Jamaica’s top junior athletes line up on Saturday, March 7, 2026, for Day 2 of the Carifta Games Trials at the National Stadium in Kingston, with prelims in the morning and 400m finals headlining the evening session.
Event overview
The 2026 JAAA Carifta Games Trials run from Friday, March 6 to Sunday, March 8, 2026, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The meet serves as the official selection event for Jamaica’s team to the 2026 Carifta Games in Grenada over Easter weekend. Information here
The morning session begins at 10:30 a.m. with the Boys Octathlon 100m 16&U, while the core afternoon track session starts at 1:40 p.m. with the Girls 200m 16&U preliminaries. Live streaming is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVMBFJ1WYdU and live results and updates at https://live.fortistiming.co/meets/62873 for the entire day’s programme.
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Seven track finals and one scoring octathlon event segment are slated for the evening block, led by the 400m age-group and invitational races from 5:40 p.m. onward. Field events, though not explicitly tagged as finals in the supplied data, are normally contested as finals at this level unless otherwise designated by meet management.
Saturday, March 7, 2026 – track schedule
Morning – middle distance and combined events
- 10:30 a.m. – Boys Octathlon 100m 16&U
- 11:00 a.m. – Girls 800m 16&U (Under 17) – Prelims
- 11:15 a.m. – Boys 800m 16&U (Under 17) – Prelims
- 11:30 a.m. – Girls 800m 17–19 (Under 20) – Prelims
- 11:45 a.m. – Boys 800m 17–19 (Under 20) – Prelims
Midday – 400m hurdles
- 12:40 p.m. – Boys 400m Hurdles 16&U (Under 17) – Prelims
- 12:55 p.m. – Girls 400m Hurdles 17–19 (Under 20) – Prelims
- 1:10 p.m. – Boys 400m Hurdles 17–19 (Under 20) – Prelims
Afternoon – 200m sprints
- 1:40 p.m. – Girls 200m 16&U (Under 17) – Prelims
- 1:55 p.m. – Boys 200m 16&U (Under 17) – Prelims
- 2:10 p.m. – Girls 200m 17–19 (Under 20) – Prelims
- 2:25 p.m. – Boys 200m 17–19 (Under 20) – Prelims
- 2:40 p.m. – Boys 200m 17–19 Invitational – Prelims
Evening – 400m finals and invitational races
- 5:40 p.m. – Girls 400m 16&U (Under 17) – Final
- 5:46 p.m. – Boys 400m 16&U (Under 17) – Final
- 5:52 p.m. – Girls 400m 18–19 Invitational
- 5:58 p.m. – Boys 400m 17–19 Invitational – Final
- 6:04 p.m. – Girls 400m 17–19 (Under 20) – Final
- 6:10 p.m. – Boys 400m 17–19 (Under 20) – Final
- 6:15 p.m. – Boys Octathlon 400m 16&U
Saturday, March 7, 2026 – field schedule
Morning – girls’ throws and jumps
- 11:00 a.m. – Girls Discus 16&U (Under 17)
- 11:05 a.m. – Girls Long Jump 16&U (Under 17)
- 11:05 a.m. – Girls High Jump 17–19 (Under 20)
- 11:45 a.m. – Girls Discus 17–19 (Under 20)
Afternoon – boys’ throws, jumps, and octathlon
- 12:30 p.m. – Boys Octathlon Long Jump 16&U
- 2:00 p.m. – Boys Discus 16&U (Under 17)
- 2:00 p.m. – Boys Long Jump 16&U (Under 17)
- 3:00 p.m. – Boys High Jump 17–19 (Under 20)
- 3:15 p.m. – Boys Discus 17–19 (Under 20)
- 3:30 p.m. – Boys Octathlon Shot Put 16&U
