TheCentral American Age Group Championships in Athletics (Campeonatos Centroamericanos Juvenil C y Infantil A) is anathletics event organized by theConfederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano CADICA (Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation) which is open for athletes from member associations. The event is divided into the Junior C (U-16) Central American Championships and the Infantile A (U-14) Central American Championships. The Junior C category is open for girls and boys aged 14–15. The Infantile A category is open for girls and boys aged 12–13. The competition started to be open for age groups U-14 (Spanish: Infantil A) and U-12 (Spanish: Infantil B) asCampeonatos Centroamericanos Infantil. There is a report on an early competition held in the year 1984 in El Salvador.[1] From 1999 onwards, it is verified that the competition was heldannually. In 2007, the format was changed to be open for the age groups U-16 and U-14, with U-12 competitions being held occasionally. In 2012, a specific Central American "Kids Athletics" tournament (Spanish: Torneo Centroamericano Kids Athletics) was introduced for the age group of 9–11 years.[2]
The following list was compiled from the CADICA website,[3] and from a variety of other websites and articles from the archives of different newspapers.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events | No. of Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | |||||||
| III | 1996 | San José | November 9 - 10 | Estadio Nacional | |||
| 1997 | Ciudad de Guatemala | June 19–20 | |||||
| V | 1999 | San Salvador | September 18–19 | ||||
| VI | 2000 | San Pedro Sula | September 9–10 | ||||
| VII | 2001 | Tegucigalpa | June 9–10 | ||||
| VIII | 2002 | Santa Ana | August 17–18 | Complejo Deportivo INDES | |||
| IX | 2003 | San José | September 4–6 | Estadio Nacional | |||
| X | 2004 | San Pedro Sula | October 1–2 | ||||
| XI | 2005 | San Salvador | June 18–19 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca | |||
| XII | 2006 | San Salvador | November 18–19 | Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González |
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events | No. of Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2007 | San Salvador | November 9–10 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Magico Gonzalez" | |||
| II | 2008 | Managua | November 21–22 | Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes | |||
| III | 2009 | San José | November 27–28 | Estadio Nacional | |||
| IV | 2010 | San Pedro Sula | November 26–27 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | |||
| V | 2011 | Managua | November 25–27 | Estadio de Atletismo del Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes | |||
| VI | 2012 | San José | November 23–25 | Estadio Nacional | |||
| VII | 2013 | San Salvador | November 22–24 | ||||
| VIII | 2014 | San José | November 14–16 | ||||
| IX | 2015 | San José | November 27–29 |