The 29th CARIFTA Games was held at the National Stadium in St. George's, Grenada on April 22–24, 2000. A detailed report on the results was given.
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "St. Lucia online" and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 265 athletes (154 junior (under-20) and 111 youth (under-17)) from about 21 countries: Anguilla (5), Antigua and Barbuda (7), Bahamas (27), Barbados (23), Belize (1), Bermuda (9), British Virgin Islands (2), Cayman Islands (7), Dominica (3), Grenada (33), Guadeloupe (12), Guyana (2), Jamaica (55), Martinique (35), Netherlands Antilles (1), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Lucia (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (35), Turks and Caicos Islands (1), and the US Virgin Islands (2).
Records
A total of 12 championships records were set.
In the boys' U-20 category, Dwayne Henclewood from Jamaica threw the discus 50.41 m.
In the girls' U-20 category, Veronica Campbell from Jamaica finished the 200 metres in 23.05 seconds. Sheree Francis from Jamaica equalled the 1.79 m jumped by Nicola Springer, Barbados, in high jump in the year 1987. Claudia Villeneuve from Martinique set new records in shot put (15.29 m) and discus throw (50.14 m). Keitha Moseley from Barbados achieved 3,695 points in heptathlon. Moreover, Adrianna Lamalle from Martinique reached 13.64 s in the 100 metres hurdles event.
In the boys' U-17 category, the star of the games, Darrel Brown from Trinidad and Tobago, set two new records of 10.36 s in 100 metres and 21.20 s in 200 metres, and (most probably) helped the Trinidad and Tobago 4 × 100 metres relay team to finish in 40.87 s. 16.07 metres is the new shot put record for Kimani Kirton from Jamaica.
Finally, in the girls' U-20 category, Janill Williams from Antigua and Barbuda won the 1,500 metres in the new championships record time of 4:32.89.
Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the second time in the role to Darrel Brown from Trinidad and Tobago. He won (at least) 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the youth (U-17) category (there is no information on the composition of the Trinidad and Tobago relay teams).
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 "St. Lucia online", and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
Boys under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (0.6 m/s) 10.39 10.54 10.61200 metres (0.9 m/s) 21.06 21.19 21.46400 metres 46.63 46.73 46.95800 metres 1:52.70 1:52.77 1:54.081500 metres 4:00.07 4:00.79 4:00.915000 metres 15:22.83 15:53.05 16:07.44110 metres hurdles (1.8 m/s) 14.63 15.04 16.09400 metres hurdles 53.25 53.45 54.56High jump 2.12 2.12 Pole vault 3.60 3.55 3.55Long jump 7.68 7.45 7.36Triple jump 16.14w 15.29w 15.23Shot put 13.90 13.88 13.86Discus throw 50.41 CR 48.44 46.18Javelin throw 59.55 59.35 58.42Heptathlon 4621 4531 43704 × 100 metres relay Paul Thompson Winston Smith Omar Brown 40.55 41.31 41.564 × 400 metres relay 3:12.73 3:13.76 3:14.58
: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Girls under 20 (Junior) 100 metres 11.37 11.41 11.74200 metres (1.2 m/s) 23.05 CR 23.44 23.86400 metres 53.29 53.66 54.15800 metres 2:08.73 2:09.25 2:11.971500 metres 4:36.15 4:41.99 4:46.703000 metres 9:57.33 10:11.50 10:14.73100 metres hurdles (1.6 m/s) 13.57 13.60 13.78400 metres hurdles 58.92 60.00 60.58High jump 1.79 =CR 1.70 1.70Long jump 5.95 5.93 5.85Triple jump 12.95 12.92 12.66Shot put 15.29 CR 13.43 12.83Discus throw 50.14 CR 43.22 41.71Javelin throw 47.87 41.85 40.61Pentathlon 3695 CR 3346 32804 × 100 metres relay 44.63 45.31 45.314 × 400 metres relay 3:35.33 3:42.13 3:43.46
: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Boys under 17 (Youth) 100 metres (1.5 m/s) 10.36 CR 10.73 10.75200 metres (1.7 m/s) 21.20 CR 21.73 21.81400 metres 49.40 49.54 49.63800 metres 1:57.39 1:57.45 1:57.701500 metres 4:10.49 4:11.85 4:12.60100 metres hurdles (1.8 m/s) 13.36 13.47 13.48400 metres hurdles 53.62 53.85 55.56High jump 2.00 1.95 1.90Long jump 7.15 7.10 6.99Triple jump 14.55 14.05 13.95Shot put 16.07 CR 14.58 13.55Discus throw 42.86 40.57 40.52Javelin throw 58.40 53.78 52.124 × 100 metres relay 40.87 CR 42.10 42.53
Girls under 17 (Youth) 100 metres (1.5 m/s) 11.95 12.05 12.09200 metres (2.5 m/s) 23.31w 24.32w 24.49w400 metres 54.57 55.54 56.17800 metres 2:10.76 2:12.46 2:13.131500 metres 4:32.89 CR 4:43.32 4:46.46100 metres hurdles (0.3 m/s) 14.30 14.41 14.59300 metres hurdles 43.02 43.32 43.41High jump 1.76 1.76 1.73Long jump 6.00 5.88 5.82wShot put 13.03 11.22 10.70Discus throw 39.75 34.81 34.16Javelin throw 37.43 33.95 30.104 × 100 metres relay 45.91 46.95 47.32
Medal table (unofficial)
References
External links World Junior Athletics History