Barbados: Seven younger athletes of Barbados have certified for the upcoming CARIFTA Video games that are scheduled to be held on the Kirani James Stadium in Grenada from March 30 to April 1.
The athletes certified after they lately competed within the Nationwide Junior Championships and the Louis Lynch Video games. Barbados Kids Listing unveiled the names of the athletes who will take part within the video games and characterize the nation by completely different video games.
The primary one is Fourteen year-old Harrison Faculty pupil Aidan Moore who has certified in each the under-17 boys 200m and 400m occasions.
The second will probably be Teon Haynes of Combermere Faculty, who received a bronze medal finally yr’s Commonwealth Youth Video games within the lengthy soar and secured his spot within the under-20 division of the identical occasion.
Harrison Faculty pupil Jules O’Garro is the third oned, who additionally competes within the lengthy soar will probably be seeking to compete within the under-17 boys’ lengthy soar.
Brandon Hinds from Combermere and Daniel Duncan from Christ Church Basis Faculty acquired previous the qualifying normal within the under-20 Boys’ 800 metres whereas Jaheem Homer certified within the under-17 boys javelin.
Ashlyn Simmons of the Alexandra Faculty met the qualifying requirements within the 1,500m whereas Aniya Nurse of Alleyne Faculty certified within the under-17 Women’ 100 metres.
Jayden Walcott of Combermere Faculty certified within the under-17 Boys’ shot put.
Nikolai Clarke of Coleridge and Parry Faculty, Kéiron Haynes, Kaden Downrich-Roach and Aaron Morris all certified within the 400 metres whereas Luke McIntyre from Harrison Faculty certified within the under-17 boys 3000 metres occasion.
Laila Haynes, presently learning abroad, certified within the under-20 ladies 800m on the Randal Tyson Indoor meet in Fayetteville, Florida.
The CARIFTA Video games will probably be held in Grenada the place groups from completely different nations will take part. The Video games will function 400m licensed degree two artificial observe, coupled with provisions for area occasions, such because the lengthy soar, excessive soar, triple soar, shot putt, discus, hammer throw, pole vault, javelin and steeplechase.
This yr, as introduced within the 2024 funds, 4 issues to be accomplished on the stadium website are concession stands, administrative places of work, change rooms, and an athlete’s health club.
