EDITORIAL
Lenford G. Levy (JAM)

MESSAGE FROM THE AREA REPRESENTATIVE
Neville "Teddy" McCook (JAM)

RDC REPORT
Lenford G. Levy (JAM)

3rd IAAF WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS

QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS FOR IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS 2003

ROUND TABLE WITH SERGEY BUBKA

Message from the Area Representative

We are approaching the end of another calendar year and as a region can look with pride and satisfaction at what has been achieved at our Regional Development Centre in San Juan during 2002. Much of this credit must go to the Centre's Director Lenford Levy, who has demonstrated growing assurance in all aspects of his leadership. The mandate set by the IAAF development commission in 2001 has been attained and our region should be reaping the benefits of such work, hopefully in the not too distant future.

We must never lose sight of the fact that the individuals sent to the centre for whatever course are very privileged persons and one can only hope that our leaders are selecting the best possible candidates to be exposed to such quality training. Our leaders therefore have another very important responsibility and that is to demand of those individuals' contributions to the ongoing developments of their various programmes.

Recent decisions by the Development Commission in granting additional funding in some key areas is a demonstration of the IAAF's commitment to the continued development of athletics and must be grasped with both hands as we strive to keep track and field as the leading sport within the Olympic movement.

We wish the Director another good year in 2003 and it is my hope that every nation within the region will have candidates for at least one course offered by our Development Centre.


Neville "Teddy" McCook (JAM)
IAAF Area Representative