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<p><strong>Plaque name: </strong>CARIFTA Games</p>
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<p><strong>Location: </strong>NACAC HQ, Departamento de Recreacion y Deportes de Puerto Rico &ndash; DRD, Sector Buenos Aires 2, Calle Los Angeles Final, Santurce, Puerto Rico. San Juan , 00984</p>
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<p><strong>Plaque awarded: </strong>22/04/2019</p>
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<p><strong>Reason: P</strong>laque category - Competition</p>
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<p>The CARIFTA Games, founded in 1972, were inaugurated by Austin Sealy, then president of the Amateur Athletic Association of Barbados. The CARIFTA Games have become a conveyor belt of talent for the entire Caribbean region. It was from CARIFTA that &lsquo;Lightning Bolt&rsquo; first emerged on the international stage. More recently global champions Kirani James and Shaunae Miller have become the latest in the long line of champions produced.<br /><br />The recipient will be the IAAF Area Association, NACAC.</p>
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<h3><strong>P</strong>laque category - Competition</h3>
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<p><strong>Location:&nbsp;</strong>NACAC HQ, Departamento de Recreacion y Deportes de Puerto Rico &ndash; DRD, Sector Buenos Aires 2, Calle Los Angeles Final, Santurce, Puerto Rico. San Juan , 00984</p>
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<p><strong>Plaque awarded:&nbsp;</strong>22/04/2019</p>
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CARIFTA Games

NACAC HQ - Heritage

Heritage Plaque Location

CARIFTA Games | Heritage Plaque | World Athletics

<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM OF WORLD ATHLETICS</h1>
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<p>The Museum of World Athletics&trade;, or MOWA, is a 3D fully virtual museum of athletics, which will take you on an interactive journey through the history of athletics, highlighting many of the legends of the sport.<br /><br />MOWA is the first sports museum to be established in the digital world, bringing a new level of innovation and creative technologies to the world of sport. The museum gives visitors a unique 3D online experience, highlighting key athletics champions from each continent, and celebrating each edition of the World Athletics Championships.<br /><br />Through realistic interactive content, including state-of-the-art 360 photographic reproduction of items donated by the athletes, MOWA&rsquo;s four galleries bring to life the stories of athletics.<br /><br />Among the exhibits are competition items &ndash; clothing, shoes, trophies and equipment &ndash; donated by or own behalf of many of the greatest athletes in history, including Paavo Nurmi, Jesse Owens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Herb Elliott, Irena Szewinska, Carl Lewis, Marie-Jose Perec, Michael Johnson, Jan Zelezny, Allyson Felix, Usain Bolt, Valerie Adams and many more.<br /><br />The Museum of World Athletics is free to access and is available with text commentary in English, French and Spanish.</p>

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<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">Attention athletes! Honour our history.</h1>
<h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; text-align: center;">Contribute to the collection</h1>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We actively encourage all world and Olympic finalists and world record-breakers to donate items of clothing, shoes and equipment to the World Athletics Heritage Collection which is displayed in MOWA.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Please contact <a style="color: #ff873c;" href="mailto:MOWA@worldathletics.org">MOWA@worldathletics.org</a> to find out how your career can be featured in the museum.</p>
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Exhibition catalogues and Centenary celebrations

MOWA Olympic Athletics Collection souvenir pamphlet

'Progression of World Athletics Records' - 2024 edition. View ebook

'A Magical Athletics Journey' MOWA comic book - view ebook