The Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics was hosted for the first time in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, on July 1–2, 2011.[1] The BVI Athletics Association is organizing the event which is part of its 40th anniversary activities. It is the smallest CACAC family member to host a CACAC Championships event, which is held for the first time in the Leeward Islands.[2]
| XIV Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 1 – 2 July |
| Host city | Tortola, British Virgin Islands  |
| Venue | A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground |
| Level | Age Group 11-14 years |
| Participation | 139 athletes from 20 nations |
2013 → | |
15 new championships records were established, and the athletes from Barbados collected the most points to win the overall trophy in the CAC age group championships for the third time in the role.[3][4]
Participation edit
A total of 139 athletes from 20 CACAC member federations participated in the event.[3] The competition results are published.[3][5][6] Each participating federation earned at least one medal.
Medal summary edit
Medal table (unofficial) edit
* Host nation (British Virgin Islands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barbados | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 |  Guadeloupe | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 |  Bahamas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Grenada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Curaçao | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Martinique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Anguilla | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 |  Bermuda | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| British Virgin Islands* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Aruba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 91 | |
Team trophies edit
References edit
- ^ BVI Athletics Association (February 28, 2011), BVI to host July 1–2 CAC age group championships, BVI News, Alliance News Limited, archived from the original on March 9, 2011, retrieved July 24, 2011
- ^ BVI Athletics Association (June 28, 2011), Territory to host a record 21 countries for CAC Age Group Championships, BVI News, Alliance News Limited, archived from the original on June 8, 2012, retrieved July 24, 2011
- ^ a b c BVI Athletics Association (July 4, 2011), Barbados 3-peats as 15 records fall in CAC Age Group Championships, IAAF, retrieved July 24, 2011
- ^ Clarke, Clayton (July 2, 2011), Barbados ahead at CAC Age Group Championships, TrackAlerts, archived from the original on 2012-04-06, retrieved November 20, 2011
- ^ CACAC Athletics (July 3, 2011), XIV CAC AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7/1/2011 to 7/2/2011, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, Results (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2011, retrieved July 24, 2011
- ^ CACAC Athletics (July 3, 2011), XIV CAC AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7/1/2011 to 7/2/2011, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, Individual Rankings, Team Rankings (PDF), retrieved July 24, 2011