The 26th CARIFTA Games was held at the National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, on April 4–6, 1997.
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 270 athletes (146 junior (under-20) and 124 youth (under-17)) from about 19 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (8), Aruba (1), Bahamas (27), Barbados (41), Bermuda (11), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (5), Dominica (6), Grenada (10), Guadeloupe (16), Guyana (11), Jamaica (53), Martinique (30), Saint Kitts and Nevis (3), Saint Lucia (3), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (7), Suriname (1), Trinidad and Tobago (29), US Virgin Islands (7).
Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the first time jointly to two athletes: Aleen Bailey and Roy Bailey, both from Jamaica. Aleen Bailey won a gold (200m) and a silver medal (100m), while Roy Bailey won 3 gold medals (100m, 200m, and 4 × 100m relay). Both athletes competed in the junior (U-20) category.
Medal summary Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
Boys under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (0.0 m/s) 10.40 10.86 10.88200 metres (1.3 m/s) 20.48 20.95 21.18400 metres 46.90 47.33 47.46800 metres 1:54.78 1:54.79 1:56.591500 metres 4:01.4 4:02.4 4:03.05000 metres 16:05.04 16:13.24 16:17.52110 metres hurdles (8.3 m/s) 14.19w 14.61w 14.64w400 metres hurdles 53.43 54.28 54.62High jump 2.08 2.06 1.95Pole vault 4.31 3.65 3.65Long jump 7.45 7.23 7.21Triple jump 15.87w 15.66w 15.22wShot put 14.43 14.18 13.68Discus throw 43.34 43.02 39.68Javelin throw 55.60 55.38 53.784 × 100 metres relay Dwight Thomas Roy Bailey 39.87 41.15 41.444 × 400 metres relay 3:09.07 3:12.67 3:18.16
Girls under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (0.0 m/s) 11.54 11.60 11.83200 metres (0.9 m/s) 23.65 23.83 23.88400 metres 54.64 55.31 55.78800 metres 2:11.22 2:12.43 2:12.521500 metres 4:44.56 4:47.78 4:48.563000 metres 10:23.26 10:28.75 10:31.62100 metres hurdles (2.7 m/s) 14.10w 14.19w 14.59w400 metres hurdles 59.28 62.62 63.03High jump 1.68 1.68 1.60Long jump 6.08 6.07 5.83Triple jump 12.56 12.55 12.49Shot put 15.25 14.34 12.48Discus throw 48.36 43.56 43.06Javelin throw 40.80 40.34 39.964 × 100 metres relay Lisa Sharpe Veronica Campbell 45.27 46.19 46.284 × 400 metres relay 3:39.30 3:45.69 3:48.43
Boys under 17 (Youth) 100 metres (0.0 m/s) 11.04 11.09 11.09200 metres (1.4 m/s) 22.06 22.18 22.32400 metres 48.75 49.12 49.38800 metres 1:58.59 2:01.53 2:02.381500 metres 4:14.35 4:18.83 4:22.29100 metres hurdles (5.2 m/s) 13.33w 13.65w 13.76w400 metres hurdles 54.64 55.66 57.40High jump 1.98 1.95 1.90Long jump 7.05 6.93 6.81Triple jump 14.73 14.43 14.38Shot put 15.04 14.42 13.18Discus throw 41.12 40.76 40.62Javelin throw 49.96 49.42 48.14
Girls under 17 (Youth) 100 metres (0.8 m/s) 12.03 12.04 12.15200 metres (0.3 m/s) 24.23 24.31 24.46400 metres 54.76 55.14 56.04800 metres 2:13.29 2:13.21 2:14.561500 metres 4:48.42 4:50.31 4:51.62100 metres hurdles (4.4 m/s) 13.85w 14.12w 14.30w300 metres hurdles 43.17 43.69 43.94High jump 1.65 1.65 1.65Long jump 5.62 5.46 5.38Shot put 11.90 10.72 10.28Discus throw 34.18 34.10 30.84Javelin throw 43.66 39.18 37.68
Medal table (unofficial)
References
External links World Junior Athletics History