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International athletics championship event
The
2012
NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics
were held at the
Centro Paralimpico Nacional
in
Irapuato
, Mexico from 6 to 8 July. It was the seventh edition of the biennial
athletics
competition for
NACAC
area athletes under 23 years of age. A total of 44
track and field
events were contested, divided evenly between the sexes. It was the third time that Mexico had hosted the event, having done so in 2000 and 2008.
Over 400 athletes from 23 nations competed at the championships. Eleven
championship records
were broken at the competition, with particularly strong performances in the
sprint
events.
Jason Rogers
equalled the
100 metres
record while
Auriyall Scott
improved the women's time.
Kimberlyn Duncan
and
Rebecca Alexander
made it an American sweep of the women's sprints with two more records.
Shane Brathwaite
won the men's
110 metres hurdles
with a record run of 13.31 seconds. Jamaica's
Traves Smikle
gave a strong performance in the
discus throw
, becoming the first athlete to clear sixty metres in the history of the meet.
Amanda Bingson
added more than four metres to the women's
hammer throw
record, while Mexico's
Abigail Gomez
claimed the
javelin throw
record for the host nation.
The United States was dominant at the competition, winning all but five of the women's titles. Mexico managed five gold medals and Canada had the third most wins with four golds. Sixteen nations reached the medal table
Medal summary
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Women
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Medal table (unofficial)
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Host nation (
Mexico
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Participation
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According to an unofficial count, 303 athletes from 23 countries participated.
References
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Regional
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Cross country
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Other
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Seasonal
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National
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Regional
championships
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Under-20
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Under-18
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Under-16
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Games
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