2008 CARIFTA Games
The 37th CARIFTA Games was held in the Bird Rock Athletic Stadium in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, on March 21–24, 2008.[1] IAAF president Lamine Diack was visiting the games emphasizing the event's importance and high value.In the boys' U-20 category, Jamaican long distance runner Kemoy Campbell set the new 5000m record to 14:46.51,[5] while his compatriot K'don Samuels improved the 21-year-old mark of 4.26m in pole vault to 4.60m.[4] Dillon Simon of Dominica reached a width of 16.63m to establish a new U-17 shot put record.[3] The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Kierre Beckles of Barbados.