Jamaica’s Kemarrio Bygrave and USVI’s Michelle Smith produced excellent performances to claim the respective Boys and Girls Under-20 800m titles on day three of the 51st Carifta Games at the Kirani James Stadium in Grenada on Monday.
Bygrave led from start to finish to win the Boys final in 1:51.43 and complete the 800m, 1500m double.
Grenada's Deangelo Brown was second in 1:52.81 while Trinidad & Tobago's Keeran Sriskandarajah was third in 1:52.91.
In the Girls final, Smith bided her time before producing a spirited final lap to take the title in 2:06.18, just outside of the record 2:05.90 set back in 2008 by Natoya Goule.
This gold medal also completes a double for Smith as she took gold in the 400m hurdles on Sunday.
Haiti’s Victoria Guerrier ran 2:07.45 for silver while Jamaica’s Monique Stewart took bronze in 2:07.56.
The Under-17 Boys final saw Jamaica’s Keandre Kelly produce a mature performance to win in 1:56.31.
Guyana’s Kaidon Persaud ran 1:56.53 for silver and Kelly’s teammate Alejandro Palmer ran 1:58.05 to take bronze.
Jamaica secured gold and silver in the Under-17 Girls final through Kevongaye Fowler and Alikay Reynolds.
Fowler took gold in 2:16.97 while Reynolds, as she did in the 1500m, had to settle for silver in 2:17.02.
Grenada’s Annalisa Brown ran 2:18.75 for bronze.