Jamaica tested on Saturday night as Bahamians dominate 100m finals

Adrian Frater, News Editor

WESTERN BUREAU:After taking one gold and two silver medals in the opening session of Saturday's first day of the 40th CARIFTA Games in Montego Bay, Jamaica's traditional dominance at the annual junior championship was challenge in the subsequent sessions, but the local responded like true champions.

In fact, the curtains came down in a blaze of glory in the final event of the night with Jamaica taking first and second in the boys' Under-20 100m through Jazeel Murphy, who clocked 10.27 for the gold and Kemar Bailey Cole, who lost by a hairs breadth, with 10.28 for the silver. Shavar Hart of The Bahamas was third.

In the Under-20 girls' 100m, the Jamaicans were forced to play second fiddle behind The Bahamas' Anthonique Strachan, who won in 11.38; and Michelle-Lee Ahye, of Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), who was second in 11.44. Jamaica took third and fourth, respectively, through Christina Williams (11.52) and Deandre Whitehorne (11.53).

Local supporters subdued

Prior to Murphy and Bailey Cole's lifting the local fans into a frenzy with their quinella in the Under-20 100m, the local supporters were left subdued as The Bahamas took both the boys' and girls' Under-17 100m.

Devynne Charlton ran 11.91 to beat Jamaica's Shauna Helps, who ran 11.95, for the girls Under-17 100m crown, while on the boys side, Delano Davis matched the effort of his female counterpart, beating Jamaica's Jevaughn Minzie into second place with a good 10.75. Minzie did 10.81 to beat T&T's Nicholas Douglas (10.87) into third place.

In the 400m, the Jamaican girls came good, taking both the Under-17 and Under-20 titles. However, the boys stumbled at the hands of T&T and The Bahamas, respectively.

In the Under-17 girls 400m, it was yet another Jamaican quinella as Yanique McNeil and Kissi Ann Brown took gold and the silver, respectively, ahead of Sareena Carti of Guadeloupe. McNeil won in 54.27 while Brown did 54.73.

In the Under-20 girls equivalent, with favourite Shaunae Miller of The Bahamas bowing out via the false start route, Jamaica took gold and silver via Olivia James (52.64) and Chris Ann Gordon (52.74).

In the Under-17 boys 400m, Jamaica's Khadeesh Willis (57.35) finished out of the frame, taking fifth place

T&T's Cadenio Machel won in 47.38 and his compatriot, Theon Lewis, ensured a quinella in 48.14. Barbados' Jerrad Mason was third in 48.20.

In the boys Under-20, Jamaica got a silver courtesy of Javere Bell, who clocked 46.89 to be second behind gold medallist O'Jay Ferguson of The Bahamas, who won in 46.49. The Bahamas also took third place through Stephen Newbold, who clocked 47.32.


DAY THREE

9:00 High Jump Girls Under 20 Final
9:00 Triple Jump Boys Under 20 Final
9:00 Javelin Girls Open Final

9:15 100m Hurdles Girls Under 17 Semi-finals

9:30 100m Hurdles Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
9:30 100m Hurdles Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
9:45 100m Hurdles Boys Under 20 Heats
10:00 110m Hurdles Boys Under 20 Semi-finals
10:30 4x400m Girls Under 17 Semi-finals
10:45 4x400m Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
10:45 4x400m Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
11:00 4x400m Girls Under 20 Semi-finals
11:15 4x400m Boys Under 20 Semi-finals

Afternoon session

3:45 Medal Presentation Boys Medal Presentation
4:00 Javelin Girls Under 20 Final

4:00 Shot Put Boys Under 20
4:00 Long Jump Boys Under 17 Final
4:00 Long Jump Boys Under 20 Final
4:00 Shot Put Boys Under 20 Semi-finals
4:00 Javelin Boys Under 20 Final
4:15 800m Girls Under 17 Final
4:15 800m Girls Under 17 Final
4:25 800m Boys Under 17 Final
4:25 800m Boys Under 17 Final
4:35 800m Girls Under 20 Final
4:35 800m Girls Under 20
4:45 800m Boys Medal Presentation

4:45 800m Boys Under 20 Final

4:50 Medal Presentation Boys Medal Presentation

5:15 100m Hurdles Girls Under 17 Final
5:15 100m Hurdles Girls Under 17 Final
5:30 100m Hurdles Boys Under 17 Final

CARIFTA Games schedule

9:00 High Jump Girls Under 17 Final
9:00 100m Hurdles Girls Open Pentathlon
9:15 110m Hurdles Boys Open Heptathlon
9:45 Discus Boys Under 20 Final
9:45 Shot Put Boys Under 20 Final
10:00 Long Jump Boys Open Heptathlon
10:15 100m Girls Under 17 Heats
10:30 100m Boys Under 17 Heats
10:45 100m Girls Under 20 Heats
11:00 Shot Put Girls Under 17 Final
11:00 100m Boys Under 20 Heats
11:00 Javelin Boys Under 17 Final
11:15 400m Girls Under 17
11:45 400m Girls Under 20 Semi-finals
11:45 400m Boys Under 20 Semi-finals
12:00 400m Boys Under 20 Semi-finals

Afternoon session

4:00 Opening Ceremony

4:40 Medal Presentation Boys
4:45 High Jump Girls Open Pentathlon
5:00 100m Girls Under 17 Semi-finals
5:00 Javelin Boys Open Heptathlon
5:00 Triple Jump Boys Under 17 Final
5:10 100m Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
5:20 100m Girls Under 20 Semi-finals
5:30 100m Boys Under 20 Semi-finals
5:40 1500m Girls Under 17 Final
5:40 Shot Put Girls Under 20 Final
5:50 1500m Boys Under 17 Pentathlon
6:00 1500m Girls Under 20 Final
6:00 High Jump Boys Under 20 Final
6:10 1500m Boys Under 20 Final
6:15 Medal Presentation Boys
6:30 Long Jump Girls Under 20 Final
6:30 Discus Girls Under 17 Final
6:55 200m Boys Open Heptathlon
7:10 400m Boys Under 17 Final
7:20 400m Boys Under 17 Final
7:30 400m Boys Under 20 Final
7:40 400m Boys Under 20 Final
7:55 100m Girls Under 17 Pentathlon
8:05 100m Boys Under 17 Final
8:15 100m Girls Under 20 Final
8:25 100m Boys Under 20 Final

Day Two

9:00 Long Jump Girls Open Pentathlon
9:00 Shot Put Boys Under 17 Final 9:00 High Jump Boys Open Heptathlon 9:00 200m Girls Under 17 Heats 9:15 200m Boys Under 17 Heats 9:30 200m Girls Under 20 Heats 9:45 100m Boys Under 20 Heats 10:00 800m Girls Under 17 Heats 10:25 800m Boys Under 17 Heats 10:25 800m Girls Under 20 10:55 800m Boys Under 20 Heats 11:15 300m Hurdles Girls Under 17 Semi-finals 11:25 400m Hurdles Girls Under 20 Semi-finals 11:35 400m Hurdles Boys Under 17 Semi-finals 11:45 400m Hurdles Boys Under 20 Semi-finals

Afternoon session

3:30 Pole Vault Boys Open Final
3:30 Long Jump Girls Under 17 Final
3:30 Javelin Boys Under 20 Final
3:50 Medal Presentation Boys Ceremony
4:00 4x100m Girls Under 17 Semi-finals
4:15 4x100m Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
4:30 4x100m Girls Under 20 Semi-finals
4:45 4x100m Boys Under 20 Semi-finals
5:00 Triple Jump Girls Under 20
5:00 200m Girls Under 17 Semi-finals
5:15 200m Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
5:30 High Jump Boys Under 17 Final
5:30 200m Boys Under 20 Semi-finals
5:30 200m Girls Under 20 Semi-finals
5:45 200m Boys Under 20 Semi-finals

5:50 Medal Presentation Boys Medal Presentation
6:20 300m Hurdles Girls Under 17 Final

6:30 400m Hurdles Girls Under 20 Final
6:45 400m Hurdles Boys Under 17 Final
7:00 400m Hurdles Boys Under 20 Final
7:15 Discus Girls Under 20 Final
7:15 Long Jump Boys Under 20 Final
7:20 800m Girls Open Pentathlon
7:30 1500m Boys Open Heptathlon
7:40 3000m Girls Open
7:55 3000m Boys Under 17 Final
8:15 4x100m Girls Under 17
8:25 4x100m Boys Under 17 Final
8:35 4x100m Girls Under 20 Final

8:45 4x100m Boys Under 20 Final

DAY THREE

9:00 High Jump Girls Under 20 Final
9:00 Triple Jump Boys Under 20 Final
9:00 Javelin Girls Open Final

9:15 100m Hurdles Girls Under 17 Semi-finals

9:30 100m Hurdles Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
9:30 100m Hurdles Boys Under 17 Semi-finals
9:45 100m Hurdles Boys Under 20 Heats
10:00 110m Hurdles Boys Under 20 Semi-finals
10:30 4x400m Girls U 17 Semi-finals
10:45 4x400m Boys U17 Semi-finals
10:45 4x400m Boys U17 Semi-finals
11:00 4x400m Girls Under 20 Semi-finals
11:15 4x400m Boys Under 20 Semi-finals

Afternoon session

3:45 Medal Presentation Boys Medal Presentation
4:00 Javelin Girls Under 20 Final

4:00 Shot Put Boys Under 20
4:00 Long Jump Boys Under 17 Final
4:00 Long Jump Boys Under 20 Final
4:00 Shot Put Boys Under 20 Semi-finals
4:00 Javelin Boys Under 20 Final
4:15 800m Girls Under 17 Final
4:15 800m Girls Under 17 Final
4:25 800m Boys Under 17 Final
4:25 800m Boys Under 17 Final
4:35 800m Girls Under 20 Final
4:35 800m Girls Under 20
4:45 800m Boys Medal Presentation

4:45 800m Boys Under 20 Final

4:50 Medal Presentation Boys Medal Presentation
5:15 100m Hurdles Girls Under 17 Final

5:15 100m Hurdles Girls Under 17 Final
5:30 100m Hurdles Boys Under 17 Final