The 2025 Carifta Aquatic Championships exploded to life as records tumbled, rivalries flared, and rising stars threw down the gauntlet on a fiercely competitive opening day of action at the National Aquatic Centre in Couva on Saturday.
Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce opened her 2025 season in victorious fashion at the Velocity Fest 17 meet at the National Stadium in Kingston on Saturday.
While most of the excitement surrounded action on the track, a number of the region’s rising stars also lit up the field events with record-breaking brilliance and show-stopping performances on day one of the 52nd Carifta Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.
Jamaican Clemson junior Oneka Wilson, Bahamian Florida junior Anthaya Charlton and Vincentian Olympic finalist Shafiqua Maloney were all among the winners on Saturday’s second day of the Tom Jones Memorial at the Percy Beard Track in Gainesville, Florida.
Jamaica once again asserted its sprinting supremacy on the regional stage, as they copped three of the four 100m gold medals on offer in thrilling fashion at the 52nd Carifta Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday evening.
The 52nd Carifta Games roared into golden gear on Saturday evening as Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Grenada each struck gold in the 1500m finals, giving fans at the Hasely Crawford Stadium plenty to cheer about on Day One of the region’s premier junior track and field meet.
Defending champions Tianna Springer of Guyana and Zion Miller of the Bahamas struck gold in the Under-20 400m finals, as they set an electrifying tone for the evening session on day one of the 52nd Carifta Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.
Barbados, Jamaica and Guyana all secured wins in round three of the 2025 West Indies Rising Stars Under-15 Championships in Antigua on Saturday.
Lucknow Super Giants registered their fifth win of the Indian Premier League as they edged Rajasthan Royals by two runs in the another much-anticipated clash that lived up to its billing, except for two West Indian stars, who failed to leave their usual mark
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.
