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2011 CARIFTA GAMES A SUCCESS STORY
TH E R E SU L TS
Despite the lateness in award-
ing the championships to Montego
Bay and the inherent problems
that went along with that, CARIFTA
2011 was a resounding success.
Naturally there were several hiccups on the first day, but the LOC
were nonetheless able to produce
a first-class event. While there
were a few “back room” challenges none of this affected either
the competition or the athletes
who were comfortably with the
food, accommodation and transportation provided by the LOC.
Officials, security, team managers and sponsors did everything
possible to ensure that athletes
competing in the 2011 Carifta
Games would have a memorable experience,
and
the
consensusis it was indeed pleasantly memorable. Competitors
and spectators to the Games felt
that the venue, the Montego Bay
Sports Complex, was an excellent
choice as was the choice of the
Grand Palladium Hotel and Spa for
the Carifta Village.
President of the IAAF, Mr Lamine
Diack, who had a prior commitment in Africa which could not be
cancelled, was ably represented
by CEO of Pamodzi Sports
Marketing and IAAF Marketing
Advisor Mr. Pape Massata Diack.
Pape Diack spoke highly of the
facilities at which the Games were
held, the excitement of the
Games; the enthusiasm and the
hospitality of the Jamaican people. He promised to be a fixture
(like the President) at all future
Carifta Games.
Catherine Hall
Sports Complex
Montego Bay, Jamaica
April 23 - 25, 2011
Jamaica copped yet another
regional junior track and field
championships as they topped the
medals tables at the 40th Lime
CARIFTA Games inside the
Montego Bay Sports Complex.
Although the regional champions
won “only” 66 medals this year,
they dominated the
final session in front a
sold-out grandstand on
a balmy Caribbean
day, which was in sharp
contrast to the previous
two days of blazing
heat.
F I N AL ME DA L
Among some of the 3day Games standouts
were Jamaican newcomer Jevaughn Minzie
who agreed to participate in the 4x400m relay
one hour after running
the 200m finals and
Gleneve Grange who
took a calculated gamBryan Cummings photo
ble by taking part in four
events including the
S TA N D I N G S
Pentathlon.
Barbados won three of the 800m
gold medals as red-hot favourite
Jerrad Mason lowered the Boys
Under-17 event record to a fine
one minute 51.79 seconds from
one minute 53.72 seconds set in
2005
by
Jamaica's
Theon
O'Conner.
Silver medallist Ashley Riley of
The Bahamas was also under the
old mark with one minute 53.57
seconds, while Jamaica's Kevon
Robinson stole the bronze with one
minute 54.55 seconds after another
Barbadian John Haynes and the
Cayman Islands' Jorel Belafonte
got tangled up about 10 metres
from the line and fell onto the in
field.
2011 CARIFTA GAMES A SUCCESS STORY
Jamaica made good on their
home-team advantage by winning three of the four 4x400m
relays with only the U-20 boys, who
finished third, failing to get a gold
medal.
The U-20 girls quartet smashed
the meet record with a 3.31.47secs
smashing the previous record, of
3.31:47secs, also set by Jamaica in
2006. The team of 400m winner
Olivia James, who led off with
51.54 seconds, Jeneve Russell
(53.60), 800m winner Semoya
Campbell (53.35), and Chris-Ann
Gordon (52.75) beat Trinidad and
The Bahamas.
Traves Smikle, the discus gold
medallist was second in a personal best 18.58m, while Trinidad's
Akeem Stewart finished third with
16.86m. Led by Stefan Fennell's
gold in the Boys' Under-20 110m
hurdles, Jamaica won three of the
four sprint hurdles as Yanique
Thompson took the Girls Under-17
and Chrisdale McCarthy the Girls
Under-20.
Fennell, a World Junior and Youth
Olympics representative last year,
won in 13.79 seconds with teammate Omar McLeod third in 14.10
seconds, sandwiching Barbados'
Tryrell Forde (13.89 seconds).
Thompson, who won gold on the
In the U-20 women 3000m,
Hughnique Rolle clocked in at
10:27.32 to take gold for the
Bahamas, Ashley Berry crossed the
line in 10:44.24 for Bermuda and
14-year-old Kendra Richards
stopped the clock in 10:56.28 for
Grenada. For the under-17 boys,
Nicholas Landeau, a silver medallist last year, improved by 23 seconds and one podium place. He
ran 8:47.05 to win for Trinidad &
Tobago. Rochini Vorstwijk ran
9:14.89 for Suriname and another
Bermudan copped a distance
medal, 9:15.21 earning Dage
Minors bronze.
The team of Christania Williams,
Deandre
Whitehorne,
Celia
Walters and Shericka Jackson
erased the previous record of
44.36 seconds set in 2008 by the
Bahamas. Christopher Brown, who
won the under-17 shot put with a
throw of 17.42 metres, was
Jamaica's other championship
record breaker on the day.
Turks and Caicos' Delano
Williams- finished first in 21.04
(1.1m/s wind) in a close U-20 boy
200m with Trinidad & Tobago's
Moriba Morain running out of lane
eight getting the silver in 21.05 secMr Austin Sealy hanging out at the 40th Carifta Games with
a beautiful young lady from Barbados
Sacama-Isidore third (42.15) and
Jamaica's Kellion Knibb coping
her third silver medal of the games
with a throw of 45.38m.
Jamaica ended up 66 medals, six
fewer than they captured last
year in the Cayman Islands, with
four fewer titles. Trinidad & Tobago
ended in second place with 33
medals, down from 40 in 2010,
though with the same 12 gold.
Barbados got 10 more medals
than they did in George Town,
their total of 28 including nine
gold, eight silver and 11 bronze.
The Bahamas improved from last
year as well, with one more title
and two more medals overall for a
total of 31. A total of 18 territories
came away from these Games
with at least one medal; 17 did so
last year..
Terry Finisterre of LIME with the U17 boys long jump medal wnners
girls Under-17 4x100m relay team,
also won the Under-17 100m hurdles in 13.76 seconds as teammate
Peta-Gay Williams took third in
14.01 seconds behind Barbados'
Shakera Hall (13.82 seconds).
onds and Jamaica's Odail Todd
third 21.35 seconds.
French Guyana's Alexie Alais
(47.24m) won the U-20 Javelin
throw with Martinique's Myriam
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Founder of the Carifta Games and
former President of the Barabados
Athletic Federation Mr Austin Sealy
was Patron of the 40th Anniversary
hosting of the Carifta Games, Mr
Sealy received the Key to the City
of Montago Bay from the City's
Major His Worship the Hon. Charles
Sinclair.
NACAC President Neville “Teddy”
McCook remarked in the closing
ceremony,
“the
future
of
Caribbean athletics looks bright,
especially if our leaders follow
these athletes and show the kind
of leadership they exhibited this
weekend.”
P
RESIDENT’S MESSAGE
MENSAJE DEL PRESIDENTE
Dear Colleagues,
The approaching IAAF Congress in Daegu,
Korea, is a clear signal that we are at the end of
another administrative period in our region.
There have been many challenges during the
period under review but I feel quite confident
that the administration in confronting these challenges, has achieved the best results for an on
behalf of our member federations.
Firstly, there was some concern about the level
of ongoing communication coming from the
regional office, a situation that was given the
priority attention it deserved. The quarterly
newsletter coupled with what we can now refer
to as an excellent website has kept our members informed about our daily activities. I would
like to personally thank all, especially those federations that kept us abreast with the athletic
activities in their countries.
As I reflect on what has taken place in our
region during the past two years, the most telling
statistic has been the growth of athletic performances by just about all the member federations within the NACAC area. I think it is worth
repeating that in my view this growth isdue to
the work of many new leaders in the region, and
the assurance and support given toothers to
resuscitate their programmes. There is no doubting that the NACAC administration has responded positively to the requests of member federations in support of new or ongoing programmes
and the athletics results achieved in Berlin are
just the beginning of what can be done through
positive leadership from those who aspire to
lead.
The IAAF administration is quite satisfied with the
many member federations who have come forward to host events and the region will continue
to provide support in various ways in order to
keep costs to member federations as low as
possible.
I could not end this message without applauding the work done by our members in submitting
their annual reports to the IAAF on time. We are
aware that there are clarifications and additional information required from some members
which I trust have been addressed.
On behalf of the NACAC Board, please accept
our sincere thanks for the overall support given
by members as we strive to provide the leadership you elected us to give and I look forward to
seeing you all, firstly in Mayaguez, and then in
Daegu, Korea.
Estimados colegas:
El próximo Congreso de la IAAF que se celebrará
en Daegu, Corea, es una clara señal de que
estamos terminando otro período administrativo
en nuestra región. Han habido muchos retos
durante este período bajo revisión, pero me siento bastante seguro de que la administración ha
hecho frente a esos retos y ha logrado los mejores
resultados por parte de nuestras federaciones
miembros.
En primer lugar, existe cierta preocupación acerca del nivel de la consistencia de la comunicación proveniente de la oficina regional, asunto
que se le dio la atención prioritaria merecida. El
boletín trimestral junto a la que nos podemos
referir como un excelente sitio web, ha mantenido informados a nuestros miembros acerca
de nuestras actividades diarias. Me gustaría
agradecer personalmente a todos, especialmente a aquellas federaciones que nos hayan
mantenido informados de las actividades
deportivas en sus países respectivos.
Al reflexionar sobre lo que ha ocurrido en nuestra
región durante los dos últimos años, la estadística
más notable ha sido el mejoramiento en el
desempeño de los atletas de casi todas las federaciones miembros en la zona de NACAC. Creo
que vale la pena repetir en mi opinión, este
mejoramiento se debe al trabajo de muchos
nuevos líderes de la región, y la garantía y el
apoyo extendidos a otros para resucitar a sus programas. No hay duda de que la administración
NACAC ha respondido positivamente a las peticiones de las federaciones miembros, brindando
apoyo a los nuevos programas o a los que están
en curso. Los resultados obtenidos en el atletismo
de Berlín representan el comienzo de lo que se
puede lograr a través de un liderazgo positivo de
aquellas personas que aspiren dirigir.
La administración IAAF está satisfecha con el
número de miembros de las federaciones
quienes han organizado los eventos en la región,
continuaremos ofreciendo apoyo de diferentes
formas con el fin de mantener a los miembros de
las federaciones a un bajo costo.
No podría terminar este mensaje sin aplaudir el
trabajo realizado por nuestros miembros al por
presentar sus informes anuales a la IAAF a tiempo.
Estamos consientes de que hay clarificaciones e
información adicional requerida por algunos
miembros los cuales confío han sido abordado.
En nombre de la junta NACAC, favor de aceptar
nuestro más sincero agradecimiento por todo el
apoyo brindado por los miembros mientras nos
esforzamos por ofrecer un liderazgo por el cual se
nos ha elegido. Espero verlos a todos primero en
Mayaguez y luego en Daegu, Corea.
Neville McCook
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NACAC Newsletter • June 2011
BAHAMIAN WINS 2011 AUSTIN SEALY AWARD
From Alpheus Findlayson
has been sixteen years of waiting. The last
record was set in the 2001 Carifta Games
Bahamian athlete to capture the Austin Sealy
in Barbados.
Award for the Most Valuable Athlete of the
In the final on the last evening, Strachan
Carifta Games was Golden Girl Debbie
won in 23.17sec. The wind was still, with a
Ferguson-Mckenzie. She won the award at the
reading of 0.0mps! This was the identical
1995 Games in the Cayman Islands.
time she did at the Scotiabank National
Austin Sealy, former president of the Barbados
High
School
Track
and
Field
Amateur Athletic Association, is also the founder
Championships.
of the Carifta Games, which celebrated 40 years
With a victory on the 100m in 11.38sec,
of existence in Montego Bay the past Easter
and the victory in the 200m, the tying of
weekend.
Campbell Brown's ten-year old record
Ferguson-McKenzie went on to become one of
would have been the deciding factor. The
the Golden Girls, anchoring both the Seville
time is also the best time for a junior athWorld Championships and Sydney Olympic
lete in the world so far this year.
Games 4x100m relay.
Strachan who attends St Augustine's
She also won the Gold medal in the 200m at
College, is coached by Dianne Woodside
the Edmonton World Championships in 2001, the
both at college and Club Monica of
Bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics as
which she is a member.
well as the Bronze medal in the 2009 Berlin World
Anthonique competed in the World
Championships.
Junior Championships last year in
On the final evening of competition in the 2011
Bahamian Anthonique Strachan wins the Girls Under-20 2011
Moncton, Canada, where she finished
Lime Carifta Games, sprinter Anthonique Strachan
Carifta Games 200m. In second place is Shericka jacson of Jamaica.
fourth in the semi-final of the 200m in
ended the sixteen-year long drought. Her per( Photo by Dean Greenaway)
23.99sec. She ran 23.66sec in the quarterformance in the Scotiabank National High School
final. Her time of 22.93sec is a qualifying time for this
Track and Field Championships of 23.17sec, a world As Strachan did in the final of the BTC Carifta Trials, she
year's World Championships in Daegu, Korea.
leading time, and her further improvement in the BTC ran as if she was running against herself and the clock.
Anthonique is the fifth Bahamian athlete to win an
Carifta Trials to 23.06sec gave notice that she was capa- The time was an amazing 22.93sec. an improvement of
Austin Sealy Award. The others are Ferguson-McKenzie in
ble of performing well at the 40th Carifta Games.
.13sec. The wind reading was +1.1mps. The time tied
1995, Pauline Davis-Thompson in 1984, Lavern Eve in
What solidified her choice, we believe, was her per- Veronica Campbell-Brown's record Carifta record.The
1982 and 1983, and MaryAnn Higgs in 1978.
form-ance in the semi-final of the Girls Under-20 200m.
It
VISIT TO THE HPTC IN HAVANA, CUBA
As part of their trip to Cuba to guar-
antee the participation of the Cuban
athletic delegation to the XXIII Senior
Championships, CACAC President,
Prof. Victor Lopez and CACAC
General Secretary, Mrs. Evelyn
Claudio visited the new location of
the IAAF High Performing Training
Center. Since the director and
CACAC Vice president, Mr. Jesus
Molina id in Guadalajara helping with
the organization of the Panamerican
Games, they met with the acting
director former Cuban athlete José
LuisAguilera and with the consultant
Lázaro Betancourt , visited a training session at the
Panamerican Stadium, interviewed the participants
and held a Press Conference organized by the former
Olympic champion and now President of the Cuban
Athletics Federation, Alberto Juantorena and the
INDER pressperson, Antonio Susavila..
NACAC Newsletter - June 2011
CACAC President, Prof. Victor Lopez and the General
Secretary, Mrs. Evelyn Claudio responding to the questions
from the Cuban reporters. (El Presidente de CACAC, Prof.
Victor Lopez, y la secretaria General, Sra. Evelyn Claudio,
responden a las preguntas de los periodistas cubanos.)
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Como parte de su viaje a la Habana,
Cuba para participar en el Memorial
Barrientos y hacer los arreglos pertinentes que garanticen la participación de la delegación cubana al
XXIII Campeonato de Mayores de la
Confederación Centroamericana y
del Caribe de Atletismo, su presidente,
Prof. Víctor López y su secretaria general, Sra. Evelyn Claudio visitaron las
nuevas instalaciones del Centro de
Entrenamiento de la IAAF. Como el
director del Centro, Sr. Jesús Molina, se
encuentra en Guadalajara colaborando en la organización de los
Juegos Panamericanos, ambos líderes
de CACAC se reunieron con los
exatletas cubanos, el director itinerante del Centro,
José Luis Aguilera y con su asesor Lázaro Betancourt,
visitaron una sesión de entrenamiento en el Estadio
Panamericano, entrevistaron a los participantes y
realizaron una Conferencia de Prensa auspiciada por
el Instituto Nacional del Deporte (INDER) en la cual
participó el campeón olímpico y actual presidente de
la Federación Cubana de Atletismo, el estelar Alberto
Juantorena.y fue organizada por el encargado de
prensa del INDER, Antonio Susavila.
SMITH AND PEARSON TAKE NACAC COMBINED
EVENTS TITLES
SMITH Y PEARSON TOMAN LOS TÍTULOSDE LAS PRUEBAS COMBINADAS
Jamaica's Maurice Smith and
American Emily Pearson were the
male and female winners at the
NACAC
Combined
Events
Championships which ended at
Usain Bolt Track, UWI, Mona over
two days in May.
On Saturday's 2nd day, Smith
won the Discus Throw with
47.61m, finished 2nd in the 110mh
(14.01) and Pole Vault (4.70m), to
add to third place finishes in the
Javelin Throw (56.50m) and
1500m (4:48.13), and finished with
a two-day total of 8078 points.
Smith had earlier, on the first day,
won the Shot Put with 16.68m, 2nd
in the Long Jump (7.16m) and
100m (10.94), 3rd 400m (49.80)
and 6th High Jump (1.91m).
Smith, who described the outing
as "another rough decathlon"
said the competition was very
good. "I glad I won, but I don't
think I'll be doing another
decathlon until Daegu,"
Smith said.
Jamaican Salcia
Slack finished 2nd
with 5534 points.
She won the Long
Jump
(5.99m),
2nd Javelin Throw
(44.05m),
3rd
800m
(2:16.91),
8th 200m (26.03),
6th
Shot
Put
(12.20m), joint 9th
High
Jump
(1.60m), 9th 100m
Hurdles (14.77).
El
Nigerian Naomi
Osazuwa finished
3rd with 5506
points, Dominican
Republic pair of
Francia Marzanillo
of
5474
and
Juana
Castillo
5356 rounded off
the top five.
El segundo día, el
sábado 2, Smith
ganó el lanzamiento de disco con
47.61m, terminó en
el segundo lugar en
los 110m (14.01) y
también en el salto
con pértiga (4.70
m), para ser añadido al tercer lugar
en el lanzamiento
de
jabalina
(56.50m) y los
1500m (4.48.13 ),
terminando con
un total de 8,078
puntos por los
dos días.
jamaicano
Maurice Smith y la
estadounidense
Emily
Pearson
fueron los ganadores en las categorías masculinas y
femeninas en las
Pruebas
Combinadas del Campeonato NACAC
que terminó en la
pista Usain Bolt, UWI,
Mona durante dos
días en mayo.
Maurice Smith - 2011 winner of the
NACAC Combined Events competes in
the 400M
Maurice Smith - ganador 2011de las
pruebas combinadas del NACAC
compite en los 400 metros
Canadian Damian Warner,
winner of the men's 100m
(10.68), Long Jump (7.43m)
and 110m Hurdles (13.89)
pocketed 2nd (7760), while
American Chris Helwick finished 3rd with 7609 points.
(10.68), del salto de longitud
(7.43m) y de los 110 metros en la
carrera de vallas (13.89) terminó
en el segundo lugar (7,760),
mientras que el estadounidense
Chris Helwick terminó en el tercer
lugar con 7,609 puntos.
El
estadounidense
Chris
Randolph con 7.358 puntos y el
puertorriqueño Steven Merrero
con 6647 puntos completaron los
cinco primeros clasificados.
Por el lado de la competencia
femenina,
Pearson
mejoró
durante su primer día tomando el
título del tercer lugar, a pesar de
haber alcanzado solamente
5,585 puntos en el lanzamiento
de jabalina (44.35m).
Corrió 13.99 segundos para terminar en el segundo lugar en los
100 metros, saltó 1.66 para compartir el quinto lugar en el salto
de altura, terminó en el octavo
lugar en el lanzamiento de peso
con 11.27m, en el segundo lugar
en los 200 metros (25.00 segundos), en el quinto lugar en el salto
de longitud (5.65m) y octavo en
los 800 metros (2.21.48).
La jamaicana Salcia Slack terminó en el segundo lugar con
5,534 puntos. Ella ganó el salto de
longitud (5.99m), terminó en el
segundo lugar en el lanzamiento
de jabalina (44.05m), tercer lugar
en los 800 metros (2.16.91), octavo lugar en los 200 metros (26.03),
el sexto lugar en el lanzamiento
de peso (12.20m), compartió el
noveno lugar en el salto de
altura (1,60 m), y noveno lugar en
los 100 metros en la carrera de
vallas (14.77).
Previamente,
durante el primer
día, Smith ganó el
lanzamiento de
peso con 16.68m,
terminó en el
segundo lugar en
Chris Randolph of USA with
el salto de longi7358, Puerto Rican Steven
tud (7.16m) y
Merrero 6647 rounded out
también en los
the top five finishers.
100m
(10.94).
Terminó en el terAmerican Emily Pearson in the women's High Jump - NACAC
On the women's side,
Combined Events 2011
cer lugar en los
Pearson improved on her first
La estadounidense Emily Pearson en el salto de longitud femeni- 400m (49.80) y en La nigeriana Naomi Osazuwa terday 3rd place position to
el sexto lugar en
no - Pruebas Combinadas del NACAC 2011
minó en el tercer lugar con 5,506
take the title, despite only
(Bryan Cummings photos)
el salto de longipuntos, las dominicanas Francia
topping the Javelin Throw
tud (1.91m).
Marzanillo con 5,474 puntos y
(44.35m), with 5585 points.
Day one leader Sharon Day, also Smith, quien describió el evento Juana Castillo con 5,356 puntos
of the US, was unable to continue como "otro decatlón duro", dijo completaron los cinco primeros
She ran 13.99secs for 2nd in the
after suffering tendonitis in her que la competencia era muy clasificados.
100m, cleared 1.66m for joint 5th
knee.
buena. "Me alegra haber ganain the High Jump, 8th with 11.27m
do, pero no creo que vaya a La líder del día, la estaTaken from the IAAF website
in the Shot Put, 2nd 200m
hacer otro decatlón hasta dounidense Sharon Day, no pudo
June 17, 2011
(25.00secs), 5th Long Jump
continuar después de sufrir tenDaegu", dijo Smith.
dinitis en su rodilla.
(5.65m) and 8th 800m (2:21.48).
El canadiense Damian Warner,
Tomado de la página web de la IAAF
ganador de los 100 metros
el 17 de junio 2011
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NACAC Newsletter - June 2011
TRACK & FIELD NEWS FROM BERMUDA
Jasmine Brunson who attends Clemson
University qualified for the NCAA in the Long
Jump. Jasmine placed 15th overall in the
NCAA Division I with a leap of 6.15m.
ONE OF Bermuda's athletes signed a 4-year athletic scholarship to Virginia State University. Taylor Ashley Bean our
1500m & 3000m specialist will be starting this coming fall
semester. Taylor won the bronze at the Carifta Games in
2010. She is looking forward to making this big step to
University.
IAAF WORLD ATHLETICS DAY
CELEBRATIONS
THE BERMUDIAN ASSOCIATION HOLD
2-DAY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
IAAF World Athletics Day was
observed in Bermuda and the
celebration saw over by over
130 athletes n attendance.
There were pre-school races,
mascot races right up to masters' races. This was a good
day, good weather and good
performances. This event was also
used for athletes to qualify for
International events taking place
this summer; also included were
events for the CAC Age Group
qualifiers in preparation for that
event. Eight of Bermuda's athletes
will compete in the CAC Age
Group Championships.
There were several great performances at the Championships with
multiple event winners. Athletes from
8 years old up to the oldest 60+ compete in the event. There were athletes who performed personal bests
at the meet -- Bruce DeGrilla who
won silver in the Long Jump at Carifta
leaped to a PB in the Long Jump of
7.08; Justin Donawa Carifta triple
jump bronze medalist achieved a PB
13.70m in the same event.
Heptathlete Shianne Smith, broke
the Bermuda National Record in the
100m hurdles with a time of 14.70 and
she ran a PB of 56.75 in the 400m and
a PB of 11.15m in the shot put;
Andrea Jackson met the qualifying
standard in the heptathlon for CAC
Snr. Championships. Shaquille Dill
who won the silver medal in the 800m
at Carifta won the 400m 48.54 and
the 800m 1:53.08.
Kyrah Scraders who won the bronze
in the 1500m at Carifta won the
400m, 800m & 1500m. Dage Minors
who won the bronze in the 3000m at
Carifta won the 1500m & 3000m.
Several of the other athletes preparing
for
the
World
Youth
Championships competed and ran
PBs in their event. Bermuda will be
sending a team of 4 athletes to the
World Youth Championships. Jeneko
Place won the 100m 10.94 and 200m
21.87. The 10k event was won by
Sean Trott in a time of 35.03 and the
A team of 2 athletes,
Shianne Smith and
Andrea Jackson,
competed in the
recently concluded
NACAC Combined
events. Shianne
place 10th overall
and Andrea DNF.
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Tyrone Smith continues to compete well on the
IAAF Diamond League and IAAF World
Challenge circuit. Tyrone's PB for the season so
far is 8.09m placing 1st in the Kawasaki World
Challenge meet and he placed 1st in the meet in
Germany with a leap of 7.88.
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Several of the other athletes preparing
for
the
World
Youth
Championships competed and ran
PBs in their event. Bermuda will be
sending a team of 4 athletes to the
World Youth Championships. Jeneko
Place won the 100m 10.94 and 200m
21.87. The 10k event was won by
Sean Trott in a time of 35.03 and the
female event was won by Deon
Breary 44.54.
BVI TAYLOR ACHEIVES PERSONAL BESTS
AT CARIBBEAN SCHOLASTIC INVITATIONAL
LA AVANCE DE TAYLOR ES LO MEJOR DE LAS MARCAS
PERSONALES A LA INVITACIONAL ESCOLAR DEL CARIBE
Lakeisha Warner fue tercero en
los 800 metros en 2:22.31, con
Niayla Smith logrando una marca
personal de 2:24.06 en cuarto
lugar. Después de correr 12,52 en
las preliminares, a Taylor Hill los
vientos le birló una nueva marca
de su carrera cuando ella terminó en el cuarto lugar en los 100
metros, ayudada por una brisa
3.6. Jonel Lacey bajó su marca en
los 100 metros a 12, 94.
Coming ever so close to breaking the coveted two minutes barrier in the 800 meters, Raheem
“Ras” Taylor finally had his breakthrough at the 6th Caribbean
Scholastic Invitational in Carolina,
Puerto Rico, to lead a slew of
personal best performances at
the competition that included
athletes from the United States.
Taylor churned two laps of the
red oval in 1 minute, 58.33 seconds to place third in the competition, improving his best of
2:00.00 from earlier in the season.
The Sprint Tech Track Club athlete
becomes the second Under 20
athlete to crack the two minutes
barrier for the first time in the territory's history, with the fastest
half-mile time since 2006. Tarique
Moses has a time of 1:59.03.
Lakeisha Warner was third in
the 800m in 2:22.31 with Niayla
Smith getting a personal best of
2:24.06 in fourth. After running
12.52 in the prelims, winds robbed
Taylor Hill of a new career best
when shefinished fourth in the
100m, aided by a 3.6 breeze.
Jonel Lacey dropped her 100m
best to 12.94.
Darnetia Robinson won the
200m with a season's best 24.95
seconds, following a 25.19 prelim.
Fourth placer Tarika “Tinker Bell”
Moses shaved .02 off her career
mark with a 25.23 time. She
advanced with a 25.62 preliminary mark, while Lacey was sixth
in 26.17-her fastest time ever after
a 26.31 got her to the final. Hill,
who ran 25.72 to advance, was
charged with a false start in the
final.
Llegando tan cerca de romper
la marca codiciada de dos minutos en los 800 metros, finalmente
Raheem “Ras” Taylor tuvo su gran
avance en la sexta Invitacional
Escolar del Caribe en Carolina,
Puerto Rico, para tener una gran
cantidad de marcas personales
en la competencia que incluyó
atletas de los Estados Unidos.
Shaquoy Stephens had non
advancing times of 11.47 and
23.33 seconds in the 100 and
200m. Pentathlete Kanishque
Todman was second in the Long
Jump after leaping 5.25m. She
was seventh in the Shot Put with
a toss of 9.31m; placed seventh in
the Javelin Thrown with a 23.90m
heave and was fourth in the
100m Hurdles in 16.17 seconds.
Taylor hizo dos vueltos del pista
en 1 minuto, 58, 33 segundos a
ocupar la tercera lugar en la
competencia, mejorando su
marca existente de 2:00.00.
Ahora, el atleta del Sprint Tech
Track Club es el segundo atleta
sub-20 para romper la marca de
dos minutos en la historia del territorio con el tiempo más rápido
para una media milla desde el
año 2006. Tarique Moses tiene un
tiempo de 1:59.03
The 4 x 400m relay quartet of
Warner, Robinson, Hill and Smith,
were second in 3 minutes, 58.64
seconds.
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Darnetia Robinson ganó los 200
metros con la mejor marca de la
temporada en 24, 95 segundos,
tras una preliminar de 25, 19. En el
lugar cuarto, Tarika “Tinker Bell”
Moses mejoró su marca por 0,02
segundos con un tiempo de 25,
23. Avanzó con una marca preliminar de 25, 62, mientras que
Lacey fue sexta con 26, 17 segundos - su mejor tiempo después de
un tiempo de 26,31 segundos le
consiguió a las finales. Hill quien
corrió 25, 72 para avanzar fue
acusada de una salida nula en
las finales.
Shaquoy Stephens tuvo tiempos
de 11, 47 y 23,33 segundos en los
100 metros y 200 metros respectivaments, pero ella no avanzó.
Kanishque Todman fue segunda
en el salto de longitud después
de saltar 5, 25 metros. Ella fue séptima en el lanzamiento de peso
con un lanzamiento de 9, 31 metros, fue séptima en la jabalina,
tirado con un tirón de 23,9 metros
y fue cuarta en los 100 metros
salto de vallas en 16, 17 segundos.
El equipo del relevo de 4 x 400
metros de Warner, Robinson, Hill y
Smith, fue segundo en 3 minutos,
58, 64 segundos.
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HARRIGAN-SCOTT - ENDS BRAZILIAN TOUR WITH 11.14 SECONDS
HARRIGAN-SCOTT TERMINA SU GIRA BRASILEÑA CON 11, 14 SEGUNDOS
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
Tahesia Harrigan-Scott closed
her four race Brazilian tour with
a scintillating 100m victory that
saw her coming within .01 of
her 11.13 best.
She ended Nigeria's
Oludamola Osayemi winning
streak with her 11.14 time turning
back
the
2010
Commonwealth
Games
champ who was stripped of
the medal because of a doping violation - and ran 11.17.
Harrigan-Scott's 11.14 is among
the top 15 female time in the
world so far
this season. With the exception
of 2008 when she was hampered by a foot injury, the territory's double sprint record
holder has run 11.17 or faster
annually since 2006.
Harrigan-Scott who opened
her tour by meeting the
London Olympic Games “B”
qualifying standard when she
ran 11.33 seconds, also had an
11.26 which is an Olympic
Games “A” qualifier, a disappointing 11.53 in a slow race
before dropping last night's
time.
En Río de Janeiro, Brasil,
Tahesia Harrigan-Scott terminó
su gira brasileña donde corrió
en cuatro eventos con una victoria increíble en los 100 metros
que vio acercarse a 0, 01 de su
marca mejor de 11,13. Se paró
la buena racha de Oludamola
Osayemi de Nigeria con su
tiempo de 11, 14 - volviendo al
campeón de los juegos de la
Commonwealth de 2010 quien
fue despojado de la medalla a
causa de una violación de
dopaje - y corrió 11, 17. El tiempo de 11, 14 de Harrigan-Scott
se encuentra entre las 15
mujeres mejores tiempos del
mundo hasta ahora esta temporada. Con la excepción de
2008 cuando tenía una lesión
en el pie, la poseedora del
récord actual de dos lisos se ha
corrido 11, 17 o más rápido al
año desde 2006.
Harrigan-Scott quien empezó su
gira por calificándose para los
juegos olímpicos 'B' de Londres
cuando corrió 11, 33 segundos,
también tuvo un 11, 26 que es
un clasificado de los juegos
olímpicos 'A,' un tiempo decepcionante de 11, 53 en una carrera lenta antes de bajar el
tiempo de la noche pasada .
STEPHENS POSTS FAST TIMES IN BARBADOS' AUSTIN SEALY CLASSIC
STEPHENS TIENE RÁPIDOS TIEMPOS EN EL CLÁSICO DE AUSTIN SEALY
EN BARBADOS
Shaquoy
Stephens ran his
fastest times under all conditions highlighting BVI athletes'
performances at the Austin
Sealy Classic in Barbados.
Stephens-who has met the
World Youth Championships
qualifying standard-was third
in the 100m in 10.87 seconds
(no wind indicated) after running 11.12 in the prelims. He followed up with 22.42 in the
200m prelims and 23.19 in the
final.
Brandon Andrew placed fifth
in the century in 11.30 and 11th
in the 200m with his 23.46 mark.
He leapt 5.95 meters good
enough for fourth in the Long
Jump. Darnetia Robinson ran
12.10 for third in the 100m after
a 12.31 prelims. She qualified
for the 200m final with a 26.47
time but did not contest the
final.
Tarique Moses was second in
the 400m in 50.87 seconds,
before taking the 800m in
2:07.18. Ackim “Dundee” Lewis
placed fifth in the 400m in
51.32 and ninth in the 800m in
2:13.66.
Shamica Glasgow notched
second in the 400m after running 62.62-61.63 in the prelims
and sixth in the 200m with a
time of 26.58.
Versatile Kanishque Todman
won the Long Jump with a
leap of 5.15 meters with
Tarikah Warner following in
4.62. Todman notched second
in the 100m Hurdles in 17.49,
with placing third in 17.67.
Todman notched another second place finish in Shot Put
with a toss of 9.78m, while
Warner was fourth with a
6.87m toss.
In the Javelin, Todman tossed
the spear 25.56 meters to finish
third while Warner's 14.23
heave was good for fourth.
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Shaquoy Stephens corrió sus
tiempos más rápidos en todas
las condiciones destacando
las actuaciones de los atletas
de las islas vírgenes británicas
en el clásico de Austin Sealy
en
Barbados.
Stephens
cumplió el estándar para calificar en el campeonato
mundial juvenil fue tercero en
los 100 metros en 10, 87 segundos después de correr un
tiempo de 11, 12 en las preliminares. Siguió con 22, 42 en las
preliminares de los 200 metros
y 23, 19 en la final.
Brandon Andrew ocupó el
quinto lugar en el siglo en 11,
30 y el undécimo lugar en los
200 metros con su marca de
23, 46. Saltó 5, 95 metros, lo
suficiente para el cuarto lugar
en el salto de longitud.
Darnetia Robinson corrió 12,
10 para el tercer lugar en los
100 metros después de un
tiempo de 12, 31 en los preliminares. Se clasificó para la final
de los 200 metros con un tiempo de 26, 47 pero no oponerse a la final. Tarique Moisés
fue segundo en los 400 metros
en 50, 87 segundos,
antes
metros en 2:07.18. Ackim
"Dundee" Lewis ocupó el quinto lugar en los 400 metros en
51, 32 y el noveno lugar en los
800 metros en 2:13.66.
Shamica Glasgow ocupó el
segundo lugar en los 400 metros después de correr 62, 62 61, 63 en las preliminares y el
sexto lugar en los 200 metros
con un tiempo de 26, 58.
Kanishque Todman ganó el
salto de longitud con un salto
de 5, 15 metros con Tarikah
Warner en el segundo lugar
con 4, 62 metros. Todman
ocupó el segundo lugar en los
100 metros en 17, 49. Todman
ocupó el segundo puesto
también en el lanzamiento de
peso con un lanzamiento de
9, 78m mientras que Warner
fue el cuarto con un lanzamiento de 6, 87m.
En la jabalina, Todman lanzó
la lanza 25, 56 metros y terminó en el tercero lugar mientras que Warner ocupó el
cuarto puesto con un lanzamiento de 14,23 metros.
BVI SELECTS EIGHT FOR CAC AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
The BVI Athletics Association selected the athletes who
will represent the territory when it hosts the XIV Central
American and Caribbean Age Group Championships on
July 1-2.
The trails also saw 13 athletes from St. Thomas competing
for spots on the U.S. Virgin Islands team. J'Nae Wong
amassed a combined 2389 points by winning the 11-12
Girls Division, in which athletes contested the 60m, Long
Jump, High Jump, Baseball Thrown ran the 800m while the
Boys ran 1000m. Aranna Hayde amassed 2330 while Kiara
Huggins had 2193 and Bryea Walters, 2127. In the Boys
event, Kedrick Matthew gained 2918 and Lester Mercer
2154 point. Kyron McMaster-a 2009 CAC Age Group
Championships High Jump bronze medalist-amassed 4098
points. In the 13-14 Girls category, Ashley Penn garnered
2806 points, after tackling the 80m, 80m Hurdles, Long
Jump, High Jump, Baseball Throw, Shot Put and 1000m.
Kayla Penn finished with 2541. Sh'Kaida Lavacia finished
with 1742.
THE BLENHEIM TRUST 5K SERIES ENDS
The curtains came down on the third annual Blenheim Trust 5K Series'
tour of Tortola. The series' fifth and final race dubbed the 'City Circuit'which came ahead of Olympic Day Run on June 25-begins at the A.
O. Shirley Recreation Grounds. With four straight victories, Claire-Louise
Whiley sealed the women's division during the series last tour stop in
Paraquita Bay on the Paraquita Bay Beast course. Whiley missed the
race as she and Michael Fay
among others, competed in
the Copenhagen Marathon.
Las cortinas cayó sobre la tercera edición de la gira por Tortola para
la serie 5K de la fundación Blenheim. La carrera quinta y última de a
serie, conocida como el 'City Circuit' que tuvo lugar antes de la carrer del día olímpico en el 25 de junio, comienza en el A. O. Shirley
Recreation Grounds. Con cuatro victorias consecutivas, Claire-Louise
Whiley capturó la división de las mujeres durante la parada final de la
gira en Paraquita Bay en el curso
que se llama la Bestia de
Paraquita Bay. Whiley no
estuvo allí para la carrera
porque ella y Michael Fay
entre otros compitieron en
la maratón de copenhague.
Veteran Zebalon McLean
currently sits in the men's
drivers seat, having won two
of the first four races, which
have seen three different
winners emerge. During the
series, points are awarded
based on overall and age
division finish.
Zebalon McLean, el veterano,
actualmente
se
encuentra en el control de
los hombres, después de
ganar dos de las cuatro
primeras carreras que han
tenido tres ganadores diferentes. Durante la serie, se
basan los puntos en su
actuación en la división
generalmente y también su
actuación en la división por
edad.
Leader Claire Louise-Whiley--who competes in the Copenhagen Marathon this weekend--won the Blenheim Trust 5K women's division.
Líder Claire Louise-Whiley-quien compite en la maratón de copenhague este fin de semana - se ganó la división de mujeres en la 5K
de la fundación Blenheim.
Photo Credit: Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway
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ASHLEY KELLY JOINS CHANTEL MALONE IN NCAA
TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
ASHLEY KELLY SE UNE CON CHANTEL MALONE EN
EL CAMPEONATO NCAA DE ATLETISMO
occurió en la segunda ronda, Malone
catapultó enfrente de todos en el
triple salto en la quinta ronda y estuvo a media pulgada de su marca
mejor legal.
Illinois Jr. Ashley Kelly punched
her first ticket to the, NCAA Track
and Field Championships in Des
Moines, Iowa, joining Texas
Longhorns' Sr. Chantel Malone,
after using a personal best effort
to finish fourth in her 400m heat
and snatched one of the 12 spots
from the NCAA West Regional
Championships
in
Eugene,
Oregon.
El BVI 2010 Sol atleta femenina Jr. del
año hizo su mejor marca en la quinta
ronda cuando ella se hizo mejor que
el líder por media pulgada con su
marca ganadora de 13, 23 metros
(43'5"), agregando el triple salto como
su segundo evento individual en el
campeonato de la NCAA ajunto con
el salto de longitud en el que fue
cuarto con un salto de 6, 35 metros
(20'10"). El hecho que Malone y Kelly
están competiendo en el campeonato de la NCAA marca la primera vez
en la historia del territorio que dos
atletas se encuentran simultáneamente en la División I del campeonato.
Kelly chopped .12 from her previous best of 53.07 set last year,
with the sixth best time of the
meet, when the clock stopped at
52.95 seconds-the third best time
in Illinois' storied history.
In the 200m, Kelly advanced to
her first quarterfinal after running
24.16 seconds, then placed eight
in her heat in 24.41. Kelly-who had
a busy competition-helped the
Fighting Illini to a third place finish
in the 4x100m relay behind
Chantel Malone who led off the
Texas Longhorns squad and
passed off to St. Croix's Allison
Peter, en route to wining in 44.00,
while Illinois ran 44.52 as both
teams advanced to the NCAA
Championships. Kelly ended her
three days of running with a second leg carry on the 4x400m
relay that ran 3:40.78 to place a
non advancing fifth in its heat.
Meanwhile, lurking in fourth
place with a windy (+2.4 mps)
leap of 12.92m (42'4_”) that came
in the second round, Malone
uncorked a fifth round Triple Jump
effort that vaulted her to the top
of the pile and came within _” of
her legal best.
The 2010 Sol BVI Jr. Female
Athlete of the Year, made her fifth
round bound her best when she
went _” better than the leader
with her 13.23m (43'5”) winning
mark, adding the Triple Jump as
her
second
NCAA
Championships individual event
to the Long Jump in which she
was fourth with a 6.35m (20'10”)
leap. Malone and Kelly competing in the NCAA Championships
marks the first time in the territory's
history that two athletes are simultaneously
in
Division
I
Championships competition.
Ashley Kelly, la junior de Illinois, ganó
su lugar en el campeonato NCAA de
atletismo en Des Moines, Iowa, uniéndose a Chantel Malone, una atleta
de los Texas Longhorns en su último
año. Después de usar un mejor esfuerzo personal para terminar en el lugar
cuarto en su eliminatorio de los 400
metros y grabó uno de los 12 lugares
de los campeonatos de la NCAA en
Eugene, Oregon.
Portland State's Karene King-the
Big Sky Conference double sprint
champ-had a disappointing
meet starting with the 100m that
saw her only running 11.97 seconds. She had a non-advancing
24.57 seconds in the 200m before
anchoring her team's 4 x 100m
relay that had a non-advancing
seventh place showing in 46.13.
At the High School level,
Shenique Frett, a Weequhic High
School Jr. became the second
BVI athlete behind Chantel
Malone to make qualifying standards in an IAAF World Youth
Championships in three events,
when she won the New Jersey
State High School Championships
Section 1 400m in Basking Ridge.
Kelly bajó su marca de 53, 07 del
año pasado por 0, 12 segundos, con
el sexto mejor tiempo del encuentro,
cuando el reloj se detuvo en 52, 95
segundos - el tercero mejor tiempo en
la historia de Illinois.
En los 200 metros, Kelly avanzó al
cuarto de final por la primera vez
después de correr 24,16 segundos, y
luego ocupó el octavo lugar en su
eliminatorio en 24,41. Kelly, quien tenía
una competencia muy ocupada,
ayudó a Illinois al tercer puesto en el
relevo 4x100 metros detrás de
Chantel Malone, quien guió el equipo
de Texas Longhorns y pasó el testigo a
Allison Peter de St. Croix, antes de
ganar en un tiempo de 44, 00 mientras que Illinois tuvo un tiempo de
44,52 ya que ambos equipos avanzaron al campeonato de la NCAA.
Kelly terminó tres días de correr en el
relevo 4x400 metros con un tiempo de
3:40.78 para el quinto lugar, pero no
avanzaron en el eliminatorio.
Frett's 57.53 seconds run,
eclipsed the 57.68 she ran during
the
County
Individual
Championships last week in Mont
Clair, where she also recorded
personal bests of 12.46 for second
in the 100m and a 24.98 winner in
the 200m. Each mark was under
the
IAAF
World
Youth
Championships qualifying time.
Her performances qualified her
for All Group Championships on
Friday and Saturday in Plainfield.
She has also qualified to the U.S.
National
High
School
Championships in North Carolina.
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Mientras tanto, en el cuarto lugar
con un salto de 12,92 metros
(42'4 _") que occurió en la segunda
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Karene King de Portland State, la
campeona doble de la conferencia
Big Sky, tuvo un encuentro decepcionado empezando con los 100 metros en que tuvo un tiempo de 11, 97
segundos. Tenía un tiempo de 24, 57
segundos que no le permitía avanzar
en los 200 metros antes de correr el
último revelo para su equipo en el
evento de 4 x 100 metros que no
avanzaba en el lugar séptima y un
tiempo de 46,13.
A nivel de escuela secundaria,
Shenique Frett, en su tercer año a
Weequhic High School llegó a ser la
segunda atleta de las Islas Vírgenes
Británicas detrás Chantel Malone
para tener estándares clasificados en
un campeonato mundial juvenil del
IAAF en tres eventos cuando ganó la
sección una de los 400 metros en el
campeonato de escuelas secundarias de New Jersey en Basking
Ridge.
Frett terminó en 57, 53 segundos,
mejorando el tiempo de 57, 68 que
ella corrió en el campeonato individual del condado la semana pasada
en Mont Clair donde ella también
tuvo marcas personales de 12, 46
para el segundo lugar en los 100 metros y 24, 98 en los 200 metros en que
ella ganó. Cada marca fue bajo del
tiempo clasificado el campeonato
mundial juvenil de la IAAF.
Se calificó para todos los campeonatos de todos grupos el viernes y el
sábado en Plainfield. También ella
calificó a los campeonatos esta-
CANADA'S ABDULAI AND WARNER CROWNED
CHAMPIONS
ABDULAI ET WARNER COURONNÉS CHAMPIONS DES ÉPREUVES COMBINES
In the heptathlon Coquitlam
B.C.'s Ruky Abdulai (Valley
Royals) won her first Canadian
Championship with a personal
best and World Championship
A standard of 6150 points. Just
18 points behind with 6132 was
Calgary, Alta.'s Jessica Zelinka
(unattached). Natasha Miller
(Valley Royals) of Abbotsford,
B.C. finished in third with 5581
points.
Toyin Olypona
(Flying Angels)
of Orillia, Ont.
and
Justyn
Warner
(Elite
Edge)
of
Markham, Ont.
both secured
top placings in
the 100-metres
semi
final
tonight.
Calgary, Alb. - À
l'heptathlon,
Ruky
Abdulai
(Valley Royals),
de Coquitlam,
C.B., a gagné son
premier championnat canadien
avec un record
personnel
de
6150
points,
norme A du
Championnat du
monde. À seulement 18 points,
avec 6132, on
trouve
Jessica
Zelinka (indépendante),
de Calgary, Alb.
Natasha Miller
(Valley Royals),
d'Abbotsford,
C.B., a terminé
au
troisième
rang avec 5581
points.
Ruky Abdulai
Damian Warner
London, Ont.'s Damian Warner
(Unattached) won his first
Canadian Track and Field
Championship today in the
decathlon while registering a
new personal best of 8102
points. Damian is one of only six
Canadians to ever break 8000
points in this 10-event competi-tion; the others were
Michael Smith, David Steen,
Michael Nolan, Jamie AdjeteyNelson and Massimo Bertocchi.
In the men's para-athletics T54
wheelchair classification 5000metres, Guelph, Ont.'s Josh
Cassidy
(Unattached)
held
onto
his
Canadian
Championship title to reclaim
the victory.
He clocked in at 12:19.93 followed by Sherbrooke, Que.'s
Jean-Paul
Compaore
(Sherbrooke), and Saskatoon,
Sask.'s Kyle Shaw (Cyclones).
Aujourd'hui, Damian Warner
(indépendant), de London,
Ont., a gagné son premier
championnat canadien d'athlétisme au décathlon, en réussissant un nouveau record personnel de 8102 points. Damian est
un de seulement six hommes à
avoir brisé la barrière des 8000
points dans cette compétition
de 10 épreuves.
Les autres
furent Michael Smith, David
Steen, Michael Nolan, Jamie
Adjetey-Nelson et Massimo
Bertucchi.
En para-athlétisme, au 5000
mètres en fauteuil roulant de
classe
T54,
Josh
Cassidy
(indépendant), de Guelph, Ont.,
a gardé son titre du championnat canadien en revendiquant de nouveau la victoire. Il
a réalisé un temps de 12:19.93,
suivi de Jean-Paul Compaore
(Sherbrooke), de Sherbrooke,
Qué., et de Kyle Shaw
(Cyclones), de Saskatoon, Sas.
Toyin Olypona (Flying Angels),
d'Orillia, Ont., et Justyn Warner
(Elite Edge), de Markham, Ont.,
ont tous les deux réussi les
meilleurs résultats des demifinales du 100 mètres ce soir.
Josh Cassidy
NAME
EVENT
TIME/MARK
WOMEN
Cindy Burt
Christine Campbell
T38 200m
T34 100m
F34 Discus
Renee Foessel
F37 Shot Put
Keira-Lyn Frie
T54 100m
Meghan O'Brien
T36 200m
Jacqueline Rennebohm T12 200m
Becky Richter
T51 100m
Leah Robinson
T37 200m
Martha S-Gustafson
F52 Discus
Michelle Stilwell
T52 100m
Sarah White
T53 100m
11
34.57
23.19
10.47m
9.45m
17.59
42.30
29.85
41.61
32.32
9.35m
20.59
19.94
NAME
EVENT
TIME/MARK
MEN
Robert Hughes
Brandon King
Brent Lakatos
Colin Mathieson
Alister McQueen
Issa Ouedraogo
Eddy Solla
F33 Discus
T12 200m
T53 100m
T54 100m
T44 200m
F58 Discus
T34 100m
21.56m
24.29
15.17
15.14
24.74
27.12m
19.42
Kevin Strybosch
F37 Shot Put
10.89m
Kenneth Trudgeon
F46 Shot Put
12.35m
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Competitors in the U-20 Girls 800m finals
Medals for the U-20 Girls 200m were
presented by Dr B J Nottage of the
Bahamas
Under 17 Girls 100m final, Bahamas
Mr Austin Sealy (right), former Barbados Athletics Association
and Barbados Olympic Association President and current
International Olympic Committee Member, right, founded the
Carifta Games in 1972 receiving the Keys to the City from the
Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Mr. Charles Sinclair
Bahamas Anthonique Strachan, en route
to winning the U-20 Girls 200m. She ran
22.93 in the semis, won the 100m and
collected the Austin Sealy Award
Barbados' u-17 Boys competing in the 4x400m Relay
St. Lucia's Shem Edwards floats through the
air in the Pole Vault
The U-17 Boys 3000m start
U-20 Boys 800m
Turks & Caicos Islands officials with Delano Williams,
winner of the U-20 Boys 200m
gold, Jamaica, silver, British Virgin Islands bronze
U-17 Boys competing in the 800m
British Virgin Islands' Under 17 Boys 800m
finalist Tarique Moses runs from lane eight.
Jamaica's Christoffe Bryan clears 2.10m to win the U-17 Boys High Jump
Penathetes as they are introduced before the Long Jump
The 2001 Carifta Games in Motion
cont’d
Dr. Herbert Elliott (left), NACAC President Neville "Teddy" McCook and
former Bahamas Athletics Association President Dr. B.J. Nottage, who
was also CAC President 1982-1990 hanging out at the Carifa Games.
This athlete from Guadeloupe is
airborne
Jamaica's Khari Bowen, cools off en route to
winning the U20 Boys 5000m, by lapping everyone except second, third and fourth place
Trinidad & Tobago's Keshron Walcott
demolished the 14-year old U-20 Boys
Javelin record of 65.52 meters which stood
since 1987, with a heave of 72.04
A Guyanese athlete cools off in
the 5000m
NACAC Newsletter - June 2011
Barbados' Jerrad Mason wining the U-17
Boys 800m in a record time of 1 minute
51.79 seconds
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RECORD BREAKING-YEAR FOR THE MEN'S 100M
ANNÉE-RECORD POUR LE 100 MÈTRES MASCULIN;
By Mathieu Gentès
When Yohan Blake (9.95) of
Jamaica and Christophe Lemaitre
(9.96) of France dipped under the
10 second mark in Montreuil-sousBois they became the 14th and
15th sprinters to dip under the
magic barrier in 2011. 15 sprinters
under 10-seconds in the 100metres breaks the previous record
of 14 from 2008.
Canadian track and field fans
will have the unique opportunity
of seeing Yohan Blake live in
action July 13 at the Toronto
International Track & Field Games.
Blake will line-up at University of
Toronto's Varsity Centre hoping to
break Usain Bolt's stadium record
of 10.00 seconds set in 2009. Blake
dipping below 10-seconds in
Toronto would be the first such
performance on Canadian soil
since 2001.
The Toronto
International Track & Field Games
serve as the final stop in the inaugural National Track League (NTL)
series.
In an interview with the BBC a
few weeks ago Bolt said about
Blake that, “This kid is like a beast,
if you see him in training, he strives
to beat me every day in training.
He works so hard and he's going
to be really good.” Bolt added in
the piece that his young training
partner keeps him on his toes and
keeps him at the top of his game,
“He tells me I'm going to beat you,
I keep telling him no, it's not going
to happen. That keeps me on my
toes - because I see how hard he
works.”
Another member of the 2011
sub-10 second club will also be
making an appearance on the
National Track League circuit;
Travis Padgett of the United
States will race in Victoria on
Mardi soir,
l o r s q u e
Yohan Blake
(9.95),
de
Jamaïque, et
Christophe
Lemaitre
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auront
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ceremony is being held in conaction de leurs propres yeux le 13
junction with the 2011 Canadian
juillet, lors des Toronto International
Track & Field Championships.
Track & Field Games. Yohan Blake
s'alignera au Varsity Centre, dans
One athlete to watch for in
l'espoir de briser le record du
Calgary is Canadian sprinter Sam
stade d'Usain Bolt de 10.00 seconEffah who currently has the best
des établi en 2009, dans le cadre
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3rd sprinter to dip below 10 secBlake cours sous les 10 secondes à
onds. Effah, the 2010 Canadian
Toronto, ce sera une première
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telle performance en sol canadi10.06 last season at the NACAC Uen depuis 2001.
Les Toronto
23 Championships in Florida.
International Track & Field Games
représentent l'arrêt final de l'inaugural circuit de la Ligue nationale
d'athlétisme.
July 3 at the
Victoria
International
Track Clasic,
the third stop
of the 2011
NTL.
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Il y a quelques semaines, lors
d'une entrevue avec la BBC, Bolt
a dit à propos de Blake : « Ce gars
est comme une bête, si vous le
voyez à l'entraînement, il vise me
battre à chaque jour à l'entraînement. Il travaille très fort et il
deviendra vraiment bon ». Bolt a
jouté au cours de l'entrevue que
son jeune compagnon d'entraînement le garde aux aguets, ainsi
qu'au sommet de sa forme. « Il
me dit qu'il va me battre. Je lui
rétorque toujours que non, ça
n'arrivera jamais. Ainsi, je reste sur
mes gardes, car je vois qu'il s'entraîne fort. »
Un autre membre du club des
coureurs sous les 10 secondes en
2011 marquera sa présence sur le
circuit de la Ligue nationale d'athlétisme. Travis Padgett, des ÉtatsUnis, courra à Victoria le 3 juillet,
lors du Victoria International Track
Classic, la troisième étape de la
LNA en 2011.
Dans l'histoire de l'athlétisme, 78
athlètes de 19 pays ont couru sous
la marque des 10 secondes. Les
États-Unis mènent le bal avec 35
membres, suivi par la Jamaïque
avec 11. Le Canada est le lieu de
résidence de deux athlètes de la
liste, Donovan Bailey et Bruny
Surin. Bailey sera intronisé au
Temple
de
la
renommée
d'Athlétisme Canada le 25 juin à
Calgary. La cérémonie d'intronisation a lieu en conjonction avec
le Championnat canadien d'athlétisme.
Un athlète à surveiller est le
sprinteur canadien Sam Effah, qui
a la meilleure chance, présentement, de devenir le 3ème
Canadien à passer sous les 10
secondes. Effah, le champion
canadien de 2010, a arrêté le
chrono à 10.06 la saison dernière
lors du Championnat NACAC U-23
en Floride.
NACAC Newsletter - June 2011
INAUGURAL NATIONAL TRACK
LEAGUE TAKING SHAPE
ATHLETICS CANADA HALL OF
FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
LA CÉRÉMONIE D'INTRONISATION AU
TEMPLE DE LA RENOMMÉE
D'ATHLÉTISME CANADA
OTTAWA - With the induction ceremony into Athletics Canada's
Hall of Fame taking place shortly,
Athletics Canada is happy to
announce today that the entire
inaugural class will be on-site for
the ceremony. The induction ceremony is taking place in Calgary,
Alberta serving to wrap up the
2011 Canadian Track & Field
Championships & Worlds Selection
Trials.
Class of 2011 - Athletics Canada
Hall of Fame
• Donovan Bailey (athlete)
• Debbie Brill (athlete)
• Diane Clement (builder)
• Doug Clement (builder)
• Bill Crothers (athlete)
• Greg Joy (athlete)
• Gerard Mach (coach)
• Mark McKoy (athlete)
IN MEMORIAM
• Ethel Catherwood
• André Viger
• Percy Williams
The ceremony will also recognize
Athletics Canada's 2010 awards
recipients. Festivities take place at
the Red and White Club across
from Foothills Athletic Stadium.
OTTAWA - Avec la cérémonie
d'intronisation au Temple de la
renommée d'Athlétisme Canada
ayant lieu dans un peu moins de
trois semaines, Athlétisme Canada
est heureux d'annoncer aujourd'hui que la classe inaugurale
complète sera sur place pour la
cérémonie. La cérémonie d'intronisation a lieu le samedi à
Calgary, en Alberta, et sert de
conclusion au Championnat
canadien d'athlétisme et Essais de
sélection du Mondial.
Classe de 2011 - Temple de la
renommée d'Athlétisme Canada
• Donovan Bailey (athlète)
• Debbie Brill (athlète)
• Diane Clement (bâtisseur)
• Doug Clement (bâtisseur)
• Bill Crothers (athlète)
• Greg Joy (athlète)
• Gerard Mach (entraîneur)
• Mark McKoy (athlète)
IN MEMORIAM
• Ethel Catherwood
• André Viger
• Percy Williams
La cérémonie du reconnaîtra aussi
les récipiendaires des prix 2010
d'Athlétisme Canada. Les festivités auront lieu au Red and White
Club, en face du stade Foothills.
NACAC Newsletter - June 2011
By Mathieu Gentès_Director, PR & Corporate Services
With just under a month to
go before the inaugural
National Track League (NTL)
kicks off with the Edmonton
International Track Classic the
NTL and its five member meets
have been busy confirming
athletes.
Shot put ace Dylan Armstrong
from Kamloops, BC and hurdling queen Perdita Felicien of
Pickering, ON headline the
inaugural season of the
National
Track
League.
Armstrong, the current leader
in the IAAF shot put Diamond
Race, and two-time World
Champion Felicien will both
use the NTL as they prepare an
assault on the podium at this
summer's World Championships in Korea.
Joining Felicien in the hurdles are a pair of up and comers in Phylicia Geroge and
Nikkita Holder, remarkably all
threewomen originate from
the Pickering/Markham area.
Rookies George and Holder
will both prove to be strong
competition for the veteran
Felicien. George has steadily
improved with each outing this
season and this past weekend
dipped below 13-seconds registering the World Championships A standard. Rounding
out the hurdle field at this time
is Angela Whyte of Edmonton,
AB. Whyte is a tough competitor who is always in the mix at
the finish line. The two-time
Olympian has a bronze medal
from the 2007 Pan American
Games and a silver medal from
the
2010
Commonwealth
Games.
Another event shaping up as
can't miss is the men's high
jump which will feature Mark
Dillon of Bowmanville, ON, Mike
Mason of Nanoose Bay, BC
and Derek Watkins of Windsor,
ON.
Dillon won silver at the
2008
&
2009
Canadian
Championships; Mason owns 4Canadian
Championship
medals, won gold at the 2004
World Junior Championships
and was an Olympian in 2008;
Watkins, who was second at
last year's nationals, is the current season leader in the high
jump with a performance of
2.18-metres.
On top of taking aim at one
of the ten available NTL titles,
participating athletes will have
a chance to earn Canadian
only prize money in NTL identified events and through NTL
performance
bonus
prize
money. Canadian and international athletes are also eligible to earn open prize money
offered by each competition.
2011 NATIONAL TRACK LEAGUE SCHEDULE
COMPETITION
LOCATION
DATE
Edmonton International Track Classic
Edmonton, AB
June 29
Harry Jerome International Track Classic
Vancouver, BC
July 1
Victoria International Track Classic
Victoria, BC
July 3
Aileen Meagher International
Track Classic
Halifax, NS
July 10
Toronto International Track & Field
Games (NTL Finale)
Toronto, ON
July 13
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JAMAICA’S BOLT RACES
TO FASTEST2000M
MULLINGS AND SINCLAIR
SHINE
nated with Jeter winning the
100m in a world leading time of
10.70. Fraser-Pryce finished a disappointing 4th in 10.95; American
Marshevet Myers finished 2nd in
10.86 with Jamaica's Kerron
Stewart third in 10.87.
In a race was delayed by
three false starts Mullings went on
to nip Tyson Gay on the line at
the Adidas Grand Prix at Ichan
Stadium later in June - both runners were timed at 10.26.
Jamaica's Steve Mullings
clocked a personal best 9.80 to
win the 100m at the Pefontaine
Classic in Oregon early in June,
the time was also the third fastest
time on American soild and the
sixth fastest ever behind Usain
Bolt, Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell,
Nesta Carter and retired
American Maurice Greene.
At the same event the first
meeting between Jamaica's
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and
American Carmelita Jeter culmi-
Usain
Bolt set the
quickest time in the
world this season as
he eased to victory in
the 200 metres at the
Diamond
League
Bislett Games.
The Jamaican world
record holder raced
through the rain at
the Bislett Games to
win convincingly in
19.86
seconds.
Norwegian Jaysuma
Saidy Ndure was second in 20.43, while
Mario Forsythe of
Jamaica was third in
20.49.
Bolt said he was very
pleased with a time
that went some way
to answering his critics as he tunes up his
technique ahead of
this year's worlds in South Korea, which run from August 27. "I was
never really out of business," Bolt said after the race. "Business was
just a bit slow."
From Jamaica Observer
Steve Mullings of Jamaica smiles after winning the Men's 100m as Tyson Gay of
the USA reacts during the Adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium in New York City.
FIFTEEN FASTEST 100M TIMES FOR 2011
When a list of the 15 fastest times over the 100m men is analysed
all but two (Zimbabwe and France) of the athletes are from the
NACAC region. Most interestingly Jamaican athletes produced
seven of these times.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Tyson Gay
Steve Mullings
Mike Rodgers
Ngonidzashe Makusha
Usain Bolt
Nesta Cater
Asafa Powell
Keston Bledman
Darvis Patton
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Nickel Ashmeade
Christophe Lemaitre
Justin Gatlin
Rakieem Salaam
These statistics are guaranteed to make for an interesting and
exciting World Championships Men's 100m in Degue this summer.
9.79
9.80
9.85
9.89
9.91
9.92
9.93
9.93
9.94
9.94
9.95
9.96
9.96
9.97
9.97
June 4, 2011
June 4, 2011
June 4, 2011
June 10, 2011
May, 26, 2011
June 4, 2011
May 26, 2011
June 4, 2011
June 4, 2011
June 4, 2011
June 7, 2011
June 4, 2011
June 7, 2011
June 4, 2011
June 10, 2011
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USA
Jamaica
USA
Zimbabwe
Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica
Trinidad
USA
Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica
France
USA
USA
NACAC Newsletter - June 2011
CAYMAN'S MOTHERSILL JOINS WADA
Cayman Islands sprinter
Cydonie Mothersill
Cayman
Islands sprinter Cydonie
Mothersill, recently created history by
becoming the first athlete from the
Caribbean region to be selected to
the World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA) Athlete Committee.
Cydonie said she is honored to serve
as a representative for all sportsmen
and women, and believes that it is
important for WADA officials to understand the unique challenges athletes
face as they push themselves daily to
reach the top. She also said that she
hoped to support WADA in developing
sensible and effective drug detection
and prevention strategies.
Mothersill, who won her country's first
international gold medal, when she
minded
Gold
at
the
2010
Commonwealth Games in 2010, also
secured no less than three top podium
places on the international athletics circuit in the 200m last year. Her first victory
- in Cork, Ireland, then in Rethynmo
Greece, followed by a repeat win at the
Central American and Caribbean
(CAC) Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Her other outstanding performances in
2010 included a 3rd place finish in the
200m and gold in the 4x100m relay at
the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup in
Split, Croatia.
As a member of this committee,
Mothersill will also assist in raising awareness about anti-doping and will act as
liaison between WADA and international
and regional sporting organizations, as
well as governments on the subject of
anti-doping initiatives.
Her tenure on the WADA Committee
started in January 2011 and she will
serve for three years.
TYSON OUT OF WORLDS
NACAC Newsletter - June 2011
Sad news came to track and
field fans recently when US sprinter Tyson Gay withdrew from the
100m at the US Athletics
Championships held recently in
Eugene, Oregon, with an injury,
ending his hopes of competing in
the event at the World
Championships in August. This
ends his hopes of competing in
the event at the World
Championships in August against
sprint king Usain Bolt and his other
rivals.
Gay, who was seen as the only
real threat to Jamaica's Usain
Bolt in the men's 100m, withdrew from the second round
after placing second in his firstround race, citing a hip injury.
Veronica Campbell Brown, a
close friend and former teammate of Gay's at Barton County
Junior College, “it's unfortunate
what happened to Tyson. Our
sport is the better with a healthy
Tyson and I wish him a speedy
recovery”.
Training partners of the injured
sprinter, Jamaican Steve Mullings
and Nickel Asheade, have
voiced disappointment that the
American will miss the IAAF World
Championships in Daegu, South
Korea.
Word is that Gay is still eligible
for the US relay pool in Daegu,
but said in a TV interview following his withdrawal from the trials, that he did not earn the
place so he would pass.
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NEWS FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
The Cayman Islands' only
medalist at the recently concluded 2011 Carifta Games in
Jamaica -- Jorel Bellafonte -was warmly welcomed home
by fans when he returned with
his silver medal, earned in the
Boy's Under-17 1500m.
Sprint Hurdler Ronald Forbes set a new national record in the
110m Hurdles at the NTC Sprint Series in Florida in June and
equalled his time at the NTC Last Chance meet later that same
month. His time of 13.50sec secured him a spot to the IAAF World
Championships to be held in Daegu Korea, August 27 to
September 4, 2011.
Hammer Thrower Michael Letterlough
set a new national record in the
Hammer in May at the 2011 Kamloops
Centennial Track & Field Meet, in
British Columbia, Canada when he
threw a distance of 62.22m. He bettered his own mark in June when he
threw 62.54 at the 2011 Kamloops
Throws Meet also in Canada, thereby
attaining the qualifying standard for
the PanAm Games to be held in
Guadalajara Mexico later this year.
Quarter Mile Hurdler Junior Hines set a new
national record in the 400m Hurdles at the NAIA
Inter-collegiate championships in May in a time
of 51.39sec. Hines competed for his school
Missouri Baptist University and placed 2nd
overall in this event.
Young Bellafonte (#171in photo), who
attends Calabar High School in Jamaica
had earlier in 2011 showed his potential at
the 2011 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and
Girls Championships in Jamaica by winning the Class II 1500m for his high school,
in a time of 4:10.55 he also placed second
in the 800m at those same Championships
in a time of 1:57.45.
Jorel's Carifta silver medal time in the
1500m was 4:09.19.
WORLD ATHLETICS DAY (WAD)
In keeping with the IAAF mandate the Cayman
Islands Athletic Association (CIAA) hosted a successful WAD meet for athletes from several schools
and clubs May 13-14, 2011. The meet was also used
a qualifier for the CAC Age Group Championships,
which will be held in Tortola, BVI in July. A part of
the IAAF Green Project a commemorative tree was
planted at the stadium.
CIAA's president Rayle Roberts (2nd right) planting a tree in
recognition of the WAD 'Green Project' while some committee members and athletes look on.
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ßNACAC Newsletter - June 2011
XIII CACAC SENIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS MAYAGUEZ 2011
LIVING HISTORY ATHLETICS
WOMEN DOCUMENTARY
XXIII CAMPEONATO DE MAYORES
DE CCCA MAYAGUEZ 2011
DOCUMENTAL : HISTORIA VIVIENTE
DEL ATLETISMO FEMENINO
With a record numerical entries
of over 500 athletes and hundreds of coaches and officials
confirmed for the XXIII Central
American and Caribbean Senior
Championships,
the
Local
Organizing committee led by Mr.
Felipe Pérez and Lcdo. Jorge
Sosa, are making preparations
to host the 36 countries and territories sports delegations and
their guests.
CACAC President, Prof. Victor
López, reports that, for the first
time in the history of these
championships,
the
whole
Caribbean athletic family will
present what promises to be
one of the best sports performances ever in this hemisphere.
The great facilities in Mayaguez,
the José A. Figueroa Stadium,
will become the center of the
athletics world on July 15-17,
2011 and both the local municipal authorities headed by the
Mayor of Mayaguez, Hon. José
Guillermo Rodríguez and the
Secretary of the Sports and
Recreation Department, Mr.
Henry Neuman have joined
efforts in the overall preparations for the event. Puerto Rico
will be honored with the attendance of Mr. Lamine Diack, IAAF
President.
Con un record en las inscripciones numéricas de sobre 500
atletas y centenares de oficiales
e invitados confirmados para
participar
en
el
XXIII
Campeonato de Mayores de la
Confederación Centro americana y del Caribe de Atletismo.
el Comité Organizador Local
bajo la dirección del Sr. Felipe
Pérez y el Lcdo. Jorge Sosa, han
iniciado los preparativos finales
para ser anfitriones de los 36
paises y territorios y sus delegaciones deportivas e invitados.
El presidente de la CCCA, el
Profesor Víctor López, informa
que, por primera vez en la historria de estos campeonatos, toda
la familia del atletismo caribeño
le presentará a los fanáticos del
atletismo uno de los mejores
eventos deportivos del hemisferio. Las excelentes facilidades
deportivas del Estadio José A.
Figueroa será el centro de atención mundial durante los días 15
al 17 de julio del 2011 y tanto la
máxima autoridad municipal
como la nacional, el alcalde de
Mayaguez, Hon. José Guillermo
Rodríguez y el Secretario del
Departamento de Recreación y
Deportes de Puerto Rico , Sr.
Henry Neuman, han aunado
esfuerzos en los preparativos
para este magno evento. Nos
honrará con su presencia el
Presidente de la IAAF, el senegalés Lamine Diack.
NACAC Newsletter - June 2011
As
a result of the Athletic
Women Sports Leaders Seminar
organized by the RDC San Juan
in
2009,
the
Education
Committee is preparing a Living
History Athletics Documentary
which includes interviews of several area female athletes who
are role models for our current
athletes and have made contributions to the development of
track and field in our area. The
project director, Mrs. Evelyn
Claudio López recently met with
the Cuban crew, which includes
Mrs.
Julia
Osendi,
TV
Anchorwoman who has been in
six Olympics and six World
Championships and reporter
Javier Clavelo. They are in
charge of the research and
interviews of the Spanish-speaking athletes.
Mrs. Claudio López reported that
the English-speaking athletes will
be interviewed by TV reporters
from WPIX Channel 11, New York
-- Lolita López and Lulux Images
Company. Among the nominees for this documentary are
Grace Jackson and Juliet
Cuthbert from Jamaica, Pauline
Davis-Thompson and Lavergne
Eve from Bahamas, Ana Fidelia
Quirot and Maria Caridad Colón
from
Cuba,
Stephanie
Hightower from USA, Ana
Guevara from Mexico, Rosey
Edeh from Canada and Andrea
Blackett from Barbados. These
nominees all comply with the 5
criteria used for selection and
are currently involved in the
track and field and educational
development of the NACAC
area. Distribution and presentation of the Documentary are
expected by March 2012..
Como
Informa también la Sra.
Claudio López que, en el área
de habla inglesa, las entrevistas
serán realizadas por la periodista de la estación WPIX
Canal 11 de Nueva York, Sra.
Lolita López y la Compañía de
Lulux Images. Entre otras, han
sido nominadas para incluirlas
en el documental las siguientes
atletas femeninas:
Grace
Jackson y Juliette Cuthbert de
Jamaica,
Pauline
DavisThompson y Lavergne Eve de
Bahamas, Ana Fidelia Quirot y
Maria Caridad Colón de Cuba,
Stephanie Hightower de los
Estados Unidos, Ana Guevara
de Mexico, Rosey Edeh de
Canadá y Andrea Blackett de
Barbados.
Se espera comenzar la distribución y presentación de este
documental en marzo del 2012.
resultado del Seminario
de Mujeres Lideres del Deporte
de Atletismo auspiciado por el
Centro regional de Desarrollo de
la IAAF en San Juan, el Comité
de educación está preparando
un documental que incluye
entrevistas a varias atletas
femeninas que son ejemplares y
han aportado al desarrollo del
deporte de atletismo en nuestra
área. Nos informa la directora
del proyecto, Sra. Evelyn
Claudio López que recientemente se reunió con los responsables de las entrevistas a las
atletas de habla hispana: la
ancla del deporte de la televisión cubana, Sra. Julia Osendi
quien ha estado en seis
Olimpiadas
y
en
seis
Campeonatos Mundiales y con
el periodista Javier Clavelo.
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CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS & WORLD TRIALS
LE CHAMPIONNAT CANADIEN ET ESSAIS DU MONDIAL SE TERMINE
metres. In the junior men's
10km race walk, Benjamin
Thorne improved upon Evan
Dunfee's Canadian junior race
walk record clocking in at
41:34; Dunfee's old record was
set in 2009 at 41:55.
As
the
Canadian
Championships came to a
close, day four brought on
some amazing performances.
One highlight was the men's
shot
put
where
Dylan
Armstrong (Kamloops) shattered his Canadian record and
re-established the International
Association
of
Athletics
Federation (IAAF) 2011 World
leading throw of 22.21 metres.
Earlier this season Armstrong
set a Canadian record of 21.72
metres; today all four of his
measured throws bettered that
mark.
In the women's 100m hurdles
Perdita Felicien (Over the Top)
won her tenth Canadian
Championship in 12.80 seconds. Phylicia George (Project
Athletics) finished with the silver in 12.89 seconds. After
along wait in the starting area,
it appeared Nikkita Holder
PERDITA FELICIEN
would be disqualified from the
championships for a false start.
Nikkita was allowed to race
under a protest and was later
reinstated with the bronze
medal.
Securing the ultimate feat, the
sprint
double,
Crystal
Emmanuel (Flying Angels) won
the 200-metres today in 22.99
seconds.
Yesterday
she
secured the 100-metre championship and is the first to capture both titles since Erica
Witter in 2003.
Two other Canadian records
were bettered today; in the
men's F33 classification shot
put, Robert Hughes (Sarnia
Athletics) improved his own
mark by 1-centimetre to take
the Canadian record to 8.99
à remporter les deux titres
depuis Erica Witter en 2003.
Comme
le Championnat
canadien se terminait, le Jour
4
a
apporté
quelques
superbes performances.
Le
fait saillant d'aujourd'hui fut le
lancer du poids masculin où
Dylan Armstrong (Kamloops),
de Kamloops, C.B., a fracassé
son record canadien et rétabli
la meilleure performance de la
saison de l'Association internationale des fédérations d'athlétisme (IAAF) avec un lancer
de 22,21 mètres. Plus tôt, au
cours de la saison, Armstrong a
établi un record canadien de
21,72 mètres; aujourd'hui, ses
quatre bons lancers ont battu
cette marque.
Au 100 mètres haies féminin,
Perdita Felicien (Over the Top),
de Pickering, Ont., a gagné
son dixième championnat
canadien en 12.80 secondes.
Phylicia
George
(Project
Athletics), de Markham, Ont., a
terminé avec la médaille d'argent en 12.89.
Après une
Two other Canadian records
were bettered today; in the
men's F33 classification shot
put, Robert Hughes (Sarnia
Athletics) improved his own
mark by 1-centimetre to take
the Canadian record to 8.99
metres. In the junior men's
10km race walk, Benjamin
Thorne improved upon Evan
Dunfee's Canadian junior race
walk record clocking in at
41:34; Dunfee's old record was
set in 2009 at 41:55.
Deux autres records canadiens
furent améliorés aujourd'hui.
Au lancer du poids masculin
de classe F33, Robert Hughes
(Sarnia Athletics), de Sarnia,
Ont., a amélioré sa propre
marque d'un centimètre pour
porter le record canadien à
8,99 mètres. Lors du 10 km
marche
junior,
Benjamin
Thorne, de Kitimat, C.B., a
amélioré le record canadien
junior
de marche d'Evan
Dunfee, arrêtant le chrono à
41:34.
L'ancien record de
Dunfee fut établi en 2009 avec
41:55.
CRYSTAL EMMANUEL
longue attente dans l'aire de
départ, il semblait que Nikkita
Holder (Elite Edge) serait disqualifiée pour un faux départ.
On a autorisé Nikkita à courir
sous protêt. Sa performance
fut plus tard validée et elle
méritât la médaille bronze de
Réussissant l'exploit ultime, le
double du sprint, Crystal
Emmanuel (Flying Angels), de
Scarborough, Ont., a aujourd'hui gagné le 200 mètres en
22.99 secondes. Hier, elle avait
remporté le championnat du
100 mètres. Elle est la première
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MICHELLE STILWELL ESTABLISH 200M WORLD RECORD
MICHELLE STILWELL A ÉTABLI LE RECORD MONDIAL DU 200M
Nanoose Bay BC's Michelle
Stilwell broke the T52 wheelchair
classification 200-metres World
record on Friday in Miramar,
Florida at the US Paralympic
Championships. Clocking in at
35.22 seconds, Stilwell bettered her
own mark of 35.82 established in
2010; this is her fourth time bettering the 200-metres World record
and her ninth total World record
established during her athletics
career.
Vendredi, lors_de l'US Paralympic
Championships, à Miramar, en
Floride, Michelle Stilwell, de
Nanoose Bay, C.B., a brisé le
record mondial du 200 mètres en
fauteuil roulant de classe T52.
Avec un temps de 35.22, Stilwell a
amélioré sa propre marque de
35.82 établie en 2010. C'est la
quatrième fois qu'elle améliore le
record mondial du 200
Renee Foessel, de Mississauga,
Ont., a aussi laissé sa marque sur le
championnat
paralympique
américain. Renee a amélioré le
record canadien du lancer du
disque féminin F38 avec une marque finale de 28,12 mètres.
Also making her mark at the US
Paralympic Championships was
Renee Foessel of Mississauga, Ont.
Renee bettered the Canadian
record in the women's F38 discus
throw with a final mark of 28.17
metres.
NTL TO FEATURE 8 NEWLY MINTED CANADIAN
CHAMPIONS
The inaugural National Track League (NTL)
kicked off in Edmonton, Alta., with eight newly
crowned Canadian Champions taking to
Foote Field at the Edmonton International
Track Classic. Overall the five meet NTL series
will feature 18 2011 Canadian Champions.
NTL will feature a number of established
international stars including Jamaica's Yohan
Blake (100-metres), Kibwe Johnson (hammer
throw) Travis Padgett (100-metres), Khadevis
Robinson (800-metres) and Ivory Williams (100metres) of the United States and Kathrin Klaas
of Germany (hammer throw). Blake finished
second at the Jamaican Trials. At the US Trials
KIBWE JOHNSON
Kibwe Johnson took the hammer title while
Khadevis Robinson placed second in the 800metres. Klaas, one of the best throwers in the
world, was 4th at the 2009 World
Championships.
The Canadian Championships & World Trials
wrapped up in Calgary, with a number of outstanding performances from some of
Canada's top athletes.
Notably Dylan
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Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., set a new
Canadian Record and World Leading throw
of 22.21-metres. Armstrong will make appearances in three of the five NTL competitions.
To put Armstrong's performance at the
Canadian Championships in perspective, his
heave of 22.21-metres equates to 9.83 seconds over 100-metres according to the 2009
Mercier Scoring Table.
Perdita Felicien of Pickering, Ont., won her
tenth national title in Calgary, Felicien will
compete in three of five NTL meets beginning
with tomorrow's Edmonton Classic.
STEADMAN OPENS CERES JUICES 10K SERIES
Meriel
Steadman became
the second woman to
emerge overall winner in a
road race, when the Ceres
Juices 10K Series kicked off
on Saturday, June 18, 2011
with a tour of Road Town.
and the fringes of Huntums
Ghut, over to the Stop Light,
eastward to the Port Purcell
Roundabout before returning
to the grounds
Virgin
Gorda's
Emrol
Amsterdam was the first male
finisher and second overall in
44:12.03
while
McLean
placed third overall and second among the males in
45:25.78. Stephenson was third
in 45:29.44.
Running a steady pace,
Steadman overhauled, Mark
Stephenson,
Emrol
Amsterdam, and early leader
Zebalon McLean who led for
the first five miles to emerge
victorious in the 6.2 miles race
in 43 minutes 05.61 seconds.
The race started and ended
on
the
A.
O.
Shirley
Recreation Grounds, with a
loop out to the Prospect Reef
Roundabout, up through
Main Street, Lower Estate
and
FINAL RESULTS - Men: 1. Emrol Amsterdam, 44:12.03. 2. Zebalon
McLean, 45:25.78. 3. Mark Stephenson, 45:29.44. 4. Chris Ghiorse,
49:12.85.
Women: 1. Meriel Steadman, 43:05.61. 2. Maria Mays, 45:56.85.
3. Clare-Louise Whiley, 50:51.89. 4. Anne Monroe, 56:14.88.
Maria Mays-the other woman
to pull off the overall winner's
feat last year-was the second
woman behind Steadman to
cross the line was fifth overall
in 45:56.85.
RECORD 21 COUNTRIES FOR CAC AGE
GROUP CHAMPIONSHPS
Over
200 athletes and officials from a
record 21 countries will arrive in the territory to begin competing in the XIV
Central American and Caribbean (CAC)
Age Group Championships at the A.O.
Shirley Recreation Grounds on Friday and
Saturday.
The CAC Age Group Championships
began in Curacao in 1985 and is held
every two years. This is the first time the
championships are being held in the
Leeward Islands.
The BVI becomes the smallest CAC Family
member to host a CAC Championships
event and these Championships culminate the BVI Athletics Association 40th
anniversary activities.
The two day event targets 11-12 and 1314 aged boys and girls and has four sessions-two each day-at 10 a.m. and at 4
p.m. Athletes in the 11-12 division will con-
test five events-60m, Long Jump, High
Jump, Baseball Thrown and 800m (girls)
1000m (boys) while those in the 13-14
category will tackle seven disciplines,
80m, 80m Hurdles, Long Jump, High
Jump, Baseball Throw, Shot Put and
1000m (girls) 1200m (boys).
Each athlete's performance will be
given a score and the athlete with the
highest cumulative score in each category wins the division. The top eight athletes in each event in each division will
collect awards-with ribbons going from
positions 4-8. Some 16 of the 21 teams
have the maximum allowable eight
athletes and they will also compete for
the team title, which goes to the team
with the highest cumulative score from
all their participants.
Awards ceremony blocks are planned
at 12:30 p.m. each day following the
completion of the morning events and
again at 6:30 p.m following the afternoon session. The opening ceremony
will be held on Friday, July 1, preceding
the start of the second session at 4 p.m.
The closing ceremony is set for
Saturday July 2, in conjunction with the
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awards ceremony.
Several BVI athletes who have won
medals in different levels of CAC
Championships or participated in CAC
competitions, as well as past BVI
Athletics Association presidents and
official sponsors and suppliers, will be
the feature presenters of the awards.
Countries participating in the two-day
event are: Anguilla, Aruba, Bahamas,
Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands,
Curacao, Dominican Republic, El
Salvador,
Grenada,
Guadeloupe,
Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago,
and U.S. Virgin Islands.
This competition is one that has produced several regional stars who have
gone on to win World Championships,
CAC Games, Pan Am Games,
Commonwealth Games and Olympic
Games medals.
and
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