Jamaica received the three-day CARIFTA Video games championships with 78 Medals, together with 30 gold, 27 silver, and 21 bronze. This was nicely forward of second-placed The Bahamas, which had 37 medals, 16 gold, 13 silver, and eight bronze. Trinidad and Tobago rounded out the highest three spots with 25 Medals, together with 9 gold, 6 silver, and 10 bronze.
The 52nd version of the CARIFTA Video games started on April 18 on the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
The annual occasion noticed participation from international locations equivalent to Antigua, Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines, Trinidad, and Tobago. As well as, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and the US Virgin Islands additionally participated.
The opening ceremony welcomed junior athletes from 28 Caribbean international locations and dependencies to an occasion described by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe on the opening as athletics’ “most essential junior competitors on this planet.”
The ceremony featured a vibrant show of Caribbean tradition, adopted by a parade of all athletes who entered the stadium bearing nationwide flags.
Athletes competed in under-17 and under-20 classes throughout sprints, center and long-distance races, relays, hurdles, jumps, throws, and mixed occasions such because the heptathlon and decathlon.
Nonetheless, Jamaica’s junior athletes are nonetheless the kings and queens of Caribbean observe and subject. They received their thirty ninth straight and forty seventh general within the championships.
Different notable finishes embody Grenada, with 13 medals; Antigua and Barbuda, with 5 medals; and St. Lucia, with 4 medals. Barbados completed with 7 medals, with only one gold medal included, and the US Virgin Islands closed with 2 gold medals. In complete, 20 nations made the medal desk.
Among the races embody the ladies’ Beneath-17 Javelin Throw Closing, with Zonique Charles of Antigua and Barbuda (46.29m) on the prime, Tatiana Sousa of Bermuda (42.24m) in second, and Eboni Brathwaite of Barbados (39.16m) in third.
Women’ Beneath 20 Excessive Leap Closing, the place Jamaica’s Danielle Noble (1.80m) and Shanniqua Williams (1.80m) took gold and silver, respectively. The bronze medal went to Jah’kyla Morton of BVI (1.70m).
Boys’ Beneath 17 Lengthy Leap Closing, Amani Phillips (7.49m) took gold, Michael Graham (7.33m) took silver, each from Jamaica, and T&T’s Michal Paul (7.03m) obtained bronze.
Women’ Beneath 20 Focus on Throw Closing, Annae Mackey of Bahamas (53.87m) obtained gold, Shamoyea Morris (50.60m), and Marla-Kay Lampart (50.35m) of Jamaica obtained silver and bronze.
Women’ Beneath 17 100m Hurdles Closing, Jamaica’s Malaysia Duncan (13.34) and Mikayla Russell (13.71) obtained gold and silver, and Jasmine Thompson of Bahamas (14.33) with bronze.
Women’ Beneath 20 100m Hurdles Closing, Tiana Marshall of Jamaica (13.50) gold, Maya Rollins of Barbados (13.80) silver and Bryana Davidson of Jamaica (13.82) bronze.
Boys’ Beneath 17 110m Hurdles Closing, Jahcario Wilson of Bahamas (13.70) gold, Brandon Bennett of Jamaica (14.08) silver and Mark-Daniel Allen of Jamaica (14.30) bronze.
Boys’ Beneath 20 110m Hurdles Closing Shaquane Gordon (13.19R) and Daniel Clarke (13.21R), each from Jamaica with gold and silver, and Tahj Brown of Bahamas (13.82) bronze.
Women’ Beneath 17 800m Closing, Alikay Reynolds (2:12.57) and Kevongaye Fowler (2:14.01) of Jamaica took gold and silver, and Shian Lewis (2:15.03) of T&T obtained bronze.
Boys’ Beneath 17 800m Closing, Brion Scott of T&T (1:56.48) gold, Luke Plummer of Jamaica (1:58.13) silver and Yohance Carty of Jamaica (1:58.16) bronze.
Women’ Beneath 20 800m Closing, Michelle Smith of US Virgin Islands (2:07.23) gold, Cindy Rose (2:08.49) and Jovi Rose (2:10.97)of Jamaica with silver and bronze. Boys’ Beneath 20 800m Closing, Shavan Jarrett of Jamaica (1:51.19) gold, D’Angelo Brown of Grenada (1:51.21) silver and Aaron Morris of Barbados (1:51.90) bronze.
Boys’ Beneath 20 Triple Leap Closing, Chavez Penn (16.14m) and Edwards Michael-Andre (15.66m), each of Jamaica, obtained gold and silver, whereas Rodel Avant Greene of Guyana (15.50m) obtained bronze.
Boys’ Beneath 17 Focus on Throw Closing, Kamari Kennedy (60.87mR) and Brandon Lawrence (49.00m), each of Jamaica, took gold and silver, and Kaiden Kemp of Bahamas (47.71m) bronze.
Boys’ Beneath 17 200m Closing, Eagan Neely of Bahamas (21.22) gold, Tiondre Frett of BVI (21.52) silver and Dahrion Belgrave of Barbados (21.68) bronze.
Women’ Beneath 20 200m Closing, Shanoya Douglas of Jamaica (23.02) gold, Sole Fredrick of T&T (23.43) silver and Sabrina Dockery of Jamaica (23.45) bronze. Boys’ Beneath 20 200m Closing, Jayden Inexperienced of Barbados (20.93) gold, Tyreece Foreman (20.95), and Junior Galimore (21.01), each of Jamaica with silver and bronze.
Boys’ Beneath 20 5000m Closing, Wyndel Beyde (15:58.94) gold, Christiaan Jansen (15:59.99) silver, each of Aruba and Fynn Armstrong of Barbados (16:13.91) bronze. Women’ Open Heptathlon Closing, Tenique Vincent of T&T (5053) gold, Clementine Carias of Guadeloupe (4701) silver and Aaliyah Evans of Bahamas (4625) bronze.
