Barbados: Layla Haynes from Barbados has certified for the World Junior Championships on the Barbados Nationwide Athletic Championships which was concluded on Sunday night time.
Haynes clocked 2:07.06 minutes to win the 800m finals which was sooner than the World Juniors’ qualifying time of two:09.00 minutes for that occasion.
The Underneath-20 championships (World Juniors) are anticipated to happen in Lima, Peru from August 27-31. Alexandra faculty woman Ashlyn Simmons set a blistering tempo within the race whereas Haynes sat again within the first lap and accelerated within the closing 250 metres to go away Simmons in second place in a time of two:16.83 minutes.
Along with that, Ice skating beneath the Barbados banner, Priyanka Sharma 17, placed on a golden efficiency on the Ice Enviornment Friendship Cup 2024 in Puebla, Mexico.
Skating within the senior division, Sharma delivered an virtually flawless routine to come back away with the gold medal. This was her second worldwide gold medal after her first worldwide victory on the Latin American Inter Membership Skating Competitors in Lima, Peru.
Skating since she was three years outdated, the Barbadian citizen who lives in Canada is working in direction of qualifying for the 2024 winter Olympics.
Priyanka’s father, Raj Sharma, who’s President of the Barbados Ice Skating Affiliation (BISA), has been working to satisfy the factors for Barbados to be recognised as a part of the Worldwide Skating Union (ISU). This recognition would enable Priyanka and different Barbadian skaters following in her footsteps to be eligible to compete on the Olympic Video games.
In March, the BISA spearheaded a four-day improvement camp in Costa Rica when six Barbadian skaters ages seven to 14, efficiently made the transition from rollerblades to ice.
Earlier on Wednesday twelfth June, the Nationwide Sports activities Council staged the primary ever Nationwide Main College Triathlon Showcase!
A number of colleges from throughout the island have been invited to take part within the occasion which requested the younger athletes to swim, cycle and run. From all reviews the occasion was loved by the athletes, even those that have been competing in a triathlon for the primary time.
St. Gabriel’s College got here out on prime with victories in each the girls and boys relays, whereas the boys from that college took the highest 5 spots within the races.
