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The Carifta Games, held from 30 March to 1 April at the Kirani James Stadium in St Georges, Grenada, was a tremendous success for the host country, commemorating its 50th year of Independence.
As they have done since 1985, Jamaica dominated the proceedings, topping the medals table with 83 medals, including 44 gold, 23 silver and 16 bronze. The Bahamas was next with 34 medals (nine gold, 13 silver and 12 bronze), followed by Trinidad and Tobago with 27 medals (four gold, 11 silver and 12 bronze).
In a memorable U20 men’s 100m final, the Cayman Islands clinched gold and silver for the first time. Davonte Howell successfully defended his title with a national U20 record of 10.15, putting him second on this year’s world U20 list. The University of Tennessee sprinter was followed home by teammate Jaiden Reid (10.34), who held off the fast-finishing Jamaican Javorne Dunkley, who was also given the same time.
In an exciting U20 women’s 100m final, Sabrina Dockery sped to a lifetime best time of 11.26 to defeat her Jamaican teammate and pre-race favourite Theianna Lee Terrelonge (11.32), reversing their placing from the Jamaican High School Championships a week prior.
Guyana’s Athaleyha Hinckson, who finished seventh last year, this time struck gold in the U17 girls’ 100m in a PB of 11.44. In the boys’ equivalent, Jamaica’s Nyrone Wade continued his purple patch with a convincing victory, equalling his PB of 10.43.
SOURCE: WORLD ATHLETICS / NOEL FRANCIS
