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FEATURES<br />
Akeem<br />
Bloomfield<br />
Stacy-Ann<br />
Williams<br />
Lamara Distin<br />
Shian Salmon<br />
record of 56.61 set in 2003, when she ran<br />
56.20, while multi-talented Shian Salmon<br />
fresh from winning the U18 high jump title,<br />
went on to lower the U18 400 metre hurdles<br />
record to 59.50 seconds.<br />
Jamaica concluded its record breaking<br />
performances by breaking the U18 4x100<br />
metre relay record. Jamaica actually won<br />
all the sprint and 4x400 metre relays, but<br />
their record run in the U18 sprint relay was<br />
something to behold. An all-star cast of 400<br />
metre gold medallist Christopher Taylor,<br />
100 metre silver medallist Dejour Russell,<br />
200 metre gold medallist Michael Stephens<br />
and 100 metre gold medallist Jhevaughn<br />
Matherson ran 40.40 to break the 40.52<br />
record set the previous year by Jamaica.<br />
The other record breakers at the meet included<br />
Scott of Grenada who broke the U20<br />
Javelin record while Tyriq Horsford of Trinidad<br />
and Tobago extended his own U18 boys<br />
record of 70.73 metres to 73.00 metres. U20<br />
triple jump record holder David of Guadeloupe<br />
recovered from last year’s disappointment<br />
when she lost the triple jump title to<br />
Jamaican Tamara Moncrieffe. She easily<br />
won the triple jump event and proceeded to<br />
break the U20 long jump record with a leap<br />
of 6.48 metres.<br />
There were six athletes who won two<br />
individual gold medals. Apart from David,<br />
Jones and Salmon who were all record<br />
breakers, the Jamaicans Cemore Donald<br />
and Shevon Parkes were also double gold<br />
medal winners. Both won the 800m/1500m<br />
double in their respective U18 female and<br />
U20 male categories. Sada Williams of<br />
Barbados was the U20 200m and 400m<br />
winner. She was, however, denied the 200M<br />
record when she ran a blistering 22.70, a<br />
shade faster than Shaunae Miller’s record of<br />
22.77 seconds. Unfortunately for the swift<br />
Barbadian, the wind speed of 2.4 metres per<br />
second was above the legal limit.<br />
The region has been quite successful in<br />
producing world class athletes like Yohan<br />
Blake, Kirani James, Keshorn Walcott, Obadele<br />
Thompson of Barbados and Shaunae<br />
Miller of the Bahamas. The 2016 Carifta<br />
Games continued the trend as a number of<br />
the Carifta stars went on to be successful at<br />
the 2016 World Under-20 Championships.<br />
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