45th CARIFTA Games 2016: 26th~28th March @National Athletics Stadium, Grenada

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Hislop shines as T&T grabs four Carifta medals
By Rachael Thomspon-King (T&T Guardian)
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
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Akanni Hislop was T&T’s star on the final day of the Carifta Games at the Grenada National Stadium, St Georges, yesterday, defending his 200 metres title, copping gold in a time of 20.89 seconds, despite moving up in age group.

Hislop, who won the Boys Under-18 200m dash last year, was unstoppable in the U-20 bracket and beat Bahamaian Keanu Pennerman (21.03) and Coull Graham (21.05) of Antigua and Barbuda, respectively, to the line in the final session the 45th edition of the premier track and field event in the Caribbean.

The sprinter was the fastest of the eight qualifiers with a run of 21.01 seconds in the heats and improved on that form in the medal race. He was one of four local athletes sealing a medal including silver from Tyrell Edwards in in the Boys U-18 200m, and bronze each for Jeminise Parris in the Girls 100m hurdles and Asha James in the Girls U-18 javelin throw.

Edwards crossed second in the final of the Boys U-18 200m in 21.56 to finish behind Jamaican Michael Stephens, who won in 21.43. Third was Matthew Clarke of Barbados in 21.75.

Parris' time of 13.73 (13.725) earned her bronze in a tight finish of the Girls 100m hurdles event. Parris was beaten to the line by Jamaican Sidney Marshall, who also clocked 13.73 (13.724) by a millisecond. Winning was another Jamaican, Rushelle Burton, in 13.36. In Girls U-18 100 hurdles event, Anya Akili was fifth in 14.03. Ako Hislop had no better luck in the boys' version of the race and placed fourth in 14.08.

Cheziah Phillip was also active in the event but did not make it out of the qualifying heats. She placed fifth in heat one in 14.77. James picked up a bronze medal for T&T with a best toss of 44.44. Winning was Daneliz Thomas of Cayman Islands (45.97) and second was Grenadian Holly Charles (44.75).

T&T's competitors in the boys U-18 long jump event, Aaron Cruickshank (6.48) and Jossiah Edwards (6.45) placed 11th and 12th, respectively. In the Girls U-18 800m, Kershel Mc Intyre time of 2:15.95 was good enough for fourth and she was followed in by teammate Joanna Rogers in fifth in 2:17.63. The boys U-18 race saw Jaden St Louis also place fifth in 1:55.65.

On Sunday night, T&T bagged two relay bronze medals in the 4x100m relay events in the U-18 and U-20 divisions in races that were dominated by the Jamaicans. The quartet of Akeera Esdelle, Akila Lewis, Shania McCarter and Janea Spinks took third in the Girls U-18 race in 47.27, finishing behind Jamaica, who won in 45.87 and Bahamas, second in 46.37.

Later, T&T’s Girl U-20 team of Sarah Wollaston, Jada Barker, Jeminese Parris and Renee Stoddard also got bronze in 46.68. Jamaica copped the gold in 44.30 and Bahamas crossed second in 45.62. T&T's Boys U-18 relay squad of Hislop, Tyrell Edwards, Avindale Smith and Adell Colthrust, just missed out on the medals, finishing fourth in 42.16.

Jamaica’s team of Christopher Taylor, Michael Stephens, Dejour Russell and Jhevaughn Matherson won in a new CARIFTA record time of 40.40 seconds. The previous record of 40.52 was set by the Jamaican team at the 2015 Games.

Selected results

Girls

U-20 100m Hurdles
1 Rushelle Burton  (Jamaica) - 13.36
2 Sidney Marshall (Jamaica) - 13.73 (13.724)
3 Jeminise Parris (T&T) - 13.73 (13.725)

U-18 Javelin
1 Daneliz Thomas (Cayman Islands) - 45.97
2 Holly Charles (Grenada) - 44.75
3 Asha James (T&T) - 44.44

Boys

U-20 200m
1 Akanni Hislop (T&T) - 20.89
2 Keanu Pennerman (Bahamas) - 21.03
3 Coull Graham (Antigua and Barbuda) - 21.05 4.5

U-18 200m
1 Michael Stephens (Jamaica) - 21.43
2 Tyrell Edwards (T&T) - 21.56
3 Matthew Clarke (Barbados) - 21.75

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Hislop strikes gold
200 title for T&T sprinter
By Kwame Laurence in St George's
Published on Mar 29, 2016, 2:00 am AST (T&T Express)

HALF-LAP CHAMP: Akanni Hislop, centre, celebrates his Carifta 2016 Boys’ Under-20 200 metres victory, at the National Athletics Stadium in St George’s, Grenada, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago sprinter won in a wind-assisted 20.89 seconds, from Bahamian Keanu Pennerman, left, and Antiguan Coull Graham, right. — Photo: PAUL VOISIN

Akanni Hislop earned gold medal number three for Trinidad and Tobago at the 45th Carifta Games here in St George's, Grenada, yesterday. The 17-year-old sprinter stopped the clock at a wind-aided 20.89 seconds to claim gold in the Boys Under-20 200 metres dash.

Coming off the turn, Hislop was well-positioned to challenge for the top spot. He proved to be even stronger on the straight. With a strong 4.5 metres per second wind at his back, Hislop motored to the line for a convincing victory. Keanu Pennerman was the best of the rest, the Bahamian snatching silver in 21.03 seconds. Antiguan Coull Graham (21.05) took bronze.

Tyrell Edwards snapped up silver for T&T in the Boys Under-18 200m in 21.56 seconds. Jamaican Michael Stephens (21.43) and Barbadian Matthew Clarke (21.75) earned gold and bronze, respectively.

Jeminise Parris produced a fine effort in the Girls Under-20 100m hurdles, getting home in a wind-assisted 13.73 seconds to secure bronze for T&T.

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T&T fifth on medal table*
By Kwame Laurence in St George's
Published on Mar 30, 2016, 12:32 am AST (T&T Express)

CLOSE FINISH: Trinidad and Tobago’s Jeminise Parris, right, glances over at Jamaican Sidney Marshall, left, as they approach the finish line in the Girls Under-20 100 metres hurdles, at the 2016 Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, on Monday. Parris got bronze in a wind-aided 13.73 seconds, the same time produced by second-placed Marshall. The other Jamaican in the race, Rushelle Burton, centre, struck gold in 13.36. —Photo: PAUL VOISIN

St George’s
 
Recardo Prescott, Onal Mitchell, Che Lara and Jaden St Louis teamed up to earn Trinidad and Tobago’s ninth bronze medal at the 2016 Carifta Games, at the National Athletics Stadium here in St George’s, Grenada, late on Monday. The Boys Under-18 4x400 metres combination returned a time of three minutes, 15.33 seconds to close off the country’s campaign at the 45th edition of the regional junior championships.

T&T ended with three gold medals, two silver and nine bronze for an overall haul of 14 and fifth spot on the table.

Jamaica, winners of the Boys Under-18 4x4 in 3:12.54, emerged as overall champions yet again with 42 gold medals, 28 silver and 16 bronze. Barbados, second in the 4x4 in 3:13.16, were also runners-up on the medal table with six gold, six silver and eight bronze. The Bahamians (five gold, 15 silver, 13 bronze) were third best, with fourth spot going to Grenada (three gold, four silver, six bronze).


2016 CARIFTA GAMES - MEDAL COUNT

Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
#1 Jamaica 42 28 16 86
#2 Bahamas 6 15 13 34
#3 Barbados 6 6 8 20
#4 Grenada 3 4 6 13
#5 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 9 14
#6 Guadeloupe 3 1 1 5
#7 Cayman Islands 2 3 2 7
#8 Suriname 1 0 1 2
#9 St. Kitts and Nevis 1 0 0 1
#10 Guyana 0 3 2 5
#11 British Virgin Islands 0 2 1 3
#12 Dominica 0 2 0 2
#13 Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 3 3
#14 St. Maarten 0 0 1 1
#14 Anguilla 0 0 1 1
#14 Martinique 0 0 1 1
#14 Bermuda 0 0 1 1

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The last time T&T performed worse than we did this year at Carifta Games was in 1992 when we won a total of 6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver & 2 bronze) and also placed 5th in the Medal table.
Our solitary two gold medals in 1992 were won by Anthony Alexander in the Boys under 17 Discus throw and Cleopatra Francis in the Girls under 17 Javelin throw.
See link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_CARIFTA_Games

I wonder how large our team was in 1992 as compared to this year?