A cadre of gifted junior athletes from Jamaica, contemporary off their stellar performances on the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Ladies’ Athletics Championships, are set to showcase their prowess on the 2024 Carifta Video games in Grenada this weekend.
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Affiliation (JAAA) has assembled a formidable 79-member squad for the 51st version of the Carifta Video games, scheduled to happen on the Kirani James Stadium from March 30 to April 1. Among the many standout names for the ladies’ squad are Theianna-Lee Terrelonge from Edwin Allen Excessive College and Shanoya Douglas from Muschett Excessive College.
Terrelonge, who clinched gold within the Ladies’ Class 2 100 meters at Champs, will compete within the Beneath-20 100m occasion, alongside Sabrina Dockery from Lacovia Excessive College, who secured silver in the identical occasion. Muschett Excessive’s Shanoya Douglas, a double gold medalist within the Class 2 200m and 400m at Champs, will vie for victory within the Beneath-20 200m, accompanied by Dockery.
Double triumph within the Class 3 100m and 200m at Champs
Natrece East of Wolmer’s Ladies’ College, who achieved a double triumph within the Class 3 100m and 200m at Champs, goals to duplicate her success on the Carifta Video games within the Beneath-17 class.
Within the boys’ division, Marcinho Rose from Kingston Faculty emerges as one of many crew’s standout performers after his spectacular exhibiting at Champs. Rose, who clocked a private better of 45.93 seconds within the 400m, is a robust contender within the Beneath-20 class.
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Gary Card from Wolmer’s Boys’ College, who excelled within the Beneath-20 200m at Champs, goals for gold on the Carifta Video games, supported by Class 2 champion Johan-Ramaldo Smythe from Muschett Excessive.
A season’s better of 10.17 seconds
Former St. Elizabeth Technical Excessive College standout and Elite Efficiency Observe Membership sprinter Javorne Dunkley is anticipated to make headlines within the Beneath-20 100m occasion, boasting a season’s better of 10.17 seconds.
Jamaica, the defending champions, will search to take care of their dominance on the Carifta Video games, aiming for a exceptional thirty eighth consecutive title. With a formidable medal haul of 78 final yr, together with 40 gold, the nation enters the competitors with excessive expectations and aspirations for continued success on the regional stage.
