The 53rd Carifta Games 2026 Day 1 schedule, order of events, live stream, and results

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, (April 4) – The 53rd Carifta Games 2026 open on Saturday, April 4, at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium with a packed Day 1 card featuring decathlon, sprint semifinals, field events, and a full slate of finals across age groups.

The popular regional junior championships, which will bring together athletes from 27 countries across the region, including defending champion Jamaica, run from April 4-6 and are part of the 2026 World Athletics Combined Events Tour Challenger event.

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Action at the three-day event begins at 9:00 a.m. with the boys’ U20 decathlon and girls’ U17 high jump final, while the semi-final rounds of the 100m and 400m races will also take place during the busy morning session. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. during the afternoon session, which also features the 100m, 400m, and 1500m finals, and the day closes with the exciting mixed open 4x400m relay finals.

Carifta Games 2026 – Day 1 Schedule

Morning session

• 9:00 a.m. – Boys’ U20 decathlon (E1) 100m final 1; Girls’ U17 high jump final 1.
• 9:05 a.m. – Boys’ U20 decathlon (E1) 100m final 2.
• 9:10 a.m. – Boys’ U17 javelin throw (700g) final 1; Boys’ U17 octathlon (E1) 100m final 1.
• 9:15 a.m. – Girls’ U17 shot put (3kg) final 1.
• 9:23 a.m. – Girls’ U17 400m semi-final 1.
• 9:31 a.m. – Girls’ U17 400m semi-final 2.
• 9:40 a.m. – Boys’ U20 decathlon (E2) long jump final 1; Boys’ U17 400m semi-final 1.
• 9:48 a.m. – Boys’ U17 400m semi-final 2.
• 9:56 a.m. – Boys’ U17 400m semi-final 3.
• 10:04 a.m. – Girls’ U20 400m semi-final 1.
• 10:12 a.m. – Girls’ U20 400m semi-final 2.
• 10:20 a.m. – Girls’ U20 400m semi-final 3.
• 10:28 a.m. – Boys’ U20 400m semi-final 1.
• 10:36 a.m. – Boys’ U20 400m semi-final 2.
• 10:44 a.m. – Boys’ U20 400m semi-final 3.
• 10:51 a.m. – Girls’ U17 100m semi-final 1.
• 10:58 a.m. – Girls’ U17 100m semi-final 2.
• 11:05 a.m. – Girls’ U17 100m semi-final 3.
• 11:10 a.m. – Girls’ U20 javelin throw (600g) final 1.
• 11:12 a.m. – Boys’ U17 100m semi-final 1.
• 11:15 a.m. – Boys’ U17 octathlon (E2) long jump final 1.
• 11:19 a.m. – Boys’ U17 100m semi-final 2.
• 11:20 a.m. – Boys’ U20 decathlon (E3) shot put (6kg) final 1.
• 11:26 a.m. – Boys’ U17 100m semi-final 3.
• 11:33 a.m. – Boys’ U17 100m semi-final 4.
• 11:40 a.m. – Girls’ U20 100m semi-final 1.
• 11:47 a.m. – Girls’ U20 100m semi-final 2.
• 11:54 a.m. – Girls’ U20 100m semi-final 3.
• 12:01 p.m. – Boys’ U20 100m semi-final 1.
• 12:08 p.m. – Boys’ U20 100m semi-final 2.
• 12:15 p.m. – Boys’ U20 100m semi-final 3.
• 12:22 p.m. – Boys’ U20 100m semi-final 4.

Afternoon session

• 2:30 p.m. – Opening ceremony.
• 4:00 p.m. – Medal ceremony.
• 4:15 p.m. – Girls’ U17 400m final 1.
• 4:15 p.m. – Boys’ U17 triple jump final 1.
• 4:15 p.m. – Boys’ U20 discus throw (1.75kg) final 1.
• 4:23 p.m. – Boys’ U17 400m final 1.
• 4:25 p.m. – Boys’ U20 decathlon (E4) high jump final 1.
• 4:30 p.m. – Girls’ U20 400m final 1.
• 4:37 p.m. – Boys’ U20 400m final 1.
• 4:40 p.m. – Boys’ U17 octathlon (E3) shot put (6kg) final 1.
• 4:44 p.m. – Girls’ U17 1500m final 1.
• 4:54 p.m. – Boys’ U17 1500m final 1.
• 5:04 p.m. – Girls’ U20 1500m final 1.
• 5:14 p.m. – Boys’ U20 1500m final 1.
• 5:20 p.m. – Medal ceremonies.
• 5:35 p.m. – Girls’ Special Olympics 100m final 1.
• 5:40 p.m. – Girls’ open pole vault final 1.
• 5:42 p.m. – Boys’ Special Olympics 100m final 1.
• 5:50 p.m. – Girls’ U17 100m final 1.
• 5:58 p.m. – Boys’ U17 100m final 1.
• 6:00 p.m. – Girls’ U20 triple jump final 1.
• 6:06 p.m. – Girls’ U20 100m final 1.
• 6:14 p.m. – Boys’ U20 100m final 1.
• 6:19 p.m. – Medal ceremonies.
• 6:39 p.m. – Boys’ U17 octathlon (E4) 400m final 1.
• 6:46 p.m. – Boys’ U20 decathlon (E5) 400m final 1.
• 6:53 p.m. – Boys’ U20 decathlon (E5) 400m final 2.
• 7:00 p.m. – Mixed open 4x400m relay final 1.
• 7:10 p.m. – Mixed open 4x400m relay final 2.