Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics
The Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics is an athletics event organized by the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation open for athletes from member associations.
The event is divided into the Junior B Central American Championships and the Junior A Central American Championships. The Junior A category is open for girls and boys aged 18–19. The Junior B category is open for girls and boys aged 15–17. There is a report on an early Central American Junior Championship held in the year 1975 in Guatemala. At least from 1997 on, it is verified that the competition is held annually. Records can be set by both Junior and Youth athletes who compete at the championships in their category representing one of CADICA's member federations.
Editions
The following list was compiled from the CADICA website, and from a variety of articles from the archives of a variety of different newspapers.| Edition Junior/Youth | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Athletes | Winner Team Ranking |
| 1975 | Ciudad de Guatemala | ||||||
| 1994 | June | ||||||
| 1995 | San Salvador | August 19–21 | |||||
| X / V | 1997 | Ciudad de Guatemala | June 20–22 | ||||
| XI / VI | 1998 | May 29–30 | |||||
| XII / VII | 1999 | Puerto Barrios, Izabal | June 12–13 | ||||
| XIII / VIII | 2000 | San José | June 16–18 | Estadio Nacional | 561 | ||
| XIV / IX | 2001 | San Salvador | September 21–23 | ||||
| XV / X | 2002 | Ciudad de Guatemala | May 24–26 | ||||
| XVI / XI | 2003 | San José | September 4–6 | Estadio Nacional | 301 | ||
| XVII / XII | 2004 | San José | June 11–12 | Estadio Nacional | 279 | ||
| XVIII / XIII | 2005 | Managua | May 21–22 | Estadio Olímpico Instituto Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deportes | 250 | ||
| XIX / XIV | 2006 | Ciudad de Guatemala | May 11–13 | Estadio Cementos Progreso | |||
| XX / XV | 2007 | San Salvador | May 25–27 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Magico Gonzalez" | 320 | ||
| XXI / XVI | 2008 | San Salvador | July 19–20 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Magico Gonzalez" | 372 | ||
| XXII / XVII | 2009 | San Salvador | May 16–17 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Magico Gonzalez" | 218 | ||
| XXIII / XVIII | 2010 | Ciudad de Panamá | May 28–29 | Estadio Rommel Fernandez | 250 | ||
| XXIV / XIX | 2011 | San Salvador | June 18–19 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Magico Gonzalez" | 245 | ||
| XXV / XX | 2012 | San Salvador | May 25–27 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Magico Gonzalez" | 301 | ||
| XXVI / XXI | 2013 | San José | May 24–26 | Estadio Nacional | 247 | ||
| XXVII / XXII | 2014 | Managua | May 23–25 | Estadio de Atletismo del Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes | 332 | ||
| XXVIII / XXIII | 2015 | San Salvador | May 22–24 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Magico Gonzalez" | |||
| XXIX / XXIV | 2016 | San José | May 20–22 | Estadio Nacional | 319 | ||
| XXX / XXV | 2017 | Managua | July 28–30 | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 345 | ||
| XXXI / XXVI | 2018 | San Salvador | June 1–3 | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca "Magico Gonzalez" | 247 |