en que Shericka
Williams corrió un tiempo de
23.64s para vencer a su
compañero
de
equipo
Saqukine
Camerino
(23.80s).
La carrera de vallas también
aportaron un éxito enorme
para
Jamaica.
Megan
Simmonds llevó a Shenel
Francis (13.69s) por correr
un tiempo de 13.64 y ganar
el evento para las niñas
menor de 17 años. En el
mismo evento, Samantha
Elliott aceleraba a un nuevo
tiempo récord de 13.42s
para ganar la carrera correspondiente para mujeres
menor de 20 años por adelante de su compañera
Tonique Sobah (13.55s). En
el salto de vallas para los
niños menor de 17 años,
Davian Dennis le ganó en
frente de Omar Graham
(13.29s) con un tiempo un
poquito mejor (13.28s).
Jamaicano Kemoy Campbell hace la historia en
el NACAC campeonato de campo traviesa
Kemoy Campbell de Jamaica
hizo historia en el NACAC
campeonato de campo traviesa
en el Mount Irvine Bay campo
de golf, en Tobago.
El jamaicano, quien tiene 19años de edad, dominó el evento 6K y se convirtió el primero
atleta caribeño en ganar una
carrera en el campeonato.
Antes de la victoria de
Campbell, los Estados Unidos,
Canadá y México fueron los
únicos países en la organización NACAC que
producían campeones individuales. Este a
dolescente
muy concentrado y
Kemoy Campbell
Taken from the JAAA website
De la pagina web de la JAAA
seguro rompió esta tendencia, completando el curso en
18 minutos exactos. Ahmed
Mohammed de Canadá terminó a un distante en el
segundo lugar en 18.21s.
Americano Eric Olson terminó
en el tercer lugar en 18.37s.
Corriendo en un calor sofocante, Campbell siempre se
parecía un ganador. A finales
de la segunda vuelta, se
había abierto una brecha
enorme en sus rivales, y fue
impugnada sólo por el reloj en
su tercera y última ronda
alrededor del curso ondulante. Campbell dijo, "me
gustaba correr en la carrera.
Las condiciones eran muy
similares a Jamaica.”
continued on page 5
• NETHERLAND ANTILLES • NICARAGUA • PUERTO RICO • ST KITTS & NEVIS • ST LUCIA • ST VINCENT •
JAMAICA AND FRANCE JOIN FORCES
JAMAICA Y FRANCIA UNEN SUS
FUERZAS
Taken from the JAAA website/Tomado de la página web de la JAAA
The
Jamaica
Amateur
Athletic
Association (JAAA) recently
inked an agreement in
Guadeloupe to enter into a partnership deal with the French
Federation of Athletics (FAA),
which will see the Jamaicans
sharing their expertise and
ideas with the regional French
territories, while at the same
time receiving assistance with
competition management from
their French colleagues. JAAA
president Howard Aris and his
French counterpart, Bernard
Amsalem, sealed the deal.
This deal will be beneficial to
both federations and will hopefully have a direct impact on the
development of track and field
in Franc's regional territories of
Martinique, Guadeloupe and
French Guyana in particular.
The agreement is a multifacetted one and will among
other areas feature several
bilateral seminars on techniques and a 4-day Caribbean
youth camp. Howard Aris
described the agreement as
astep in the right direction and
pointed out that it will also
help Jamaica realize its push
to develop other areas in the
sport of track and field outside
of sprinting.
Amsalem, through a statement from his association,
expressed confidence that the
partnership will reap rich dividends, and used Jamaica's
success on the global stage
as a mark of reference. "This
partnership
will
add
dynamism to the practice of
athletics in the Caribbean.
Jamaica's success serves as
the perfect example in many
sectors," said Amsalem.
The four-day camp is hoped
to serve as an important first
step towards preparations of
budding regional talent for the
2016 Olympic Games to be
held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Some of the Jamaica's top
sprint coaches and instructors
are expected to share their
wealth of knowledge at the
seminar, which will also
involve top coaches from the
European country.
Jamaica's Campbell creates history at NACAC Cross Country
Championships
continued from page 4
The Americans emerged as
Senior Men's team champions. Mexico finished second,
Guyana third, T&T fourth and
Aruba fifth. The United States
also captured the Senior
Women's team title, beating
Mexico and T&T into second
and third, respectively.
Delilah Di Crescenzo led the
charge for the American
women, winning the 6K in
20:50. Another Team USA
athlete,
Emily
Harrison
copped the runner-up spot in
21:02. Mexico's Anayeli
Navarro bagged bronze in
21:21. Samantha Shukla was
the first T&T athlete to complete the three-lap race. She
finished 11th in 24:04.
Canadian
Genevieve
Lalonde retained her Junior
Women's 4K title in a time of
13.50 finishing ahead of
American Madeline Morgan
(13:53). Canada also won
the Junior Women's team
title with United States second and Jamaica third.
La asociación atlética amateur
de Jamaica (JAAA) recientemente firmó un contrato en
Guadalupe para celebrar un
acuerdo con la federación
francesa de atletismo (FAA),
bajo que los jamaicanos compartirán sus pericias e ideas
con los territorios franceses en
la región, y al mismo tiempo
recibirán la asistencia de sus
colegas franceses con la
gestión de la competencia.
Presidente del JAAA Howard
Aris y su homologo Francis,
Bernard Amsalem, selló el
acuerdo.
Este acuerdo será beneficioso
para ambas federaciones y
hay confianza que tendrá un
impacto directo sobre el desarrollo del atletismo en los territorios regionales de Francia;
Martinica,
Guadalupe
y
Guyana Francesa, en particular.
El acuerdo comprende múlti
ples facetas, y ofrecerá varios
seminarios bilaterales sobre
las técnicas y un campamento
para la juventud caribeño por 4
días. Howard Aris escribió el
dacuerdo como
un paso en la
dirección correcta y señaló que también
ayudará a Jamaica empujar el
desarrollo en otras áreas del
deporte de pista y campo.
Amsalem, a través de un
comunicado de su asociación,
expresó su confianza en que la
asociación va a cosechar
buenos dividendos, y utilizaba
el éxito de Jamaica en el escenario mundial como una marca
de referencia. "Este acuerdo
añadirá dinamismo a la práctica del atletismo en el Caribe. El
éxito de Jamaica sirve como el
ejemplo perfecto en muchas
maneras," dijo Amsalem.
La esperanza es que el campamento servirá como un primer
paso importante hacia el desarrollo y preparación del talento
regional para los juegos olímpicos de 2016 en Rió de Janeiro,
Brasil. Algunos de los entrenadores principales compartirán su riqueza de conocimiento en el seminario, que también
incluirá los mejores entrenadores de Francia.
Jamaicano Kemoy Campbell hace la historia en el NACAC
campeonato de campo traviesa
El equipo masculino mayor
de los americanos surgió
como el equipo campeón.
México terminó segundo,
Guyana tercero, Trinidad y
Tobago cuarto y Aruba quinto. Los Estados Unidos también capturó el título para el
equipo de las mujeres mayores, superando a México y
Trinidad y Tobago, que terminó segundo y tercero
respectivamente.
Delilah Di Crescenzo dirigió
la carga para las mujeres
Américanas, ganando el 6K
en 20:50. Otro atleta del
equipo
EE.UU.,
Emily
Harrison, ganó el 2o lugar en
21:02. Anayeli Navarro de
México tomó el bronce en
21:21. Samantha Shukla fue
la 1ra atleta de Trinidad y
Tobago para completar la
carrera de tres vueltas.
Terminó 11º en 24:04.
Canadiense
Genevieve
Lalonde retuvo su título en el
4K para las mujeres
menores en un tiempo de
13.50, acabando por delante
del estadounidense Morgan
Madeline (13:53). Canadá
también ganó el título para
las femeninas menores, con
los Estados Unidos situándose segunda y Jamaica tercera.
• EL SALVADOR • TRINIDAD & TOBAGO • TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS • USAA • US VIRGIN ISLANDS •
5
ANOTHER GOLD FOR VERONICA
MÁS ORO PARA VERONICA
Veronica Campbell Brown
being presented with
a gold coin by Jamaica's
Central Bank Governor in
recognition for her efforts
at the Beijing Olympics
A gold medal at the
World
Indoor
Championships in Doha
was not the only award
won
by
Veronica
Campbell-Brown recently, as the Jamaican central bank, The Bank of
Jamaica, also presented
her with a gold coin recognizing her achievements at the Beijing
Olympics two years ago.
El gobernador del banco
central in Jamaica
presenta Verónica
Campbell-Brown con un
medallón de oro en
reconocimiento a sus
esfuerzos en los juegos
olímpicos de Beijing
Una medalla de oro en el
campeonato mundial en
Doha no fue el único premio Veronica CampbellBrown ganó recientemente. El banco de
Jamaica también le
regaló un medallón en
reconocimiento a sus
logros en los Juegos
Olímpicos de Beijing
hace dos años.
Veronica seen here adding another gold
medal to her collection at the World Indoors
in Doha earlier this year.
Aquí se ve a Veronica agregando otro medalla de oro a su colección en el campeonato
interior mundial a principios de este año
NATIONAL SPRINT DOUBLE FOR DEXTER LEE
As Jamaica junior athletes
prepare for the World Junior
Championships in Moncton,
Canada (July 19-25) and the
Central
American
and
Caribbean (CAC) Championships from July 2-4 in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dexter Lee, Jamaica's
reigning World Junior 100m
champion recently successfully completed the sprint double
at his country's Junior Trials at
the GC Foster College.
Two years ago Lee won the
100m World Junior title in
Bydgoszcz, Poland first ran
away with the 100m sprint in
10.20 (world junior leading
and personal best time) - that
was his third time running
6
10.20 this season, having
done so twice at the IAAF
Challenge Meet in Ostrava
earlier this year.
Lee, who won the 100m
World title in Bydgoszcz,
Poland two years ago, first
ran away with the short sprint
on Saturday in 10.20, a World
junior leading and personal
best time. It was the third
time Lee, a
professional,
is running
10.20 this
season,
having
done
it twice
at the
IAAF
Challenge
Meeting
in
Ostrava last month.
Running from lane 2 in the
200m the following day Lee
won in a time of 20.86 with
Brandon Tomlinson finishing
2nd in 21.60.
Taken from the JAAA Website
Natoya Goule ran 2:09.51 to
take
the girls' Under-20
800m
while
Kemoy
Campbell was the top finisher
in the boys’ Under-20 1500m
(3:49.37)
and
5000m
(14:31.38).
In the field events, Chad
Wright accounted for the
meet's only national record,
throwing the Under-20 boys
shot put 18.87m to add to his
61.07m discus crown from
the first day. World Youth
bronze medalist, Travis
Smikle, threw 56.21m for
second in the discus.
• ANGULLA • ARUBA • ANTIGUA • BAHAMAS • BARBADOS • BERMUDA • BELIZE • BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
TWO NAMED TO 2010 CANADIAN WORLD
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
unfold in Moncton July 2 to 4;
the winners of each event will
Athletics Canada has added earn an automatic berth to
the first two names to the ros- Canada's 2010 World Junior
ter of the 2010 Canadian Championship team.
World Junior Championships
scheduled for July 19-25 in Athletics Canada expects to
Moncton, New Brunswick at field a team of approximately
the IAAF World Junior 60 athletes including 4 relay
Championships.
Rachael teams at the 2010 World
McIntosh of Bridgewater, Juniors. The association perNova Scotia and Branden formance objectives include
Wilhelm
of
Woodstock, selecting the most competiOntario both qualified for the tive athletes born in 1991,
team
by
winning
the 1992, and 1993 who are preCombined Events Trials held pared to achieve seasonal
best performances at the
in Toronto.
championships and to provide
McIntosh finished first in the a positive international comheptathlon scoring 4938 petitive experience for first
points to secure her spot on year and returning national
the team while Wilhelm took team athletes. The overriding
the decathlon with 6658 objective is to prepare athpoints. The roster for the letes for future success within
team will be finalized as the Athletics Canada's High
Canadian World Junior Trials Performance program.
KAMLOOPS' DYLAN ARMSTRONG
ANNIHILATES CANADIAN SHOT PUT RECORD
Ottawa - Dylan Armstrong from Kamloops,
British-Columbia finished 1st and smashed
the Canadian shot put record by 54 centimetres
in
Baunatal,
Germany.
Armstrong's massive heave of 21.58
metres surpasses the Canadian record he
set of 21.04 metres in 2008 at the Beijing,
Olympics where he placed 4th. Earlier this
year Armstrong established a new
Canadian indoor record at the World Indoor
Championships throwing 21.39 metres.
Canadian track and field athletes are off to
a strong week as earlier Tabia Charles of
Pickering, Ontario set a new women's triple
jump record of 13.96 metres.
DEUX NOMMÉS SUR L'ÉQUIPE CANADIENNE DU
CHAMPIONNAT DU MONDE JUNIOR DE 2010
Athlétisme Canada a inscrit les
deux premiers noms à la liste des
athlètes de l'équipe canadienne
du Championnat du monde junior
de 2010, qui concourra à
Moncton,
au
NouveauBrunswick, lors du Championnat
du monde junior de l'Association
internationale des fédérations
d'athlétisme, du 19 au 25 juillet.
Rachael
McIntosh,
de
Bridgewater,
en
NouvelleÉcosse, et Branden Wilhelm, de
Woodstock, en Ontario, se sont
tous deux qualifiés hier sur
l'équipe en gagnant les Essais
des épreuves combinées qui
avaient lieu à Toronto.
McIntosh a terminé première de
l'heptathlon, accumulant 4938
points pour mériter une place sur
l'équipe, tandis que Wilhelm a
remporté le décathlon avec 6658
points.
La composition de
l'équipe sera finalisée lors des
Essais canadiens du Mondial
junior qui se dérouleront à
Moncton, du 2 au 4 juillet. Les .
Moncton, du 2 au 4 juillet. Les .
gagnants de chaque épreuve
mériteront automatiquement une
place sur l'équipe canadienne du
Championnat du monde junior de
2010.
Athlétisme Canada s'attend à
présenter une équipe d'environ
60 athlètes, dont 4 équipes de
relais lors du Mondial junior de
2010. Les objectifs de performance de l'association incluent la
sélection des athlètes les plus
compétitifs nés en 1991, 1992 et
1993, qui sont prêts à réussir
leurs meilleures performances de
la saison lors du championnat, et
une expérience positive de compétition internationale aux athlètes de l'équipe nationale de
première année, et à ceux qui
reviennent. L'objectif primordial
est de préparer les athlètes à
obtenir de futurs succès dans le
programme de haute performance d'Athlétisme Canada.
DYLAN ARMSTRONG, DE KAMLOOPS,
ANÉANTIT LE RECORD CANADIEN DU LANCER DU POIDS
Ottawa - Aujourd'hui, Dylan Armstrong, de
Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique, a
haussé le record canadien du lancer du
poids de 54 cm, à Baunatal, en Allemagne.
Le lancer foudroyant de 21,58 m
d'Armstrong surpasse le record précédent
de 21,04 m qu'il avait établi en 2008 lors
des Jeux olympiques de Pékin où il avait
terminé 4ème. Plus tôt cette année,
Armstrong a établi un nouveau record
canadien en salle lors du Championnat du
monde en salle, avec un jet de 21,39
mètres.
Nos représentants en athlétisme sont dans
une bonne semaine car Tabia Charles, de
Pickering, en Ontario, a établi un nouveau
record canadien du triple saut féminin de
13,96 mètres.
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THE BVI 2009 AWARDSD
LOS 2009 GALARDONES DE LOS BVI
Mossac Fonseca Most outstanding Under 15
athletes: L-R: Nelda Huggins, Rikkoi Bratwaithe,
Ashley McCaul, Brandon Andrew, Taylor Hill,
Kiara Huggins, Kyron McMcaster and Mossac
Foncea director Rosemarie Flax
Photo:Todd VanSickle
Los atletas mas destacados menores de 15
años (de Mossac Fonseca): I-D: Nelda Huggins,
Rikkoi Bratwaithe, Ashley McCaul, Brandon
Andrew, Taylor Hill, Kiara Huggins, Kyron
McMcaster y directorra de Mossac Foncea,
Rosemarie Flax
Foto: Todd VanSickle
Sol BVI Athletes of the Year: L-R; Omar Jones, Brandon Andrew, Sol BVI country
manager Deborah Benjamin, Tahesia Harrigan, sharing lens time with NACAC
President Neville "Teddy" McCook and Nelda Huggins
Photo:Todd VanSickle
Sol BVI atletas de año: I-D; Omar Jones, Brandon Andrew, directora regional de
Sol BVI Deborah Benjamin, Tahesia Harrigan, el presidente de NACAC Neville
"Teddy" McCook y Nelda Huggins
Foto:Todd VanSickle
British Virgin Islands sprinter
Tahesia Harrigan led six athletes
in picking up the Sol BVI athletes
of the year awards which were
handed out in three divisions,
during the BVI Athletics
Association's Athletes Awards
Recognition Gala, held at
Brisanis' at Prospect Reef. The
gala was the first such event in
the 39-year history of the organization.
Premier Ralph T. O'Neal and his
wife Edris, were among five government officials attending the
gala, along with sponsors,
NACAC
President
Neville
“Teddy” McCook and others in
the BVI athletics family.
Harrigan-a 100 meters semifinalist in the IAAF World
Championships in Berlin with a
season's best 11.15
seconds plus winning
the
CAC
Championships 100
meters-received the
award her award
from sponsors' Sol
country manager Deborah
Benjamin, and IAAF Area
Representative and NACAC
President, Neville “Teddy”
McCook.
Omar Jones-a Central Arizona
College sophomore-was the Sol
Male Athlete of the year, after
winning the NCAA junior College
Javelin Throw Championships,
with a personal best and national record toss of 65.41 meters.
Chantel Malone-a University of
Texas junior who established
national records in the Long
Jump, Triple Jump, 400 meters,
Junior Girls 200 meters and contributed a leg to the national
record setting 4 x 400 meters
relay that ran 3:37.62 in the
Caribbean
and
Central
American Championships in
Cuba in their debut-bagged the
Junior Female Award. Norville
Carey was the male recipient
while Nelda Huggins and
Brandon Andrews won the youth
versions.
Colonial Insurance Most Outstanding Under 17-Open Track, Field
and Combined event athlete; L-R; Omar Jones, Darnetia
Robinson, Tarikah Warner, Colonial Insurance co-manager Maria
Vieira and Tahesia Harrigan and J'Moi Penn
Los atletas más sobresalientes (menor de 17 años) del Colonial
Insurance evento atlético combinado: I-D; Omar Jones, Darnetia
Robinson, Tarikah Warner, co-directora de Colonial Insurance
Maria Vieira, Tahesia Harrigan and J'Moi Penn
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SOL/BVI ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARDS
SOL/BVI PREMIOS PARA ATLETA DEL AÑO
BY/POR DEAN GREENAWAY
Most Outstanding Track & Field Performances
Most Outstanding Combined Events Female Athlete: Chantel Malone
Most Outstanding Combined Events Male Athlete: Omar Jones
Most Outstanding Men's Open Track Athlete: Omar Jones
Most Outstanding Women's Open Track Athlete: Tahesia Harrigan
Most Outstanding Men's Open Field Athlete: Omar Jones
Most Outstanding Women's Open Field Athlete: Chantel Malone
Most Outstanding Boys Under-20 Track Athlete: J'Moi Penn
Most Outstanding Girls Under-20 Track Athlete: Chantel Malone
Most Outstanding Boys Under-20 Field Athlete: Keron Stoute
Most Outstanding Girls Under-20 Field Athlete: Chantel Malone
Mrs Edris O'Neal, wife of Premier Ralph T O'Neal
(centre) was among three athletes, who between
1957 and 2009 won four successive Victrix
Ludorums. Others in the photograph are DeAnna
Wattley and Ereia Smith.
Photo:Todd VanSickle
Sra. Edris O'Neal, esposa del primer ministro Ralph
T. O'Neal (centro) fue una de las tres atletas quienes
ganaron 4 Victrix Ludorums sucesivos entre 1957
and 2009. Las otras en el foto son DeAnna Wattley
and Ereia Smith
Foto: Todd VanSickle
Most Outstanding Boys Under-17 Track Athlete: Norville Carey
Most Outstanding Girls Under-17 Track Athlete: Darnetia Robinson
Most Outstanding Boys Under-17 Field Athlete: Norville Carey
Most Outstanding Girls Under-17 Field Athlete: Tarika Warner
Most Outstanding Boys Under-15 Track Athlete: Brandon Andrews
Most Outstanding Girls Under-15 Track Athlete: Taylor Hill
Most Outstanding Boys Under-15 Field Athlete: Brandon Andrews
Most Outstanding Girls Under-15 Field Athlete: Ashley McCall
Most Outstanding Boys Under-13 Track Athlete: Kyron McMaster
Most Outstanding Girls Under-13 Track Athlete: Nelda Huggins
Most Outstanding Boys Under-11 Track Athlete: Rikkoi Bratwaithe
Most Outstanding Girls Under-11 Track Athlete: Kiara Huggins
Delva Thomas, left, presents NACAC president
Neville "Teddy" McCook, with a copy of the
2009 BVI track and field results that she compiled.
Photo:Todd VanSickle
Delva Thomas, izquierda, presenta al presidente
de NACAC, Neville "Teddy" McCook, con una
copia de los resultados atléticos de los BVI para
el año 2009, que ella recopilaba
Foto:Todd VanSickle
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DAVIS-THOMPSON FINALLY GETS GOLD
IOC representative Alberto
Juantorena (left)
celebrates with
Pauline DavisThompson after
presenting her
with the 2000m
Olympic Games
200m gold medal
she got after the
disqualification of
Marion Jones.
Photo by Kermit
Taylor/Bahamas
Athletic
Pauline Davis-Thompson showing off her Olympic gold medal.
Photo by Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics
Former Bahamian national track and
field representative Mrs Pauline DavisThompson finally received the 200m
Olympic gold medal she was denied at
the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Mrs
Davis-Thompson's belated moment of
triumph came about as a result of disgraced gold medal winner Marion
Jones, admitting that she had cheated
and had to return her illegally obtained
gold medal.
The presentation event held at the
Bahamas Government House, was
attended by among others, Thomas A.
SOME BAHAMIAN ATHLETIC
PERFORMANCES
With all the action at the Penn Relays in
Philadelphia, there were a few performances by Bahamian athletes elsewhere which
are worthy of note.
At the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa,
Trevor Barry placed second in the Special
High Jump with a 2.21m(7'3”) jump.
Michael Mathieu was third in the 400m in
46.16 sec.
Tia Rolle placed 8th in the 100m in 12.18
sec and was a member of the Lincoln
University(MO) 4x100m Relay which did
not finish.
Across the pond in Dakar, Senegal,
Christine Amertil finished third in the 400m
in 52.74 sec and fourth in the 200m in
23.84 sec.
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Robinson, Sir Arlington Butler, Minister
for Youth and Sports Minister Charles
Maynard, president of the Bahamas
Olympic Association (BOA) Wellington
Miller, president of the Bahamas Athletic
Federation Mike Sands and Cuban
Olympian and IOC Representative
Alberto Juantorena who made the actual medal presentation, was a very emotional one for Davis-Thompson.
Amid a mix of tears and smiles, DavisThompson thanked her family members,
and expressed her special thanks to
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, for his
encouragement and the positive influence on her life and post Olympic
career. The Prime Minister she said told
her years ago that under his watch he
would never allow her to fail at whatever
career path she chose.
Davis Thompson also used the occasion
to express her love and respect for the
Bahamian people and announced that
this gold medal is “the people's gold
medal” and that she would present it to
the Prime Minister as her gift to the people of the Bahamas.
JACK HAYWARD, ANATOL RODGERS SUSPENDED
The Bahamas Association of Athletic
Associations (BAAA) recently conducted an investigation into the alleged
infraction of the Penn Relays competition rules by coaches from the Jack
Hayward and Anatol Rodgers high
schools, which competed at the 2010
Penn Relays in Pennsylvania
The Federation determined that the
'High School Eligibility and Competition
Rule' governing the participation of high
school teams was violated. That rule
states: "All high school competitors
must compete for their high school
teams and be cleared for competition
by the school principal. Relay teams
must consist of runners from the same
school." That rule was breached and
the infraction confirmed by the Director
of The Penn Relays in an official communication to BAAA President Mike
Sands.
Accordingly, disciplinary action was
taken against coaches Wayne Smith
and Emmitt Higgins representing Jack
Hayward and Rupert Gardiner from
Anatol Rodgers. The coaches and
schools are therefore suspended from
participating in BAAA competitions for
one year beginning from the date of the
infraction. Additionally, the coaches and
the schools are required to submit a letter of apology to the Federation. The
Penn Relays organization also suspended the coaches and schools from
participation for the same period of
time.
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HARRIGAN LEAD RECORD BREAKERS IN OECS/BVI INVITATIONAL
BVI 4 x 100m NR 44.34
Performing at home for the first time since
2008, sprinter Tahesia Harrigan - led the
parade of six All Comers Records broken
at the 2010 OECS/BVI Invitational. She
did this with an 11.22 seconds 100 meters
victory and contributed a strong second
leg on the 4 x 100 meters relay with a
meet and national record 44.34 seconds.
It was the first time that Ashley Kelly,
Harrigan, Chantel Malone and Karene
King had come together for the relay and
they wiped out the 46.69 national mark
set in 2007 by a junior team that also
included Kelly and Malone.
St. Kitts Nevis (with two members of their
2009 Central American and Caribbean
Championships squad Tameka Williams
and Virgil Hodge who ran 43.53 in Cuba
last July) were joined by Marecia
Pemberton (11.29 this season) and
Tiandra Ponteen to finish in 44.72 seconds, producing the fastest times ever run
on BVI soil. The BVI's 44.34 time is .34 off
the IAAF World Championships qualifying
mark for next year's event in Seoul, South
Korea.
Harrigan's 11.22 broke her 11.51 meet
From the BVIAA
record from 2008 to win the 100
meters ahead of St. Kitts-Nevis'
Puerto Rico's Fena Alvarez, Yavid
Tameka Williams and double IAAF
Zachey, Luis Lopez and Adalberto
World Youth Championships
Amador 4 x 100 meters relay time of
sprints silver medalist Allison Peter
41.10 seconds, with a time of 40.70.
from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who
Darnetia Robinson became just the sixth
ran 11.68 behind Williams' 11.65.
athlete in the 40-year histoPeter, the
ry of the BVI Athletics
2 0 1 0
Association to break the
Carifta
12.00 seconds barrier-joinG a m e s
ing five others this yearchampion
with a personal best of
with a sea11.96. She chopped her
son's best
previous 200 meters best
23.28 came back
from 24.90 to 24.67-movto overhaul her
ing to seventh all timeTexas Longhorns
among the 10 athletes who
teammate Malone
have recorded the feat
in the 200 meters,
since Tracy Bradshaw
to better her own
became the first in 1995
All Comers record
Harrigan's
11.22
with a 24.78 run.
of 23.65 from
Robinson's Youth Olympic
March 6, with 23.42 seconds. Malone was
Games
teammate
J'Maal Alexander
second in 23.97 shaving .01 off Kelly's
shaved
his
100
meters
best from 11.26 to
23.98 national Jr. mark.
11.25
seconds,
while
Niayla
Smith, 15Unchallenged Ponteen took down
after
numerous
tries-finally
exhaled
after
Samantha John's 400 meters All Comers
breaking
the
60
seconds
barrier
with
a
mark of 54.27, with a 52.74 run. John was
59.69
time.
Aletes
from
St.
Vincent
&
the
second in 54.99.
Grenadines, Antigua & Barbuda, St. KittsOn the men's side, St. Kitts-Nevis'
Nevis, Anguilla, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Antoine Adams coming off a windy 10.35
Netherland Antilles and Puerto Rico, parseconds 100 meters triumph in the St.
ticipated in the Meet, which was delayed
Kitts Invitational last Sunday, took down
by three hours due to heavy rains and
flash flooding from a passing weather
system.
St Kitts 4x100
Antigua's 2010 IAAF World Indoor
Championships 60 meters bronze medalist, Daniel Bailey's All Comers mark of
10.62, with a 10.58 winner.
Adams teamed with Brijesh Lawrence,
Lestrod Roland and Jason Rogers for the
final All Comers record, when overtook
HArrigan and Petef
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Campeonato Centroamericano Juvenil A y B, Panamá
C.D. Irving Saladino, Estadio Rommel Fernández
28-29 de Mayo, 2010
ATLETISMO - RÉCORDS ESTABLECIDOS
732
1
Nombre
Equipo
Kathi Cuadra .
Nica ra gu a
315
3
270
4
3
5
3
6
502
7
Nica ra gu a
30
10
871
11
557
12
369
13
123
14
397
15
347
16
489
17
201
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Juvenil B, Femenino
5 6.7 8
R
Relevos Medley
Juvenil B, Femenino
0 2'1 5.9 9
Rebeca Duarte .
El Salva d or
R
Salto de Longitud
Juvenil B, Femenino
5.52 m
R
Salto con Pértiga
Juvenil B, Femenino
2.70 m
R
Heptatlón
Juvenil B, Femenino
3,63 9 pts
R
800 mts Planos
Juvenil B, Masculino
0 1'5 8.6 0
R
400 mts Vallas
Juvenil B, Masculino
5 3.6 5
R
Relevos 4x100 mts
Juvenil B, Masculino
4 3.9 1
Relevos Medley
Juvenil B, Masculino
0 1'5 9.1 2
R
Salto de Altura
Juvenil B, Masculino
1.95 m
R
Salto de Longitud
Juvenil B, Masculino
6.92 m
R
Impulsión de Bala
Juvenil B, Masculino
1 4.6 5 m
R
Lanzamiento de Disco
Juvenil B, Masculino
4 3.3 3 m
R
Salto de Altura
Juvenil A, Femenino
1.68 m
R
Salto Triple
Juvenil A, Femenino
1 1.9 1 m
R
Salto de Altura
Juvenil A, Masculino
2.10 m
R
Salto Triple
Juvenil A, Masculino
1 5.6 3 m
R
Lanzamiento de Disco
Juvenil A, Masculino
4 8.8 0 m
Récord Anterior: 5.48 (Adasa Padmore, PAN, 2002)
Emily Monzon .
Gu ate m ala
Récord Anterior: 2.55 (Gladys Quijada, ESA, 2004)
Jessica Lopez .
El Salva d or
Récord Anterior: 3347 pts (Ruth Morales, GUA, 2009)
Josue Giovani Perez .
Gu ate m ala
Récord Anterior: 1'58.95 (Mario Guerrero, NCA, 2008)
Jose Chorro .
El Salva d or
Récord Anterior: 54.98 (Arnoldo Monge, CRC, 2007)
Costa Rica
Récord Anterior: 43.97 (Cruz-Gutierrez-Palencia-Chorro, ESA, 2008)
Costa Rica
1
9
400 mts Planos
Récord Anterior: 2'17.47 (Porras-Zamora-Scott-Solis, CRC, 2007)
6
8
R
Récord Anterior: 57.25 (Estefani Zamora, CRC, 2007)
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2
Marca
R
Récord Anterior: 2'02.02 (Monge-Herrera-Varela-Garita, CRC, 2007)
William Figueroa Perez
Costa Rica
Récord Anterior: 1.91 (Alejandro Olmedo, ESA, 2003)
Juan Mosquera .
Pa n a m á
Récord Anterior: 6.74 (Jasson Castro, HON, 2008)
Bryan Mendez Ramirez
Costa Rica
Récord Anterior: 13.66 (Enrique Gaitán, GUA, 2009)
Bryan Mendez Ramirez
Costa Rica
Récord Anterior: 41.81 (Carlos Escobar, ESA, 2009)
Kashani Rios .
Pa n a m á
Récord Anterior: 1.66 (KayDe Vaughn, BIZ, 2004)
Ana Lucía Camargo Coronado
Gu ate m ala
Récord Anterior: 11.84 (Sharon Ruiz, CRC, 2006)
Marlon Colorado .
El Salva d or
Récord Anterior: 2.01 (Alejandro Olmedo, ESA, 2006)
Jason Castro .
Ho n d u ras
Récord Anterior: 15.10 (Jasson Castro, HON, 2009)
Winston Campbell .
Ho n d u ras
Récord Anterior: 45.81 (Kayro Martinez, NCA, 2008)
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3RD UTECH INTERNATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD CLASSIC
President of UTECH Dr Errol Morrison (3rd left) welcomes spectators to the 3rd Annual Staging of the UTech International
Invitational Track and Field Meet held on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Participating in the welcome ceremony from left are Mr Howard
Aris, President, Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA), Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture,
Dr. the Hon. Alfred Sangster, former UTech President and patron of the Meet and Mr Ali McNab, Advisor to Minister Grange. At
right Minister Grange presents Dr. Sangster with the shield acknowledging him as the patron of the 3rd UTech International
Invitational Track and Field meet.
The University of Technology
(UTECH) Department of Sport successfully staged its third annual
international collegiate track and
field meet on Saturday, April 17,
2010 at the National Stadium.
Despite a heavy afternoon down
pour, it was an exciting evening
showcasing the prowess of UTech
student athletes, UTech-based
MVP Track & Field Club athletes
and athletes invited from local
clubs and international colleges
and universities from Cuba, USA,
Sweeden and the Netherlands.
Also invited to participate were top
athletes from local preparatory, primary and high schools and physically challenged athletes from
Mona Rehabilitation Centre who
participated in the 100 m wheel-
20
chair race.
Mr. Anthony Davis, Director of
Sport, UTech has noted that the
staging of well organized competitions at the university level is crucial to the development of sports in
Jamaica. “We have for years done
exceptionally well at the high
school level, both in terms of the
organization of well run competitions and nurturing talent. At the
end of the day when these gifted
high school athlete's graduate, we
must have a very vibrant university
system to provide the atmosphere
for them to develop to international
standard.”
He further pointed out that while we
have many talented high school
athletes, very few can represent
the country at that tender age in
senior international competitions.
“It is at the university level that their
bodies are better able to do the
kind of work necessary to allow
them to perform with distinction as
seniors at the international level.
We at UTech recognize this and so
the staging of international competition and inviting or local partners
to participate demonstrates our
efforts to lead the effort for the
development of sport at the university level.” Mr Davis was speaking
at the press conference launch of
the Classic.
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COACH KEITH HOLLAND PARKER INDUCTED INTO THE CAC HALL OF FAME
From Alpheus Finlayson
Mr Keith Parker and
his beautiful
grandchildren who
attended the CAC Hall
of Fame Luncheon.
David Charlton Photo
CAC Hall of Fame Inductee
Keith Parker (centre) with
CAC President Victor Lopez
(right) and NACAC
President and IAAF Area
Representative Neville
"Teddy" McCook.
David Charlton Photo
Left to right: Neville "Teddy " McCook, NACAC president and IAAF Area Representative;
Livingstone Bosdtwick 2008 CAC Inductee; Dr. Bernard Nottage, 2008 Inductee; Victor Lopez,
CACAC president; Pauline Davis-Thompson, 2008 inductee, Hon, T. Desmond Bannister,
Minister of Education, and Mike Sands, BAAA president.
David Charlton Photo
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The Bahamas Association of Athletic
Associations (BAAA) recently hosted a luncheon
at which CAC President Victor Lopez inducted
veteran coach Keith Holland Parker, MBE, into
the Central American and Caribbean
Confederation (CAC) Hall of Fame.
Born in Morecambe, England, Parker came to
The Bahamas as a teacher in 1959, after being
encouraged to do so by national hero Tommy
Robinson, who he met at the British Empire and
Commonwealth Games in 1958.
After teaching Mathematics, Science, and
Physical Education at Government High School
in Nassau he served as a School Inspector with
the Ministry of Education from 1963-1985.
Parker has coached teams for four Olympic
Games, five World Championship, six Pan
American Games, four Commonwealth Games
plus numerous other Bahamian teams.
The list of athletes coached by Parker reads like
a “Who's Who” in Bahamian Track and Field,
including Long Jumper Shonel Ferguson, Discus
ace Bradley Cooper, Long and Triple Jumper
Steve Hanna, High Jumper Stephen Wray, and
400m hurdlers David Charlton, and Greg Rolle.
Parker
is
currently
coaching
former
Commonwealth Javelin Gold medalist Lavern
Eve, High Jumper Trevor Barry, Andretti Bain,
Bejing Olympics 4x400m Silver medalist. He also
spends at least one day a week coaching aspiring
young athletes at Queen's College.
A 1956 graduate of Loughborough College, UK,
Keith also received a Masters Degree in Sports
Physiology from the University of Florida. While
reading for his degree he served as an Assistant
Track and Field Coach under the legendary
Jimmy Carnes at the University of Florida. He is
founder and president of P.S. Advertising and
Public Relations.
Among dignitaries attending the luncheon were
President of NACAC and IAAF Area
Representative the Hon. Neville “Teddy” McCook;
the first Bahamian to win a medal in a field event,
former Prime Minister Perry Christie; Minister of
Education the Honourable T. Desmond Bannister;
former Minister of Education Godfrey Kelly; former president of the CAC Dr. Bernard Nottage;
Double Olympic Gold medalist and IAAF Council
Member Mrs. Pauline Davis-Thompson and
Bahamian National Hero Mr Tommy Robinson.
During the luncheon President Lopez presented
Parker and some previous Inductees present with
their CAC medals.
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CANADIAN WORLD JUNIOR TRIALS
It is a lot more than just a
national championship for
most athletes gathered in
Moncton this weekend. The
2010 Canadian Junior
Championships and World
Junior Trials provide participants with the unique opportunity to earn the right to
represent their country on
home soil. There are over
800 entries and after three
days of competition the
aspiring athletes will know if
they are part of Canada's
team in Moncton for the
13th IAAF World Junior
Championshps.
Athletics Canada expects to
field a team of approximate-
ly 60 athletes including 4
relay teams at the 2010
World Juniors. The association performance objectives include selecting the
most competitive athletes
born in 1991, 1992, and
1993 who are prepared to
achieve seasonal best performances at the championships and to provide a
positive international competitive experience for first
year and returning national
team athletes. The overriding objective is to prepare
athletes for future success
within Athletics Canada's
High Performance program
- ensure they are on the
right path for London 2012
and Rio 2016.
Canada is hosting the 2010
World
Junior
Championships with a focus
on a long term sport development legacy through
infrastructure, community
endowment and community
capacity with the objective
of elite development in the
Atlantic region ensuring the
longevity of athletics.
LES ESSAIS CANADIENS DU MONDIAL JUNIOR
Pour la plupart des athlètes
assemblés à Moncton cette
fin de semaine, il s'agit de
beaucoup plus que seulement
un
championnat
national. Le Championnat
canadien junior de 2010 et
Essais du Mondial junior
offre aux participants l'opportunité unique de mériter
le droit de représenter son
pays sur son propre sol. Il y
a plus de 800 inscriptions,
et après trois jours de compétition,
ces
athlètes
espoirs sauront s'ils concourront dans deux fins de
semaine comme membre
de l'équipe canadienne lors
du 13ème Championnat du
monde
junior
de
l'Association internationale
des fédérations d'athlétisme
(IAAF).
Athlétisme Canada s'attend
à présenter une équipe
d'environ 60 athlètes, dont 4
équipes de relais, lors du
Championnat du monde
junior de 2010. Les objectifs de performance de l'association inclut sélectionner
les athlètes les plus compétitifs nés en 1991, 1992 et
1993, qui sont prêts à établir
leurs meilleures performances de la saison au
championnat, et donner une
expérience internationale
positive aux athlètes de première année et à ceux qui
sont de retour sur l'équipe.
L'objectif primordial est de
préparer les athlètes à
obtenir du succès dans le
futur, dans le programme de
haute
performance
d'Athlétisme Canada, et
s'assurer qu'ils soient sur la
bonne voie pour Londres
2012 et Rio 2016.
Le Canada est l'hôte du
Championnat du monde
junior de 2010, et met l'accent sur un legs de
développement à long
terme du sport via des infrastructures, une dotation
communautaire et une augmentation de la capacité
communautaire, avec un
objectif de développer l'élite
dans la région atlantique,
assurant la longévité de
l'athlétisme.
• GRENADA • GUATEMALA • HAITI • HONDURAS • JAMAICA • MEXICO • MONTSERRAT •
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IAAF/NACAC CALENDAR/CALENDARIO 2010
DATE/FECHA
EVENT/EVENTO
LOCATION/LUGAR
July
2-4
5
8
9-10
9-11
10
19-25
24-30
CAC Junior Championships
Harry Jerome Classic
Victoria Meet
NACAC Mountain Running Championships
NACAC U-23 Championships
Boiling Point Meet
13th IAAF World Junior Championships
CAC Games (Athletics)
Santo Domingo, DR
Vancouver, Canada
Victoria, BC, Canada
Alberta, Canada
Miramar, Fla, USA
Windsor, ON, Canada
Moncton, Canada
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Aug
4
14-26
30 – 14 Sept
Aileen Meagher Meet
World Youth Olympic Games
IAAF Level 2 Coaching Course
Halifax, NS, Canada
Singapore
St. Kitts
September TBA
Central American School Games CODICADER
Managua, Nicaragua
October 3-14
16
Commonwealth Games
19th IAAF World Half Marathon Champs
New Delhi, India
Nanning, China
November 25
26-27
SKNOC Annual General Meeting
Central American Juniors C/Kids A
St. Kitts
Honduras
Contact/Contacto de NACAC:
11/2 Altamont Crescent • Kingston 5, Jamaica, W.I.
Telephone: 876-968-5110, 968-5053
• Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
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• NETHERLAND ANTILLES • NICARAGUA • PUERTO RICO • ST KITTS & NEVIS • ST LUCIA • ST VINCENT •