By Anmar Goodridge-Boyce
Ashlyn Simmons and Layla Haynes were crowned CARIFTA champions after capturing gold medals for Barbados in the evening session of the region’s most prestigious junior track and field meet yesterday at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas.
In one of the most memorable moments of the games so far, Haynes lived up to huge expectations and fulfilled
Ashlyn Simmons and Layla Haynes produced glorious gold medal middle-distance performances for Barbados in the evening session of day one of the 50th CARIFTA Games at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The team won two gold and one silver medal on the opening day of competition. Running in the first track final of the meet, 16-year-old Simmons executed an excellent race in the Under-17 girls’ 1 500 …
in Nassau Aragon Straker and Khristel Martindale led the Barbadian athletes advancing to Saturday afternoon’s 100 metres semi-finals of the 50th anniversary of the CARIFTA Games this morning in the Bahamas. Straker comfortably won the second heat of the Under-20 boys' 100 metres in 10.76 seconds at the Thomas Robinson Stadium. United States-based Martindale also secured a berth in the women's 100 metres by winning the first of three heats …
The Athletics Association of Barbados (AAB) 2023 National Junior Championships showcased some brilliant performances on Saturday night at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex. Most notable was the new national junior record and Under-17 CARIFTA 100 metres qualifying time of 11.80 seconds by 14-year-old Aniya Nurse of Alleyne School. Nurse bolted out of the blocks and stormed to the finish line without ever letting up on her opponents. Her new record …