Successful CARIFTA team back from Cayman

Jamaica’s CARIFTA team is back home from the Cayman Islands after dominating the three-day CARIFTA Games, which ended on Monday night.



On the final day, the Jamaicans won 15 gold medals including three of the four relays to end with a medal haul of 72 including 37 gold, 22 silver and 13 bronze.



It was Jamaica’s 26th straight hold on the title.



Jamaica’s head coach David Riley says he was disappointed with the level of competition shown by athletes from the other Caribbean countries.



Jamaica finished well ahead of second place Trinidad and Tobago, who ended with 40 medals including 12 gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze.



The Bahamas were third with 29 medals including six gold, 10 silver and 13 bronze, while Barbados ended fourth with 18 medals including three gold, seven silver and 8 bronze.



Jamaica ended with four championship records on the final night.