The 37th CARIFTA Games was held in the Bird Rock Athletic Stadium in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, on March 21–24, 2008. IAAF president Lamine Diack was visiting the games emphasizing the event's importance and high value. Detailed reports on the results were given.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the St. Kitts-Nevis Amateur Athletic Association website, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 488 athletes (278 junior (under-20) and 210 youth (under-17)) from about 22 countries: Anguilla (11), Antigua and Barbuda (10), Aruba (4), Bahamas (55), Barbados (39), Bermuda (24), British Virgin Islands (10), Cayman Islands (12), Dominica (4), Grenada (19), Guadeloupe (28), Guyana (3), Jamaica (68), Martinique (40), Netherlands Antilles (6), Saint Kitts and Nevis (55), Saint Lucia (11), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (63), Turks and Caicos Islands (9), US Virgin Islands (10).

Records

A total of 9 new games records were set.

In the boys' U-20 category, Jamaican long distance runner Kemoy Campbell set the new 5000m record to 14:46.51, while his compatriot K'don Samuels improved the 21-year-old mark of 4.26m in pole vault to 4.60m.

In the girls' U-20 category, four new games records were set: for 800 metres, by Natoya Goule of Jamaica to 2:05.90, for 100 metres hurdles record by Kierre Beckles of Barbados to 13.43s (0.4 m/s), for the Pentathlon by Salcia Slack of Jamaica to 3935 points, and by the 4 x 100 metres relay team from the Bahamas to 44.36s.

Finally, there were three more games records in the boys' U-17 category: by Bahamians Aaron Wilmore who finished the 100 m hurdles in 12.88s (0.6 m/s), and compatriot Nejmi Burnside with 52.81s in the 400 m hurdles. Dillon Simon of Dominica reached a width of 16.63m to establish a new U-17 shot put record.

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Kierre Beckles of Barbados. She won the gold medals in the 100m hurdles competition in the junior (U-20) category setting the new games record to 13.43s, and a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

Medal summary

Complete results can be found on the St. Kitts-Nevis Amateur Athletic Association website, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Boys under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (0.1 m/s) 10.32 10.48 10.57200 metres (5.2 m/s) 20.16 w 20.33 w 20.78 w400 metres 46.86 47.26 47.55800 metres 1:51.94 1:52.49 1:52.611500 metres 3:56.14 3:56.80 3:59.365000 metres 14:46.51 CR 15:57.99 15:58.01110 metres hurdles (-0.5 m/s) 13.50 14.13 14.22400 metres hurdles 51.81 53.05 53.18High jump 2.10 2.05 2.00Pole vault 4.60 CR 3.20 Long jump 7.65 w (4.0 m/s) 7.34 (0.6 m/s)/ 7.29 (1.8 m/s)Triple jump 15.76 (-0.5 m/s) 15.49 w (5.0 m/s)/ 15.22 w (3.0 m/s)Shot put 16.23 15.93/ 15.67Discus throw 51.46 48.84/ 46.42Javelin throw 65.48/ 54.23 54.00Heptathlon† 5006 4515 44744 x 100 metres relay Warren Weir Ramone McKenzie Nickel Ashmeade Dexter Lee 39.80 Abiola Glasgow Kendall Bacchus Kyle Jacelon Joel Dillon 40.68 Shekeim Greaves Renaldo Bailey Jerry-Lee Davis Shane Brathwaite 41.594 x 400 metres relay Keiron Stewart Ramone McKenzie Nickel Ashmeade Andre Peart 3:09.71 Jameel Alleyne-Walcott Kervin Morgan Ancil Nicholson Jovon Toppin 3:11.34 Jeffery Gibson Demetrius Pinder Brandon Miller Karlton Rolle 3:12.09

†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Girls under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (2.5 m/s) 11.39 w 11.41 w 11.50 w200 metres (1.4 m/s) 23.01 23.11 23.28400 metres 53.57 53.77 54.05800 metres 2:05.90 CR 2:10.20 2:11.071500 metres 4:33.69 4:45.22 4:47.483000 metres† 10:15.22 10:15.28 10:16.15100 metres hurdles (0.4 m/s) 13.43 CR 13.63 13.72400 metres hurdles 58.08 58.17 59.69High jump 1.65/ 1.65 1.65Long jump/ 6.03/ 6.02/ 5.90Triple jump/ 12.91 w (3.6 m/s) 12.81 (1.2 m/s)/ 12.51 (0.0 m/s)Shot put/ 14.61/ 13.93 13.29Discus throw 44.68 40.29/ 37.03Javelin throw 47.00/ 42.12 41.33Pentathlon† 3935 CR/ 3591 34974 x 100 metres relay Sheniqua Ferguson Krystal Bodie Cache Armbrister Nivea Smith 44.36 CR Rosemarie Carty Jura Levy Alicia Cutenar Carrie Russell 44.90 Tameka Rawlins Mara Weekes Sade Sealy Kierre Beckles 45.754 x 400 metres relay Kayan Robinson Shana-Gaye Tracey Nikita Tracey Alicia Cutenar 3:39.12 Jessica James Sparkle McKnight Afyia Walker Janeil Bellille 3:43.65 Sade Sealy Latoya Griffith Sade Greene Mara Weekes 3:44.41

†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Boys under 17 (Youth) 100 metres (-1.6 m/s) 10.76 10.84 11.00200 metres (2.0 m/s) 21.38 21.74 21.89400 metres 47.87 49.08 49.34800 metres 1:56.12 1:56.68 1:58.991500 metres 4:09.78 4:10.44 4:16.303000 metres 9:05.11 9:24.89/ 9:25.04100 metres hurdles (0.6 m/s) 12.88 CR 13.13 13.49400 metres hurdles 52.81 CR 55.08 55.29High jump 2.05 1.95 1.95Long jump 6.86 6.67 6.65Triple jump 14.66 (1.3 m/s) 14.17 w (3.2 m/s) 13.59 w (2.6 m/s)Shot put 16.63 CR 15.93 14.75Discus throw 48.54 47.00 46.70Javelin throw 55.98 54.72 51.904 x 100 metres relay Aaron Wilmore Demetri Knowles Johnathan Farquharson Geno Jones 41.85 Christian Benjamin Jonathan Holder Koffi Hunte Moriba Morain 42.29 Lemmar Wilson Earl Lee A-Shawni Mitchell Rolando Reid 42.624 x 400 metres relay Nolan Williams Rolando Reid A-Shawni Mitchell Javere Bell 3:19.26 Hendrix Foncette Omar Charles Kory Woods Deon Lendore 3:21.20 Alonzo Russell Zhivago Thompson Glenwood Baillou Nejmi Burnside 3:22.77

Girls under 17 (Youth) 100 metres (0.4 m/s) 11.66 11.91 11.91200 metres (1.6 m/s) 23.99 24.14 24.40400 metres 54.52 54.56 55.52800 metres 2:13.46 2:13.77 2:17.58 1500 metres 4:48.82 4:52.34 4:56.18100 metres hurdles (-0.9 m/s) 14.04 14.17 14.18300 metres hurdles 42.62 43.61 44.61High jump 1.74 1.71 1.65Long jump 5.82 5.72 5.67Triple jump 11.83 (-2.2 m/s) 11.55 (-3.5 m/s) 11.53 (-1.6 m/s)Shot put/ 11.74/ 11.36 11.18Discus throw 34.02 32.86 31.34Javelin throw/ 37.65 36.63/ 34.544 x 100 metres relay Natasha Morrison Yanique Ellington Sandrae Farquharson Petra Fanty 46.51 Arian Maynard Vanessa Bennet Trefasana White Siana Leader 46.95 Sparkyl Cash V'Alonee Robinson Rashan Brown Henrietta Carey 47.844 x 400 metres relay Petra Fanty Shericka Jackson Danielle Dowie Sandrae Farquharson 3:39.62 Trefasana White Vanessa Bennet Siana Leader Kaydeen Liburd 3:49.13 Desiree Harper Chelsi Campbell Marrissa Gale Sade Andrews 3:50.13

Medal table

The medal count has been published.

References

External links World Junior Athletics History