
Tags: Athletics, Bahamas, Carifta Games, Dejanea Bruce, Diorrae Scott, Grenada, High Jump, Jamaica, Janae De Gannes, Javelin Throw, Kamera Strachan, Keneisha Shelbourne, Kirani James Stadium, Lanaisha Lubin, Long Jump, Rasheda Samuels, Rohanna Sudlow, Trinidad & Tobago, Zoelle Jamel
The Bahamas had an excellent start to Monday's day three of the 51st Carifta Games at the Kirani James Stadium in Grenada thanks to a dominant showing in the Under-17 Girls javelin throw.
Dior-Rae Scott, who won gold in Kingston in 2022 and silver last year in Nassau, returned to the top of the podium with an excellent new personal best and Carifta record 52.53m with her third-round effort.
Her teammate, Kamera Strachan, had a best throw of 47.61m for silver while Jamaica’s Zoelle Jamel was third with 45.00m.
The Girls Under-20 high jump also saw a quinella, with Jamaica enjoying their own 1-2 finish this time around.
Rasheda Samuels secured gold with a third-time clearance of 1.78m while her teammate Dejanea Bruce took silver with a best clearance of 1.76m.
Trinidad & Tobago’s Keneisha Shelbourne was third with 1.70m.
In the Under-20 Girls long jump, Trinidad & Tobago’s reigning NACAC U-18 champion Janae De Gannes produced one of the performances of the meet with a massive personal best 6.50m to win gold.
De Gannes only produced two legal jumps throughout her series, 6.50m in the first round and 6.40m in the second round.
Her mark also broke the Carifta U-20 record of 6.48m done in 2016 by Guadeloupe’s Yanis David.
Jamaica’s Rohanna Sudlow was second with 6.30m while Bahamian Lanaisha Lubin was third with 5.90m.
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