BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – WARREN HAZEL of St. Kitts and Nevis yesterday (Jul. 6) made his country and family proud when he took bronze in the U-20 400m at the 2014 CAC Junior A & B Championships in Morello, Mexico.
His sprint of 46.72 seconds also breaks his own National Junior Record in that event.
Hazel’s teammate Akeem Chumney finished just shy of the medal placing as he took fourth in the U-18 400m Hurdles.
The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a competition held among the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands and is promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation.
It is divided into the Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1978, and the Junior A Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1974.
The Junior A category is opened to both girls and boys aged 17-20 until 2010 and also to both sexes aged 18-20 starting in the year 2012.
The Junior B category is opened to girls and boys aged 14-16 until 2010 and also to both groups aged 14-17 starting in the year 2012.
