Jamaica: Nickecoy Bramwell from Jamaica bagged the gold medal within the Below-17 400m class of the 2024 CARIFTA Video games and broke the report of well-renowned Usain Bolt. He secured the primary place and stopped the clock on the recording-breaking time of 47.27 seconds, beating Bolt’s earlier mark of 47.33 seconds.
Usain Bolt set the report within the CARIFTA Video games held in 2002 and even after 22 years, Jamaica managed to retain the report by means of the title of one other athlete. With this victory, Bramwell added one other gold to the medal tally of the nation and elevated the rely to 24.
The second place was secured by Kemron Mathlyn from Grenada who received silver with a time of 47.96 seconds. Then again, Bahamian Eagan Neely took the bronze medal with 48.16 seconds and stood within the third place on the podium.
Following his record-breaking victory, the desires have been powered on Bramwell to retain the title in Jamaica and pave the footprints of Usain Bolt. Many added that Jamaica has at all times remained on the forefront in offering the most effective athletes to the world and breaking the report of Usain Bolt, which has established Bramwell as one other greatest from the nation.
One mentioned,” Nickecoy Bramwell has all of the bodily skills to be nice at T&F… He seems as robust as a roaring younger lion outta C/Bar.”
One other talked about, ”The sport was wonderful, he suffered an damage, nonetheless received his approach within the athletics. That is known as actual willpower and laborious work.”
16-year-old Bramwell suffered from an damage and the report made him be ok with his sports activities profession, saying that the report mirrored his focusing extra on the purpose than his damage.
Whereas expressing pleasure, he mentioned that the sensation was great and he lastly broke the report as he targeted on the purpose and forgot concerning the damage. Bramwell additionally talked about that he has been eyeing it since final summer season, and now he achieved it, so the sensation is nice.
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda- Gaston Browne additionally prolonged greetings to 16-year-old athletes and mentioned that the spirit was wonderful.
Notably, Jamaica stands on the first place within the medal tally of the 2024 CARIFTA Video games 2024 which is happening in Kirani James Stadium, Grenada. Following the top of the second day, the group Jamaica managed to win 49 medals in whole, consisting of 24 gold, 15 silver, and 10 bronze medals.
The video games began on March 30, 2024, and can finish on April 1, 2024, that includes the finals of the a number of rounds.
From the Jamaican group, Zavein Bernard received the primary gold medal within the Below-17 women’ excessive jumps and Jamelia Younger captured the gold for Jamaica within the Below-17 women’ shot placed on the second day which was held on Sunday.
