2007-2008 News
3 New National Records
Three Senior National Records have been broken in the early stages of the 2008 Outdoor Athletics Season - CONGRATULATIONS!
Andy Baron: Javelin - 61.64 m (broke his record of 61.21m, 2007)
Chris Lloyd: 100m - 10.33s (broke Sherwin James record of 10.47s, 2003)
Chris Lloyd: 200m - 20.31s (broke his record of 20.56s, 2007)
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Chris Lloyd's Outdoor Opener In Hard Conditions
Chris Lloyd ran his first outdoor race this weekend [26/4/2008] at Drake Relays and ran a solid 46.80 despite the cold weather and very strong winds. I have attached the results below and a quote from the paper about the conditions.
"as competitors struggled to perform to their peak with temperatures in the low 40s and swirling winds throughout the day.
The temperature dropped almost 20 degrees by noon, and wind gusts of up to 28 mph knocked down all the plants on the medal stand.
Folks that view the Drake Relays as the unofficial event of spring bundled up in winter coats, gloves and hats and packed concession stands selling coffee and hot chocolate. The fans stuck around though, even giving the sun a sarcastic round of applause when the it made a brief appearance midway through the afternoon."
Reported by Jerome Romain
our US track & field correspondent
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NACAC U-23 Championships 2008 Entry Standards
Entry Standards for the NACAC U-23 Championships to be held in Toluca, Mexico from July 18-20 2008 are now up.
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Results: Carifta Games 2008
Results from the 37th Carifta Games held in St. Kitts from March 22-24, 2008 are now up.
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World Indoor Championship 2008 Report
A report on the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships, which took place in Valencia Spain from the 7th - 9th March 2008, is now up.
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We Need A Synthetic Track
Just a short Note after a successful weekend at the Carifta Games:
We were consistently very good at Carifta in the throws in the past years, but definately there are talented athletes in Dominica that would be able to participate as potential medalists in the track events and jumps events as well. But for this to happen we need a 400m synthetic track in Dominica.
Athletes succeeding at the Carifta Games are often potential future Olympic Games qualifiers and represent their country at various World Games. They also stand a good chance to receive a full athletic scholarship at a top US University.
Let's get the kids off the streets, let's invest and offer them programs to nurture their God given talent - giving them the opportunity to make it through sports. I believe that a 400m track in Dominica is worth the investment - St.Kitts proved it this Easter weekend - maybe we should aim to host the Carifta Games e.g. in 2011, as was done by Turks and Caicos in 07 and St.Kitts - they did not have a track previously either - let's go for it!
Andy
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Dillon Simon Wins Second Medal At Carifta Games 2008
Congratulations goes to the Dominican Team for their great performance at the Carifta Games 2008 in St.Kitts, which was held during the Easter weekend!
Outstanding Dillon Simon won a gold in the U-17 Shot Put on Saturday (22 March, 2008) - topping it with a new prestigeous Carifta Record - and added a silver medal Monday (March 24, 2008) in the U-17 Discus event.
Brilliant Merfilius Leslie brought home the bronze medal by throwing his personal best on Sunday (March 23, 2008).
Dillon Simon: Gold Medal in the U-17 Shot Put
1 Simon, Dillon Dominica 16.63m (new Carifta Record!) 2 Jones, John Barbados 15.93m 3 Gayle, Rajae Jamaica 14.75m Dillon Simon: Silver Medal in the U-17 Discus
1 Gayle, Rajae Jamaica 48.54m 2 Simon, Dillon Dominica 47.00m 3 Dacres, Rojay Jamaica 46.70m Merfilius Leslie: Bronze Medal in the U-17 Javelin
1 Jones, John Barbados 55.98m 2 Gibbs, Emron Grenada 54.72m 3 Leslie, Merfilius Dominica 51.90m (PB)
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Great News From Carifta
The Dominican throwers who were in action the first 2 days at the Carifta Games in St.Kitts, were very successful!
- Dillon Simon: Gold Medal in the U-17 Shot Put
1 Simon, Dillon Dominica 16.63m 2 Jones, John Barbados 15.93m 3 Gayle, Rajae Jamaica 14.75m - Merfilius Leslie: Bronze Medal in the U-17 Javelin
1 Jones, John Barbados 55.98m 2 Gibbs, Emron Grenada 54.72m 3 Leslie, Merfilius Dominica 51.90m
Monday (March 24, 2008) is the last day of the competition and Dillon will be throwing in the U-17 Discus event at 6 PM.
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World Junior Championships 2008 Entry Standards
Entry standards for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics which will be held in Bydgoszcs, Poland on the 8-13 July 2008 are now up.
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Dominica Carifta Team 2008
A list of members of the Dominican Team that will participate at the Carifta Games 2008, which will be held in St.Kitts on the Easter weekend (22nd to 24th March) is now up.
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Chris Lloyd Has A Great Start At World Indoor Championships 2008
Chris Lloyd has qualified for the Semi Finals of the World Indoor Championships taking place in Valencia, Spain (March 7-9, 2008). The Semi Finals will take place today (March 8, 2008) at 2 PM Dominican Time. He is in Heat 2 and you can follow the races live on IAAF Radio.
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Results: DAAA Junior Championships
Andre Bazil - U-20 Overall Athlete
The Final Results and Overall Winners of the DAAA National Junior Championship held on March 2, 2008 are now up.
It was a wet day in Portsmouth last Sunday and the conditions throughout the day hardly allowed top performances - but the good results under these circunstances reflect the talent and potential of our Junior Athletes. Rain on and off in the morning and a sunnier afternoon still made it possible to complete most of the events. Disappointing was the number of participating athletes - only 70% of the registered athletes competed and this absence needs to be evaluated.
A compliment to all the athletes who participated and gave their best despite the unfortunate conditions and a big thank you to all the Officials who held out in this rainy weather and made the event a success .
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DAAA 2007 AGM Meeting
The executive of the DAAA wishes to sincerely apologized for the postponement of the AGM. Seeing that the financial accounts were not yet settled we thought it best to wait.
Wednesday 12th March 2008 4:30 pm is the new date set for the AGM at the Saint Mary Academy School Grounds. Affiliates, sponsors, media houses and observers are invited to attend.
All executive positions will be up for elections so clubs and schools affiliated to the association must have present two delegates who will be eligeble to vote. Please note that you must be up to date with your subscription payments in order to vote ($ 250.00)
One of the main items that will be presented on the floor for the general membership to vote on is the updated constitution.
Thank you for your patience.
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Results: Secondary Schools U-21 Championships
The Secondary Schools U-21 Athletics Championship was held at Benjamin's Park, Portsmouth on Wednesday 27th February 2008.
The participating schools were:
- Dominica Grammar School
- Goodwill Secondary School
- Pierre Charles Secondary School
- Isaiah Thomas Secondary School
- Portsmouth Secondary School
- North East Comprehensive School
- St. Mary's Academy
- Dominica State College
- Castle Bruce Secondary School
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Results: Mini Meet #3
The third and last Mini Meet of the season took place Sunday February 17, 2008 at Benjamin's Park, Portsmouth.
Simon Dillon of OAC was the outstanding athlete, breaking both the Discus (47.68) and Shot Put (16.66) U-17 National Records. His Shot Put record is even better than the Carifta U-17 Record, which makes us hope for great things to come. Congratulations for this outstanding achievement!
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Chris Lloyd Breaks 400m Indoor National Record
Chris Lloyd placed second in the fastest 400m race this year in Birmingham, England (February 16, 2008).
With this result (46.02) he achieved a new Personal Best, which is an Indoor National Record. Chris is now number 2 in the world in the latest indoors top list.
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Chris Lloyd Wins International Race In Athens
Chris Lloyd won the 400m at the Athina 2008 Indoor Meeting in Athens Greece, on February 13, 2008. With this result he is number 3 in the world in the latest indoors top list and the IAAF Indoors World Championship will take place in Valencia, Spain from the 7-9 March.
400m 1 Chris Lloyd DMA 46.30, 2 Edino Steele JAM 46.88, 3 Alleyne Francique GND 46.92, 4 Nery Brenes CRC 47.14, 5 Arismendy Peguero DOM 47.52, 6 California Molefe BOT 48.22
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Results: Pioneers Classic
The Pioneers Classic was held Sunday, 10th February at Geneva Park in Grand Bay.
After qualifying in the Discus two weeks ago, Dillon Simon has qualified for the Carifta Games in the U-17 Shot Put as well - CONGRATULATIONS!
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Annual General Meeting 2007 - Postponed
The DAAA Annual General Meeting for 2007 had to be further postponed and the new date will be announced as soon as possible. We regret the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. For more detailed information please see the letter from the DAAA President below.
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Results: Mini Meet # 2
The second DAAA Preparational Meet (Mini Meet #2) took place at Geneva Park in Grand Bay Sunday, 27th January 2008. Unfortunately midway through the afternoon steady rain forced an early closing of the competition. However, the fewer events still brought one highlight:
Congratulations to Dillon Simon, OAC, U-17 Discus (45.79 m) , who is the 4th Athlete that has qualified for the Carifta Games.
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Results: Mini Meet # 1
The first preparational meet (Mini Meet #1) took place at Lio Park, Marigot, Sunday 13 January 2008.
Congratulations to the 3 Athletes who have achieved the qualifying standard for the Carifta Games:
- Purnel Esprit, U-17 Javelin 54.18 m
- Merfilius Leslie, U-17 javelin 50.36 m
- Davis Hypolite, U-20 javelin 57.25 m
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DAAA Annual General Meeting Postponed
The Annual General Meeting of the DAAA scheduled for 19 December 2007 had to be postponed to January 2008. More information can be found in the letter below.
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World Indoor Championship 2008 Qualification Standards
The qualification standards for the World Indoor Championship, which will be the first big event this season are now up. The Championship will take place in Sevilla, Spain from the 7th to the 9th of March 2008. The qualifying deadline is February 25th 2008.
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Final Draft 3.0 of the World Anti-Doping Code
A letter from the World Anti-doping Agency about the Final Draft 3.0 of the World Anti-Doping Code is now up.
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Results: Road Race Series - 3rd Race - 5K
Results of the third and final 2K and 5K races of our 2007 Road Race Series which were held on November 25th, 2007 at Woodford Hill are now up.
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