Barbados: Isis Gaskin and Lashay Wilkinson have been chosen for the 2024 Barbados CARFITA observe and discipline workforce after qualifying within the women’ 3,000m occasion.
Gaskin, a nationwide triathlete, has represented Barbados domestically, regionally and internationally. She was one of many feminine rivals within the ‘Americas Triathlon World Cup’ which was held on the Mighty Grynner Freeway final Sunday.
An excellent triathlete, Isis competed within the Trinidad and Tobago Triathlon Federation (TTTF) Nationwide Duathlon in 2022 and positioned second among the many females and ninth total. She additionally participated within the 2022 CARIFTA Triathlon, Aquathlon and Combined Relay Championships in Bermuda on September twenty fourth and twenty fifth on a nationwide workforce that positioned fifth out of the 19 international locations.
Final yr on the 2023 Triathlon and Aquathlon CARIFTA Video games in Bermuda, Isis gained a gold medal in each occasions of 16-19 age group and a silver medal on the blended relay workforce. She was additionally on the nationwide workforce on the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Video games in Trinidad and Tobago final August.
Isis was certainly one of 5 triathletes who braved circumstances and took part within the ‘East Coast Triathlon Competition in Richmond, Virginia in Could final yr, the place she competed within the Junior elite 16-19 age group dash triathlon distance (750m swim, 20km bike trip and 5km run).
On account of her excellent performances, Isis was nominated for the BOA’s ‘Nationwide Junior Feminine Sportsman‘ for the yr 2023.
Additional, Lasahy will make her first look for Barbados on the nationwide CARIFTA workforce after being chosen to compete within the women’ 3,000m occasion on the 2024 CARIFTA Video games in Grenada over the Easter Weekend.
Final yr Lashay was a transparent winner within the junior women 1500m in 36.40 minutes at BSSAC and this yr, she christened the newly laid observe on the Usain Bolt advanced, when she captured gold within the 2024 BSSAC opening occasion, the Open women’ 3000 metres in a time of 11:16.06 minute.
