Barbados: Seven athletes from Barbados have certified for CARIFTA Video games 2024 which will likely be held in Grenada over the Easter weekend. These athletes met the qualifying requirements on the trials at St Vincent and the Grenadines final weekend.
Notably, thirty athletes from Barbados attended the St Vincent and the Grenadines junior nationals final weekend, compliments of the Athletic Affiliation of Barbados (AAB). The gesture gave the CARIFTA hopefuls an opportunity to compete on an artificial observe earlier than CARIFTA.
A few of the athletes together with, Kiami-Rae Offord, Ashlyn Simmons, Aniya Nurse, Aidan Moore, and Aragorn Straker have been already certified for the video games which got here off on the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in Grenada over the Easter weekend.
A further two athletes, Chanecia Bryan and Yazid Daniel each of Combermere College met the qualifying requirements whereas in St Vincent.
Chanecia Bryan 15, certified within the under-17 women 800 metres when she gained that race in 2.19.95 minutes on the St Vincent Seaside Nationwide Stadium just below the CARIFTA qualifying time of two:20 minutes.
Yazid Daniel met the qualifying requirements for the under-20 boys 200m when he clocked 21.34 seconds dipping below the required mark of 21.40 seconds. He was third in that race wherein Aragorn Straker positioned second in 21.06 seconds and he additionally certified for the occasion.
The athletes who took the journey included, Chanecia Bryan, Dayna Skeete, Lashay Wilkinson, Leemiah London, Aniya Nurse, Tia Applewhaite, and Kiami-Rae Offord who’re within the under-16 women division. Within the under-17 boys division, Jahkye Brewster, Aidan Moore, Geovanny Lee, Luke McIntyre and Dahrion Belgrave took the journey.
The below 20 women included, Ashlyn Simmons, Ariel Archer, Kelescia Downes, Zakiya Hunte and Keila Bentham whereas the boys in that division have been Brendon Hinds, Daniel Duncan, Aragorn Straker, Kymali Maynard, Tylan Mayers, Yazid Daniel, Kaden Dowrich-Roach, Aaron Massiah Aaron Morris, Juquan Pilgrim, Jaden Bowen, Ke’iron Haynes and Nikolai Clarke.
