Jamaica Reaches 27 Medals at Carifta Games After Strong Sunday Session

Jamaica continued to dominate the 53rd edition of the Carifta Games by extending its medal tally to 27 after another productive Sunday morning session in Grenada.

The latest session delivered five additional medals for Jamaica, including one gold, two silver, and two bronze, keeping the country comfortably ahead of the rest of the field as junior athletes competed at Kirani James Athletics Stadium.

By the end of the morning programme, Jamaica had collected nine gold medals, eleven silver medals, and seven bronze medals, underlining once again the country’s long standing strength in Caribbean youth athletics.

Trinidad and Tobago remained second in the standings with fourteen medals, while Bahamas followed closely with fourteen total medals as well, though with fewer gold medals. Guyana also stayed competitive with five medals including three gold.

One of Jamaica’s biggest successes came in the girls under 20 shot put where Able Mills secured gold with a winning throw of 15.27 metres.

The silver medal went to Peyton Winter, while Jamaica added another medal through Marla Kay Lampart, who took bronze after previously entering the event as defending champion.

In the boys under 20 long jump, Jamaica narrowly missed another gold as Michael Andre Edwards finished second with 7.47 metres.

The event was won by Carlin Archer, who produced the strongest jump of 7.68 metres, while another Bahamian athlete completed the podium.

Jamaica also added two medals in the girls under 17 discus throw where Dajounae Rudolph won silver and Zoeyann Plummer secured bronze.

The title remained with Kaliah Haye, who successfully defended her crown.

On the track, Jamaica’s sprint programme remained highly active as Shanoya Douglas continued her pursuit of a sprint double.

After retaining her 100 metre title earlier, Douglas advanced strongly to the girls under 20 200 metre final, placing herself in position for another gold medal opportunity.

Jamaica qualified two runners in all four major sprint finals during the session, showing strong depth across age categories.

Natrece East also progressed to the same final, strengthening Jamaica’s medal chances further.

In the boys under 20 200 metres, Sanjay Seymore responded well after his earlier disqualification in the 100 metres by advancing to the final.

He was joined by Elijah Smeikle, giving Jamaica another double lane presence.

The under 17 division also produced positive results, with Shayon Smith and Danelia Clarke moving into the girls final, while Mario Ross and Tyler Morgan advanced in the boys section.

Jamaica also looked strong in hurdles where Robert Miller qualified comfortably as he attempts to defend his under 20 400 metre hurdles title.

His teammate Jahvanie Tyrell also progressed, giving Jamaica another two athlete final.

In the girls under 20 hurdles, both Nastassia Fletcher and Marria Crossfield moved safely into the final.

With multiple finals still ahead, Jamaica remains the clear overall favourite to finish on top of the Carifta standings once again. The combination of field event consistency and sprint depth continues to make Jamaica the strongest force in Caribbean junior athletics.

Courtesy: jamaicaobserver