The 2012 CARIFTA Games were held in the Bermuda National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda between April 6—9, 2012, the fourth time in which the event was held in Bermuda. The other years being 1975, 1980, 2004. A detailed analysis of the results and an appreciation of the games has been given elsewhere.[1]
| XLI CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 6–9 April |
| Host city | Hamilton, Bermuda  |
| Venue | Bermuda National Stadium |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 66 (35 junior (incl. 4 open), 31 youth) |
| Participation | about 409 + 10 guests (221 junior + 6 guests, 188 youth + 4 guests) athletes from 24 + 1 guest nation nations |
Records
editA total of 9 new games records were set.
Austin Sealy Award
editThe Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas.[1]
Medal summary
editComplete results can be found on World-Track,[2][3][4] on the World Junior Athletics History website,[5] and on the original games websites.[6][7]
Boys under 20 (Junior)
edit: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
*: Initially, Jevaughn Minzie of Jamaica came in second in 10.33s. However, following a protest of the Bahamas and Anguilla, he was disqualified for a false start.[8][9]
Girls under 20 (Junior)
edit: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Boys under 17 (Youth)
edit**: Miguel van Assen from Suriname finished second in triple jump reaching 14.57m (0.6 m/s); However, he was not entitled to win a medal (see below). [10][11][12][13][14]
Girls under 17 (Youth)
editMedal table (unofficial)
editThe unofficial count is in accordance with the medal count published elsewhere.[15]
* Host nation (Bermuda)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jamaica | 34 | 25 | 19 | 78 |
| 2 |  Bahamas | 14 | 14 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 |  Barbados | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
| 5 |  / Guadeloupe | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Grenada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Bermuda* | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  / Martinique | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  / French Guiana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Dominica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Saint Lucia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Curaçao | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Anguilla | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 198 | |
Participation (unofficial)
editDetailed result lists can be found on World-Track,[2][3][4] on the World Junior Athletics History website,[5] and on the original games websites.[6][7] The games saw the first appearance of athletes representing Bonaire after dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. Athletes from Suriname were treated as guests (see below). An unofficial count yields the number of about 419 athletes, including 10 guests (227 junior (under-20) including 6 guests and 192 youth (under-17) including 4 guests) from about 24 countries + 1 guest country (athletes marked as "unattached" in the original result lists):[6] [7]
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***: Guest athletes (see below).
Suriname
editThere was an ongoing dispute between the Surinamese officials Robby Rijssel and Delano Landvreugd, both gentlemen claiming to lead the Surinamese Athletiek Bond and to represent Suriname at the IAAF. As a result of this, two different delegations independently tried to register groups of athletes for the games. Alain Jean-Pierre from Haïti, board member of both the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) and the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), explained that normally both groups would have to be suspended from the games following the rules. Nevertheless, there was a joint decision by the NACAC, the CACAC, and the local organizing committee in favour of the young athletes: all of them from both delegations were allowed to compete at the games, but they were treated only as guest athletes and appeared in the result lists as "unattached", rather than from Suriname. As a consequence, the athletes could not participate in the parade of the opening ceremony, and they were not considered to be eligible for winning medals. The victim of the argument between the Surinamese officials was 15-year-old triple jumper Miguel van Assen who came in second in his category, but was not entitled to receive the silver medal.[10][11][12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b Terry Finisterre (10 April 2012). "Weather improves to allow records to highlight last day of CARIFTA Games". IAAF. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ a b "CARIFTA Games 2012 Day 1 Results". www.world-track.org. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ a b "CARIFTA Games 2012 Day 2 Results". www.world-track.org. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ a b "CARIFTA Games 2012 Day 3 Results". www.world-track.org. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ a b c 41ST CARIFTA GAMES – BERMUDA 2012, 4/7/2012 – 4/9/2012, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ a b c 41ST CARIFTA GAMES – BERMUDA 2012, NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE, DEVONSHIRE, BERMUDA (PDF), carifta2012.com, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ Toppin, Sherrylyn A. (9 April 2012), CARIFTA dispute in 100m, NationNews.com, Nation Publishing Co., retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ Reid, Paul A (9 April 2012), Ja extend lead at Carifta Games, Jamaica Observer, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ a b Tweedracht SAB op Carifta Games te merken (in Dutch), Network Star Nieuws, Paramaribo, Suriname, 9 April 2012, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ a b Verwijten over en weer binnen SAB (in Dutch), Network Star Nieuws, Paramaribo, Suriname, 9 April 2012, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ a b Sport- en Jeugdzaken: Atleet de dupe geworden (in Dutch), Network Star Nieuws, Paramaribo, Suriname, 10 April 2012, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ a b Touwtrekkerij Surinaamse atletiekbond 'gênant’ (in Dutch), Waterkant.Net, 11 April 2012, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ a b Nacac-bestuurslid Alain Jean-Pierre: ‘Besturen Atletiekbond moeten probleem gezamenlijk oplossen’ (in Dutch), Dagblad Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname, 19 April 2012, retrieved 29 May 2012
- ^ Medal Count, royalgazette.com, The Royal Gazette, Hamilton, Bermuda, 10 April 2012, retrieved 29 May 2012
External links
edit- CARIFTA Games 2012 official web site
- "CARIFTA Games 2012 Day 1 Results". www.world-track.org. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "CARIFTA Games 2012 Day 2 Results". www.world-track.org. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "CARIFTA Games 2012 Day 3 Results". www.world-track.org. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- World Junior Athletics History