The Bahamas took gold and silver in the Under-17 Boys Javelin Throw through Ahkeel Williams and Wyatt Cartwright as the 52nd CARIFTA Games got underway with the morning session at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad & Tobago on Saturday.
Williams took gold with 57.51m while Cartwright threw 55.74m for silver. Saint Kitts & Nevis’ Jasano Henderson took bronze with 54.36m.
Elsewhere, Jamaica’s Sackoya Palmer leapt over 1.71m to claim gold in the Under-17 Girls High Jump ahead of Barbados’ Shania Mottley, who also cleared 1.71m, and Saint Lucia’s Destinee Cenac who had a best clearance of 1.68m.
Gabriella Linton of the Cayman Islands took gold in the Under-17 Girls Shot Put with 14.07m ahead of Jamaica’s Jamie-Lee Tulloch (13.02m) and Antigua & Barbuda’s Ranique Richards (12.57m).
Guadeloupe’s Ylann Bizasene (10.43), Jamaica’s Jamal Stephenson (10.55), Grenada’s Ethan Sam (10.70) and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines’ J’Mar Saunders (10.53) advanced to the final of the Under-20 Boys 100m as heat winners.
Trinidad & Tobago’s Dylan Woodruffe (10.44), Jamaica’s Antonio Powell (10.59), Bahamas’ Aiden Kelly (10.62) and Cayman Islands’ J’Den Jackson (10.65) also made it through to the final set for Saturday’s afternoon session.
Jamaica’s Shanoya Douglas and Sabrina Dockery were fastest through to the Girls equivalent with times of 11.45 and 11.47 to win their respective semi-finals.
Guyana’s Athaleya Hinckson took the third semi-final in 11.70 to also advance.
Bahamian Shatalya Dorsett (11.50), Trinidad & Tobago’s Frederick twins Sanaa (11.70) and Sole (11.72) as well as Antigua & Barbuda’s Geolyna Dowdye (11.55) and Haiti’s Sariah Doresca (11.72) complete the field for the final set for this afternoon.
Guyana’s Ezekiel Millington ran 10.73 to advance fastest to the final in the Under-17 Boys category.
Trinidad & Tobago’s Alex Seepersad (10.78), BVI’s Tiondre Frett (10.78) and Jamaica’s Michael Graham (10.89) also advanced as semi-final winners.
The rest of the field for the final is made up by Saint Lucia’s Ricardo Mann (10.74), Bahamas’ Jamaal Deloach Jr (10.79), Jamaica’s Jaydon Collins (10.93) and Bahamas’ Kamron Henfield (10.98).
Jamaica’s Adora Campbell (11.58), Saint Lucia’s Jady Emmanuel (11.74) and the Bahamas’ Brion Ward (11.75) advanced as semi-final winners for the Under-17 Girls.
Trinidad & Tobago’s Mikayla Granderson (11.97), Saint Vincent & the Grenadines’ Kenisha Richards (12.05), Jamaica’s Shayon Smith (12.26), BVI’s Mkenzii Crabbe (11.99) and Bahamas’ Taree Forbes (12.08) also made it through.
Now onto the 400m where Bahamian Zion Miller was fastest through the Under-20 Boys semi-finals with 46.64.
Jamaica’s Tahj-Marques White and Marcinho Rose also won their semi-final heats with times of 47.20 and 48.27, respectively, to advance.
Guyana’s Malachi Austin (47.07), Barbados’ Tarell Johnson-House (47.57), Guyana’s Kaidon Michael Persaud (48.39), Trinidad & Tobago’s Dashaun Lezama (47.19) and Anguilla’s Nazario Gumbs (47.92) also made it through to the final.
The Under-20 Girls qualifiers were led by Guyana Tiana Springer (53.19), Barbados’ Kadia Rock (53.45) and Jamaica’s Abrina Wright (53.93).
The field for the final will be made up by Jamaica’s Shevaughn Thomas (54.18), Antigua & Barbuda’s Kettia Ambrose (55.11), Trinidad & Tobago’s Kayla Charles (55.27), Haiti’s Breanne Barnett (55.01) and Guadeloupe’s Emilie Montout (55.32).
The Under-17 Boys were led by Bahamian Jonathan Higgins (48.80), Jamaica’s Diwayne Sharpe (49.07), Antigua & Barbuda’s Javon Simon (49.07) and Grenada’s Karmal Joseph (48.97).
Bahamas’ Eagan Neely (49.12), Barbados’ Zachary Wall (49.21), Trinidad & Tobago’s Brion Scott (49.01) and Guyana’s Ade Devensi Sealy (49.01) also made it through.
The Under-17 Girls were led by Bahamian Keyezra Thomas (54.29), Jamaica’s Shameika McLean (54.65) and Antigua 7 Barbuda’s Tyra Fenton (55.38).
Saint Kitts & Nevis’ De’Cheynelle Thomas (56.72), Trinidad & Tobago’s Eden Chee-Wah (56.05) and Kyah Hyson (56.91), Jamaica’s Tracey-Ann Evans (56.96) and Saint Lucia’s Gabrielle Facey (57.54) also advanced to the final.