The 40th CARIFTA Games was held at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on April 23–25, 2011. Initially, the games should be hosted for the second time after 2007 by Saint Kitts and Nevis, but they declared to be unable to stage the games because of financial issues.[1] The games could have been cancelled for the first time in its history, but Jamaica finally agreed to host the games at short notice.[2]
| XL CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | April 23–25 |
| Host city | Montego Bay, Jamaica  |
| Venue | Montego Bay Sports Complex |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 66 (35 junior (incl. 4 open), 31 youth) |
| Participation | about 453 (238 junior, 215 youth) athletes from 27 nations |
| Records set | 8 games records |
Records
editA total of 8 new games records were set.[3][4][5][6]
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Under 20 (Junior) | ||||
| Shot Put | 19.47m | Ashinia Miller | Jamaica
|
CR |
| Javelin Throw | 72.04m | Keshorn Walcott |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
CR |
| Girls Under 20 (Junior) | ||||
| 200 m | 22.93s (1.1 m/s) (heat) |
Anthonique Strachan |  Bahamas
|
CR= |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 44.08s | Christania Williams Deandre Whitehorne Celia Walters Shericka Jackson |
Jamaica
|
CR |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.47 | Olivia James Janieve Russell Simoya Campbell Chrisann Gordon |
Jamaica
|
CR |
| Boys Under 17 (Youth) | ||||
| 800 m | 1:51.79 | Jerrard Mason |  Barbados
|
CR |
| Shot Put | 17.42m | Christopher Brown | Jamaica
|
CR |
| Javelin Throw | 60.15m | Adrian Williams |  Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
CR |
- Key
| AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |
|---|
Austin Sealy Award
editThe Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas.[5] She won two gold medals (100 m, and 200 m) in the junior (U-20) category equalling Veronica Campbell's 200 metres games record.
Medal summary
editComplete results can be found on the games' website[6] and on the World Junior Athletics History website.[7]
Boys under 20 (Junior)
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: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Girls under 20 (Junior)
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: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Boys under 17 (Youth)
editGirls under 17 (Youth)
editMedal table (unofficial)
edit* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica* | 32 | 23 | 11 | 66 |
| 2 | Barbados | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Bahamas | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 |  Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Grenada | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Martinique | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | French Guiana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Bermuda | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Dominica | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Saint Lucia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 14 |  Cayman Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Suriname | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Curaçao | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  British Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 66 | 66 | 65 | 197 | |
Participation (unofficial)
editDetailed result lists can be found on the games' website[6] and on the World Junior Athletics History website.[7] An unofficial count yields the number of about 453 athletes (238 junior (under-20) and 215 youth (under-17)) from about 27 countries. The lists contain the names of 12 athletes assigned to the Netherlands Antilles. Rather, after its dissolution in October 2010, teams from two successor states were participating: nine athletes from Curaçao,[8] and three from Sint Maarten.[9]
There athletes from French Saint Martin were aksi part of the team from Guadeloupe.[10]
Anguilla (3)
Antigua and Barbuda (10)
Aruba (5)
Bahamas (62)
Barbados (41)
Belize (1)
Bermuda (33)
British Virgin Islands (8)
Cayman Islands (8)
Curaçao (9)
Dominica (10)
/
French Guiana (9)
Grenada (19)
/ Guadeloupe (19)
Guyana (5)
Haiti (7)
Jamaica (71)
/
Martinique (16)
Montserrat (2)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (9)
Saint Lucia (10)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)
Sint Maarten (3)
Suriname (8)
Trinidad and Tobago (61)
Turks and Caicos Islands (16)
U.S. Virgin Islands (4)
References
edit- ^ Brooks, Sheena (24 September 2010), "St. Kitts Declines Invitation to Host CARIFTA 2011", The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer, archived from the original on 29 June 2016, retrieved February 20, 2012
- ^ Lowe, Andre (3 February 2011), "Jamaica to host Carifta Games", Jamaica Gleaner, archived from the original on 11 February 2011, retrieved February 20, 2012
- ^ a b Finisterre, Terry (24 April 2011), Jamaica ahead after opening day in Montego Bay – CARIFTA Games, Day 1, IAAF, retrieved February 20, 2012
- ^ a b Finisterre, Terry (25 April 2011), Four meet records fall in Montego Bay – CARIFTA Games, Day 2, IAAF, retrieved February 20, 2012
- ^ a b c Finisterre, Terry (26 April 2011), Jamaica tops medal tally as CARIFTA Games conclude, IAAF, retrieved February 20, 2012
- ^ a b c 40TH Carifta Games – Jamaica 2011 – Catherine Hall Sports Complex, Montego Bay – Visit: www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com – Results (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04, retrieved February 19, 2012
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, archived from the original on 2012-05-27, retrieved February 19, 2012
- ^ Leidel-Schenk, Leoni (21 April 2011), Curaçaose atleten naar Carifta Games (in Dutch), Versgeperst.com, Curaçao, retrieved February 20, 2012
- ^ Carifta Games, thedailyherald.com, 15 April 2011, archived from the original on 5 January 2013, retrieved February 20, 2012
- ^ St. Martiners qualify for Carifta Games, thedailyherald.com, 18 April 2011, retrieved February 20, 2012