The 34th CARIFTA Games was held in the

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on March 26–28, 2005. The event was relocated from the

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, St. George's,

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, because of the aftermath of

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destroying 90 percent of the island's houses. An appraisal of the results has been given.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the CACAC, the CFPI and the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 427 athletes (215 junior (under-20) and 212 youth (under-17)) from about 25 countries: Anguilla (3), Antigua and Barbuda (10), Aruba (2), Bahamas (51), Barbados (37), Bermuda (12), British Virgin Islands (7), Cayman Islands (16), Dominica (5), French Guiana (1), Grenada (31), Guadeloupe (19), Guyana (8), Haiti (11), Jamaica (69), Martinique (31), Montserrat (2), Netherlands Antilles (6), Saint Kitts and Nevis (8), Saint Lucia (8), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3), Suriname (3), Trinidad and Tobago (59), Turks and Caicos Islands (18), US Virgin Islands (7).

Records

A total of 4 new games records were set. In the boys' U-20 category, Grégory Gamyr from Martinique achieved 18.11 metres in shot put. In the boys' U-17 category, Theon O'Connor from Jamaica set the new 800m games record to 1:53.72. The 4x400 metres relay team from Trinidad and Tobago set the new games record to 3:15.09. In the girls' U-17 category, the 4x100 metres relay team from Jamaica finished in 45.43 seconds. Moreover, a total of 8 national (senior) records were set by the junior athletes. In the men's category, Junior Hines set the 3000 metres record for the Cayman Islands to 9:59.68. In the women's category, individual records were set by

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(long jump, 6.24m, wind: +0.9 m/s) for

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, by Skyler Wallen (1500 metres, 4:44.79) for

the Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of ...

, by La Troya Darrell (triple jump, 12.29m, wind: -0.9 m/s) for

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, by Opal Bodden (triple jump, 10.70m, wind: +0.8 m/s) for the Cayman Islands, and by Sanny Eugene (800 metres, 2:12.75) for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Moreover, the 4x100 metres relay teams of

(45.41s) and the Turks and Caicos Islands (51.88s) established new national records.

Austin Sealy Award

The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Theon O'Connor of Jamaica. He won 2 gold medals (800m, and 1500m) in the youth (U-17) category, setting a new 800m games record.

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 CACAC, the CFPI and the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Boys under 20 (Junior)

^o: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Girls under 20 (Junior)

^o: Open event for both junior and youth athletes.

Boys under 17 (Youth)

Girls under 17 (Youth)

Medal table (unofficial)

The medal count has been published. There is a mismatch between the unofficial medal count and the published medal count for the Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago. This can be explained by the fact that there were only three competitors in the boys U20 pole vault event, therefore not having been considered in the published medal count.

References

External links

World Junior Athletics History
{{CARIFTA Games CARIFTA Games 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago sport

CARIFTA The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) was an English-speaking economic trade organisation. It organised on 1 May 1968, to provide a continued economic linkage between the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean. The agreements est ...

2005 in Caribbean sport International athletics competitions hosted by Trinidad and Tobago