The 2015 CARIFTA Games took place between 3 and 6 April 2015. The event was held at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in Bird Rock, south-eastern suburb of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.[1] During the games, the stadium was officially renamed the "Kim Collins National Athletic Stadium" in honour of the country's 2003 100m world champion Kim Collins.[2] It was the second time after 2008 that the event was hosted by Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| XLIV CARIFTA Games | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 3–6 April |
| Host city | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  |
| Venue | Silver Jubilee Stadium |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | Junior: 35 (incl. 4 open), Youth: 31 |
| Participation | 499 athletes from 25 nations |
Austin Sealy Award
editThe Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Mary Fraser, Barbados. She won three gold medals, 800 m and 1500m in the youth (U-18) category, as well as 3000m open for both junior and youth athletes.[3]
Medal summary
editComplete results were published.[4]
Boys U-20 (Junior)
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†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Girls U-20 (Junior)
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†: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.
Boys U-18 (Youth)
edit‡: It is reported that there is a tie for the bronze medal in high jump. However, it is also reported that Enzo Hodebar from Guadeloupe cleared the 2.00m in the first attempt, while Aaron Worrell from Barbados cleared the 2.00m in the third attempt, what should have broken the tie.[4]
*: Initially, the U-18 4 × 400 m relay teams from Jamaica and the Bahamas were disqualified resulting in gold for Trinidad and Tobago, silver for the Cayman Islands (3:20.86) and bronze for Saint Kitts and Nevis (3:24.95). However, after successful protests, both teams were reinstated in the medal ranks.[8][10]
Girls U-18 (Youth)
edit‡: It is reported that there is a tie resulting in four bronze medallists in high jump. However, only Sakari Famous from Bermuda and Lamara Distin from Jamaica cleared the 1.68m in the second attempt and all other heights in the first attempt. Daejha Moss from the Bahamas cleared both the 1.68m and the 1.65m in the second attempt, while Anelia Austrie from Dominica cleared the 1.68m in the third and the 1.65m in the second attempt. Consequently, there should be only two bronze medals.[4]
Medal table (unofficial)
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jamaica | 42 | 25 | 19 | 86 |
| 2 |  Bahamas | 8 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 |  Barbados | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 |  Grenada | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis* | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 |  Suriname | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Guadeloupe | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Martinique | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sint Maarten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Anguilla | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Dominica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 66 | 66 | 67 | 199 | |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 499 athletes from 25 countries participated. (Relay teams not completely known).
Anguilla (5)
Antigua and Barbuda (15)
Aruba (4)
Bahamas (53)
Barbados (27)
Bermuda (12)
British Virgin Islands (14)
Cayman Islands (20)
Curaçao (29)
Dominica (11)
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French Guiana (4)
Grenada (19)
/ Guadeloupe (22)
Guyana (1)
Haïti (1)
Jamaica (80)
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Martinique (16)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (34)
Saint Lucia (8)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
Sint Maarten (6)
Suriname (17)
Trinidad and Tobago (65)
Turks and Caicos Islands (18)
U.S. Virgin Islands (16)
References
edit- ^ 44th CARIFTA Games – Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium, Basseterre St. Kitts – Schedule of Events (PDF), Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, 25 March 2015, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-12, retrieved 1 April 2015
- ^ Carifta Games to end in Kim Collins Stadium, 4 April 2015, archived from the original on 13 April 2015, retrieved 6 April 2015
- ^ a b Mulkeen, Jon (6 April 2015), Taylor in record-breaking form at CARIFTA Games, IAAF, retrieved 7 April 2015
- ^ a b c 2015 CARIFTA GAMES - 4/3/2015 - 4/6/2015, Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, archived from the original on 11 June 2015, retrieved 4 April 2015
- ^ a b c d Day 3 Review – More Bling in the Medal Chest- More Bling for Team Jamaica in Multi-Discipline events, Jamaica Olympic Association, 6 April 2015, archived from the original on 14 April 2015, retrieved 7 April 2015
- ^ One CARIFTA GAMES Medal for Team TCI, Magnetic Media, 7 April 2015, retrieved 7 April 2015
- ^ Graham, Raymond (7 April 2015), Golden finish as Jamaica end Carifta Games with 4x400m relay sweep, Jamaica Gleaner, retrieved 7 April 2015
- ^ a b Longley, Sheldon (7 April 2015), Gold medal rush keeps The Bahamas in second, The Nassau Guardian, archived from the original on 22 December 2015, retrieved 7 April 2015
- ^ a b Résultats des 44ème carifta Games après 2 journées (in French), Ligue Régionale d'Athlétisme de la Guadeloupe, 6 April 2015, retrieved 7 April 2015
- ^ Barbados wins 16 medals at CARIFTA, The Barbados Advocate, 8 April 2015, archived from the original on 2015-04-15, retrieved 9 April 2015
External links
edit- "Complete results". Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.