2007-2008 News
World Junior Championships 2008 Report
A report of the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 29th June to July 13, 2008 is now up.
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Olympic Games 2008
Jerome Romain Selected to Coach Dominica Olympic Team
Providence, RI - Brown University Assistant Track & Field Coach, Jerome Romain, has recently been selected to coach the Dominica Olympic Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics that run from Aug. 8 through Aug. 24.
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Olympic Team News
In his final preparations for the 400m at the Olympics, Erison Hurtault has won the 400m race at a meet in Belgium in 46.08 - Congratulations.
He will compete in 2 more races and train in Belgium before heading to Beijing for the Opening on the 8th August.
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Results: CAC Senior Championships 2008
The Dominica Amateur Athletics Association in collaboration with the Dominica Olympic Committee was able to send seven athletes to the 21st Central American and Caribbean athletics championship held in Santiago de Cali, Columbia (4th - 6th July, 2008).
From first reports, it seems that the Championship was badly organized and the conditions for the athletes during the first 2 days in Colombia were not at all favorable for a serious preparation. Team Senior Chris Lloyd has sent us a short report which documents a few first hand details (please see below). Despite all the problems sorrounding the competition, Coach Jerome Romain did his best to prepare the athletes mentally for their events.
Short summary:
After winning his preliminary and Semi-final heats of the 200 meters Chris Lloyd posted the fastest qualifying time of 20.53 seconds going into the finals the next day. We were hoping that based on his consistency through the 2 rounds that he was able to finish on the medal table. Unfortunately the unfavorable weather conditions going into the finals hinder Chris from bringing out his best as he settled good 5th place clocking a time of 20.85 seconds.
Erison Hurtault our newest addition to the team won his 200 meters prelim heat in a personal best time of 21.04 seconds. However he was knocked out in the semi finals after clocking a time of 21.22 seconds.
Tyron Benjamin finished 7th in the discus, throwing a distance of 49.51 meters, which represents his season best. He then went on to finish 4th in the shot put with 16.85 meters.
Brendan Williams cleared a height of 2.05 meters in the high jump and unfortunately on his 2.10 attempt he slid away and injured his ankle.
Andy Baron, who sustained a hamstring injury still managed to throw the javelin a distance of 55.34 meter.
The highlight of the team's performance came from our two Olympians Chris Lloyd and Erison Hurtault, along with our two local athletes Joseph Bazil and Smith Telemaque who broke the National 4 x 400 meter relay record established in 1989. This 19 year old record stood at 3:16.3 seconds but is now replaced by the record breaking performance time of 3:11.06 seconds.
(Note: There is a mistake in the official results listing Tyron as 3rd leg runner instead of Smith)
We extend congratulations to the coach and team who represented Dominica at this year's Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championship.
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XXI CAC Senior Championships
The XXI CAC Senior Championships in Cali, Colombia.
This important event will have the participation of 40 countries and the best athletes in all track and field disciplines of those nations will be held in Cali, Colombia at the recently renovated Pedro Grajales Stadium, July 4-6, 2008.
Below you find the profiles of the athletes representing Dominica. As you will notice, Erison Hurtault (200m, 400m), has joined the our team and he is the second athlete that is qualified for Beijing.
We thank the DOC for all the assistance and support, giving our best Dominican athletes the opportunity to compete at this highlight in the Region in 2008 - a great test one month before the Olympics.
DAAA/July 1
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2008 National Club Championship Cancelled
Dear members
I regret to tell you that all our efforts to get a field for Athletics this Sunday 6th July failed. The Cricket Association cannot change it's schedule and we have to cancel the 2008 Club Championship.
But during the month of July all the Juniors have a chance to compete at the Winward Island Schools Games Trials. The Trials will be held on Thursday 10th July and 17th July in Portsmouth. It will be organised by the Sports Division in collaboration with the DAAA. We will inform you of the dates and further details in the next days.
Please use these events to test your athletes - besides the WISG Team selection we are also looking at the selection for the Commonwealth Youth Games in India in October 2008 (age:18 and under)
Best wishes
Andy Burkard
Secretary DAAA
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DAAA.DM
The official website for the Dominica Amateur Athletic Association is now www.daaa.dm. Much shorter isn't it?
If you try to access our site from www.dominicaamateurathleticassociation.org, you will be automatically redirected to www.daaa.dm. This change was made to make our website domain name easier to type and remember.
Our RSS feed is now www.daaa.dm/rss.xml.
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IAAF World Athletics Day Draw 2008
We seem to be very lucky in the WAD draws. It's incredible - only two U-18 category event winners are drawn (1 boy & 1 girl) out of all athletes that won their event on World Athletics Day in the various participating countries of the North America, Central America and Carbbean (NACAC) region.
The winner in the U-16 category WAD draw last year was Dillon Simon. It is again a Dominican in 2008, but this time in the U-18 category - Andre Bazil of OAC, Congratulations - you deserve it!
The trip to Monaco will be a great experience for Andre.
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DAAA National Club Championships 2008 Postponed
Dear Members
Clubs have requested to postpone the DAAA Club Championship 2008, due to students/athletes being busy with exams during this time.
The DAAA Executive has agreed to push back the event, which was scheduled for this coming Sunday 8th June and to hold it either on Sunday the 29th June or 6th July. This will depend on the availability of the Venue.
We will inform you as soon as possible of further details.
Kind regards
Andy Burkard
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Good Results From Athletes
Puerto Rico - at the Ponce Invitational IAAF Permit Meet: 400m - Chris Lloyd second in 45.45s.
Martinique - Asco Inter Atlas Meeting: Brendan Williams wins High Jump with 2.10m (Stadium record) with very short run up space.
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CAC Senior Championships 2008 Entry Standards
Entry Standards for the CAC Senior Championships to be held in Cali, Colombia from July 4-6, 2008 are now up.
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Results: National Athletics Championships
Results of the National Athletics Championships held on May 17 & 18, 2008 are now up.
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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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