Because the curtains closed for the Paris Olympics 2024, the Caribbean area celebrated its unforgettable achievements. This yr, the game’s greatest occasion was a significant success for the Caribbean as two of its nations acquired their first golds from the occasion.
Greater than 200 athletes from totally different areas of the Caribbean attended the Paris Olympics. Most of the athletes from the area debuted this yr on the occasion. Nonetheless, many left earlier than and in between the occasion as a result of accidents or different private causes.
This yr the key celebration was for Dominica and Saint Lucia because the international locations welcomed their first golds. Whereas Jamaica outshined as the most effective amongst all by grabbing 6 medals.
JAMAICA
This yr Jamaica despatched 58 rivals to the occasion which included Jamaican star participant Shelly-Ann fraser Pryce, Kishane Thompson, Shanieka Rickets, and plenty of extra.
Nonetheless, Fraser Pryce even after qualifying for the semis was not in a position to make it to the occasion as a result of a sustained harm which crushed her goals of grabbing a medal at her final Olympics occasion.
Notably, Jamaica’s velocity queen, Elaine Thompson-Herah, from which the nation had excessive hopes for a gold, introduced her exit from the Paris Olympics simply earlier than the occasion as she sustained a extreme ankle harm ceasing her to carry out on the Olympics.
Jamaica this yr received 6 medals in complete, together with one gold, three Silvers, and two Bronze.
- Roje Stona (Males’s Talk about Throw): Gold
- Shanieka Rickets (Ladies’s Triple Bounce): Silver
- Kishane Thompson (Males’s 100m): Silver
- Wayne Pinnock (Males’s Lengthy Bounce): Silver
- Rajindra Campbell (Males’s Shot Put): Bronze
- Rasheed Broadbell (Males’s 110m hurdles): Bronze
It’s to be famous that, Rasheed Broadbell had his Olympic debut this yr and simply misplaced the place to silver medal with a really slim distance to US athlete Daniel Roberts. They each shared similar timings of 13.09 seconds, nevertheless Roberts received silver with a slight distinction in timings.
GRENADA
The athletes from Grenada weren’t in a position to fetch prime positions on the Paris Olympics, nevertheless managed to get two bronzes for the nation. 6 athletes went to signify the nation on the Paris Olympics from which 4 had been athletes and two swimmers.
- Lindor Victor (Males’s Decathlon): Bronze
- Anderson Peters (Males’s Javelin Throw): Bronze
SAINT LUCIA
Out of all of the 4 gamers from the nation, Julien Alfred got here out to be the Nation’s Satisfaction as she turned the primary to convey a gold medal to the nation.
Not simply this, Alfred additionally fetched a silver medal for the nation, showcasing her dedication to her sport. The Saint Lucian star left behind the US athletic queen Sha’Carri Richardson on the girls’s 100m occasion.
- Julien Alfred (Ladies’s 100m): Gold
- Julien Alfred (Ladies’s 200m): Silver
DOMINICA
Dominica was solely in a position to fetch one single medal from the occasion, but it was one of many greatest achievements for the nation because it was the primary gold for the Dominica. Thea Lafond introduced the medal residence together with her final victory in Ladies’s Triple Bounce.
Thea, upon her win, was congratulated throughout Dominica, however Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s want was probably the most heartfelt and resonant because the PM referred to as Thea upon her victory.
However, Troy Nisbett, a St Kitts and Nevis’ swimmer was remarkably price watching this yr on the Paris Olympics as he was the youngest and first ever swimmer to signify the dual island nation on the Olympics.
The Olympics this yr which began on 26thJuly 2024 witnessed a historic opening ceremony, which was price watching. Nonetheless, the closing ceremony was much more beautiful because it was an emotional ending to probably the most alluring occasions of the sports activities neighborhood.
The closing ceremony held on the iconic Stade de France started at 9pm, and the key highlights to it had been parade of flags and athletes, symbolic handover of the flag to Los Angeles (because it will host the following Olympics in 2028), and the extinguishing of Olympic flame.
International youth icons together with Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and the Purple-Scorching Chilli Peppers grooved the viewers with their fascinating performances. Notably, the occasion took an thrilling flip when Tom Cruise, the worldwide sensation gave a shock look on the occasion.
For the Caribbean, the occasion this yr was greater than a sequence of various competitions as it celebrated the area’s success. The debut medals secured by Dominica and Saint Lucia had been a testomony to their athletic prowess.
Because the Olympic hearth has been extinguished, it has marked an finish to a exceptional victory in sports activities for the Caribbean and set an inspiration for the approaching athletic generations.
