Sunday introduced thunder — not from the skies, however from Jamaica’s relay quartets and subject champions rewriting the narrative on the 52nd Carifta Video games on the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
The green-and-gold contingent received three of the 4 4x100m relays, ending Day Two in dominant trend.
The Beneath-17 ladies, a rocket squad of Shayon Smith, Adora Campbell, Malayia Duncan, and Rihanna Scott, shattered the championship report with a blistering 44.86 seconds, eclipsing the 2018 Jamaican benchmark as soon as set by future stars like Briana Williams and Tia Clayton.
Within the Beneath-20 ladies’ race, Sabrina Dockery redeemed herself, main a wonderfully synchronized staff with Tiana Marshall, Abigail Wolfe, and Shanoya Douglas, who anchored with fierce dedication to a 43.65-second end.
On the boys’ facet, Jamal Stephenson returned, joined by Shaquane Gordon, Antonio Powell, and Tyreece Freeman, as they clocked 39.56 seconds to avenge final 12 months’s defeat to Trinidad and Tobago. The Beneath-17 boys, nevertheless, suffered from a fumbled handoff, ending fifth.
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Area day: Data fall beneath Jamaican throws and leaps
The sphere was the place Jamaica really sparkled. Marla-Kay Lampart, already a nationwide report holder, obliterated a 23-year-old Carifta mark with a huge 17.44m throw within the Beneath-20 ladies’ shot put. Her teammate, Kimeka Smith, secured bronze, whereas Annae McKay of The Bahamas practically matched Lampart with 17.14m for silver.
The shot put glory continued with Kamarai Kennedy, who delivered a private finest 18.82m to take gold within the Beneath-17 boys’ occasion. Michael Andre Edwards soared to 7.41m to clinch gold within the Beneath-20 lengthy leap, and Selethel Johnson led a Jamaican one-two within the Beneath-17 excessive leap with a 2.03m clearance.
Observe triumphs: Hurdling towards greatness
On the observe, Robert Miller made his Beneath-20 debut one to recollect, blazing to 50.42 seconds and gold within the 400m hurdles. Teammate Princewell Martin completed robust for silver. The youthful hurdlers adopted go well with with Jaedean Campbell and Eshanee Powell incomes silver and bronze, respectively, within the Beneath-17 boys’ hurdles.
Among the many ladies, Shevaughn Thomas and Alyssa Campbell added to the medal rely with podium finishes within the hurdles. In distance motion, Ashara Frater edged Sushana Johnson in a Jamaican sweep of the 3000m open, ending in 10:27.29 to Johnson’s 10:28.01.
Day 2 Medal Desk:
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Whole
1 Jamaica 17 12 14 43
2 Bahamas 10 10 2 22
3 Trinidad 5 5 6 16
4 Cyaman Isl 2 0 1 3
5 Grenada 1 3 4 8
Day 1: Sprinting to the summit
In the meantime, Jamaica opened its marketing campaign with dedication etched in each stride on Saturday. Although early struggles within the 400m and 1500m hinted at vulnerability, the island’s famed sprinting legacy quickly took over the observe — emphatically.
The day’s climax got here within the 100m finals, the place Jamaica snatched three of the 4 accessible gold medals in dazzling trend. Jamal Stephenson surged to a lifetime better of 10.24 seconds within the Beneath-20 boys’ last, silencing a fierce problem from Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Woodruffe and Grenada’s Ethan Sam.
Within the Beneath-20 ladies’ last, Shanoya Douglas, cool underneath stress after teammate and defending champion Sabrina Dockery’s disqualification for false-starting, thundered to gold in 11.26 seconds, rewriting her personal private finest.
Michael Graham, with textbook type and ice-cold composure, secured the Beneath-17 boys’ 100m gold in 10.53 seconds. In the meantime, Adora Campbell battled to silver within the Beneath-17 ladies’ last, simply behind St. Lucia’s Jady Emmanuel, who dazzled with a private better of 11.50 seconds.
Elsewhere within the subject, Jamaica’s Phillips soared into the report books, successful the Beneath-17 boys triple leap with a wind-aided 15.58m, whereas Joseph Salmon added gold within the Beneath-20 discus with a commanding 56.82m throw.
Jamaica ended Day One with 20 medals, seven gold, six silver and 7 bronze. The Bahamas got here subsequent with 12 medals, six gold, 4 silver and two bronze, adopted by Trinidad and Tobago with 3 gold, one silver and one bronze medal.
The highway to glory continues
Because the curtains put together to shut on the 52nd Carifta Video games, Jamaica stands tall and unyielding — not merely main the medal desk however inspiring the area with a mix of resilience, redemption, and sheer athletic brilliance.
The third and last day beckons, and all eyes stay on the black, inexperienced, and gold — a nation operating not simply to win, however to make historical past.
