Historical CARIFTA highlights

The first staging of the Carifta Games took place in Barbados in 1972, the brainchild of Austin Sealy, the then former President of the Olympic Association, and took the form of track and field events open to Caribbean Countries.

Welcome letter

We are hard at work planning and organising Carifta 2011. It is a great pleasure to extend an invitation to you to come to Barbados for the celebration of the 26th edition of this competition with the swimming segment scheduled to commence from April 23-26 and Water polo & synchronised swimming April 29-May 1st.