Going into the final session of the 50th Oaktree CARIFTA Games, The Bahamas on Monday has a total of 28 medals - six gold, nine silver and 13 bronze. Jamaica continues to lead the competition, securing 47 total medals - 25 gold, 14 silver and eight bronze. Trinidad and Tobago rounds out the top three nations with 14 total medals - two gold, five silver and seven bronze. The junior regional athletics meet is going down
With the CARIFTA Games being held here in The Bahamas for a record ninth time, and with this being the 50th anniversary year of The Bahamas’ Independence and of the CARIFTA Games itself, the host nation has every intention of being well-represented. The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) ratified a full 80-member squad late Monday
After one of the most competitive and action-packed CARIFTA Trials in Bahamian athletics history, a full squad is expected to be ratified and named today, setting the stage for what’s to come in less than two weeks’ time. A total of 56 Bahamian athletes qualified for the 50th Oaktree CARIFTA Games, given the qualification times and standards that were
Blue Chip Athletics continues to produce some of the top throwers in the country, and by extension the region, getting young Bahamian athletes qualified and prepared for major international competitions. The 50th Oaktree CARIFTA Games is just two weeks away, set for the Easter holiday weekend, April 8-10 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. The final local qualifier, the Bahamas National
Despite a few setbacks, including a disqualification in a relay event, the St. Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine found a way to extend its lead on the final day of competition of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships and rolled into a victory over the Queen’s College (QC) Comets on Friday.