2002 NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics explained

II NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics
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Host City:	San Antonio, United States
Dates:	August 9–11
Stadium:	E.M. Stevens Stadium
Nations Participating:	24
Athletes Participating:	245
Events:	45
Level:	U-25
Previous:	2000 Monterrey
Next:	2004 Sherbrooke

The 2nd NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics were held in San Antonio, Texas, United States on August 9–11, 2002. As in 2000 the event was open for athletes younger than 25 years. A detailed report on the results was given. However, the results were affected by doping (see below).

Medal summary

Medal winners are published.Complete results can be found on the AtletismoCR, on the USA Track & Field, and the Trackie websites.

Men

100 metres	10.22 CR	10.45	10.47
200 metres	20.60	20.91	21.04
400 metres	45.50 CR	45.65	45.76
800 metres	1:48.19 CR	1:48.41	1:48.55
1500 metres	3:51.31	3:51.64	3:52.10
5000 metres	14:44.46	14:45.16	14:48.35
10,000 metres	30:16.26 CR	30:16.29	30:48.28
Half Marathon	1:10:05
3000 metres steeplechase	8:52.10	8:59.73	9:19.39
110 metres hurdles	13.45 CR	13.53	13.80
400 metres hurdles	48.95 CR	49.73	50.06
High jump	2.18m	2.18m	2.15m
Pole vault	5.55m CR	5.30m	5.00m
Long jump	8.19m CR	7.90m	7.78m
Triple jump	16.72m CR	16.61m	15.72m
Shot put	18.70m	17.70m	17.66m
Discus throw	55.74m	53.26m	48.74m
Hammer throw	66.49m	61.58m	48.73m
Javelin throw	68.53m	67.31m	63.22m
Decathlon	7239 pts CR	6927 pts	6833 pts
20 Kilometres Road Walk	1:32:20	1:44:20
4 × 100 metres relay	39.79 CR	39.81	39.86
4 × 400 metres relay	3:01.15 CR	3:05.19	3:07.47

Women

100 metres	11.62	11.66	11.67
200 metres	23.78	24.17	24.34
400 metres	51.21 CR	52.80	53.08
800 metres	2:03.17 CR	2:04.47	2:05.52
1500 metres	4:28.16	4:31.26	4:37.62
5000 metres	16:57.02	17:19.27
3000 metres steeplechase	10:53.47	11:05.47
Half Marathon	1:16:15 CR	1:22:02	1:27:02
100 metres hurdles	12.92 CR	13.00	13.52
400 metres hurdles	57.22 CR	57.65	61.78
High jump	1.95m CR	1.85m	1.76m
Pole vault	4.10 mCR	4.00m	3.75m
Long jump	6.22m	6.15m	6.14m
Triple jump	13.27m =CR	12.77m	12.08m
Shot put	16.65m CR	16.46m	16.24m
Discus throw	53.04m CR	52.30m	50.32m
Hammer throw	65.10m CR	62.71m	58.61m
Javelin throw	52.98m	50.45m	42.88m
Heptathlon	5461 pts	5020 pts	5014 pts
20 Kilometres Road Walk	1:52:50
4 × 100 metres relay	44.10 CR	44.86
4 × 400 metres relay	3:34.06 CR	3:40.29

Doping

United States sprinter Crystal Cox, who initially was listed as winner of the women's 200m in 23.02s, was tested positive for ephedrine in the competition, a prohibited substance under the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) rules. Therefore, she was issued a public warning by the United States Anti-Doping Agency and was disqualified from her first-place finish in the 200 meters. The incident is also reported on the USA Track & Field website and considered in their published results list.

In connection with investigations in the BALCO doping conspiracy, Crystal Cox has accepted a four-yearsuspension and disqualification of her athletic results, beginning on November 3, 2001, for usinganabolic agents and hormones over a period from 2001 through 2004 in violation of theInternational Association of Athletics Federations Anti-Doping Rules.^[1] However, in a separate statement, she felt to be forced to sign the sanctions although being innocent.

In consequence, her silver medal in the 400 metres (51.63s) and the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay (in 3:30.60 together with Marie Woodward, Chantee Earl, and Sasha Spencer) should have been forfeited.