St Fort, Hosford strike Carifta gold
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Guardian)
Published: Sunday, March 27, 2016
Khalifa St Fort --- Photo by TrackAlertsTyriq Horsford and Khalifa St Fort of T&T both won gold medals on day one of the 45th Annual Carifta Games at the National Athletics Stadium in Grenada, yesterday.
Horsford was a class above the rest in the boys Under-18 javelin event. He defended his title and broke his own Carifta record when he threw the spear 73.00 metres on his second of six attempts to break his 70.73m Carifta record he set last year in St Kitts. Finishing a distant second was Keyon Burton of Dominica with a top throw of 64.87m, while Grenadian Adrian Thomas was third in 60.97m.
It was a dominant performance by Horsford in the second event of the meet. In his first attempt, he threw the javelin 64.58m before breaking the record in his second attempt. After fouling his third throw, he recorded distances of 67.18m, 66.93m and 67.25m on his remaining throws.
After winning the event for a second consecutive year Horsford said, “It’s a wonderful feeling breaking the record again. It was very competitive with a few throwers getting over 60 metres.”
St Fort, trained by former T&T sprinter Ato Boldon, won gold in the girls U-20 100m finals in 11.40 seconds, ahead of Jamaican Patrice Moody (11.68) and Brianne Bethel of Bahamas (11.75).
Ianna Roach won T&T’s second medal of the day, grabbing silver with a season’s best in the girls Under-18 shot put finals. Roach was out the blocks early, with a throw of 14.49m in her first attempt which ensured her a podium finish. The T&T athlete did not improve on her first attempt. She recorded a distance of 13.40m in her second effort, followed by 13.35m, 14.41m, a fouled attempt and 14.13m.
Lacee Barnes of Cayman Islands won gold with a top throw of 14.90m on her first attempt, while Jamaican Aiko Jones grabbed bronze ending with a best throw of 14.32m.
Chelsea James, Onal Mitchell and Adell Colthrust all won bronze medals for T&T. James copped third place in the girls Under-20 shot put event with an effort of 13.66m on her third attempt, while Mitchell won bronze in the boys U-18 400m finals in a time of 48.72 seconds. In the boys Under-18 100m final, Colthrust ran 10.66 seconds to claim bronze.
SELECTED RESULTS
Boys Under-18 Javelin Finals1 Horsford, Tyriq - T&T - 73.00 metres (Carifta record) 2 Burton, Keyon - Dominica - 64.87m
3 Thomas, Adrian - Grenada - 60.97m
Girls 100m U-20 Finals1 St. Fort, Khalifa - T&T - 11.40 2 Moody, Patrice - Jamaica - 11.68
3 Bethel, Brianne - Bahamas - 11.75
Girls Shot Put U-18 Finals1 Barnes, Lacee - Cayman Islands - 14.90m
2 Roach, Ianna - T&T - 14.49m 3 Jones, Aiko - Jamaica - 14.32m
Girls Shot Put U-20 Finals1 Fullerton, Janell - Jamaica - 14.52m
2 Stevens, Sahjay - Jamaica - 13.74m
3 James, Chelsea - T&T - 13.66m Boys 400m U-18 Finals1 Taylor, Christopher - Jamaica - 47.36 sec
2 Hoyte-Small, Antoni - Barbados - 48.23
3 Mitchell, Onal - T&T - 48.72Boys 100m U-18 Finals1 Matherson, Jhevaughn - Jamaica - 10.42
2 Russell, Dejour - Jamaica - 10.60
3 Colthrust, Adell - T&T - 10.66
