Guyana’s Rodel Greene secured a bronze medal in the Boys’ Under-20 triple jump on Monday, the final day of the 52nd CARIFTA Games in Trinidad and Tobago, bringing the nation’s total medal count to five.
Last year, Guyana’s contingent of 23 in Grenada won eight medals. This year, 42 athletes represented Guyana in the twin island republic.
Greene’s personal best leap of 15.50 meters earned him a spot on the podium behind Jamaica’s Chavez Penn (gold, 16.14m) and Michael-Andre Edwards (silver, 15.66m). Fellow Guyanese Duel Europe finished 11th.
Guyana’s other medals at the Games were gold for Tianna Springer (U-20 400m), silver for Malachi Austin (U-20 400m), and bronze for Attoya Harvey (U-20 1500m) and Ebo McNeil (U-17 3000m).
The girls’ U-17 4x400m team placed seventh with a time of 4:09.26, while the boys’ team finished sixth in 3:26.46, behind a record-setting Bahamas team that clocked 3:12.72.
Top medal contenders Javon Roberts and Kaidon Persaud finished just outside the podium. Roberts posted a time of 1:52.53 for fifth place, with Persaud close behind in sixth at 1:52.56.
Jamaican Shavan Jarrett took gold in 1:51.19, edging out D’Angelo Brown of Grenada (1:51.21).
In the boys’ U-17 800 meters, Bryson Anderson finished sixth in 2:01.16. The race was won by the host nation’s Brion Scott in 1:56.48, with Jamaicans Luke Plummer and Yohance Carty completing the podium.
In the shot put, Guyana’s Jamie Fraser and Marquez Miggins finished sixth and ninth with best throws of 13.35 meters and 12.77 meters, respectively.
Jamaican athletes Despiro Wray (19.66m) and Devonte Edwards (18.73m) claimed gold and silver, while Grenadian Dylan Logan secured bronze with a throw of 15.80m.
Walton Alleyne was Guyana’s sole finalist in the 200 meters, finishing seventh in 21.60 seconds. Barbadian Jayden Green won gold with a time of 20.93 seconds.
In the discus, Nathaniel Samaroo threw a best of 38.30 meters, finishing tenth. Jamaican Kamari Kennedy set a new championship record with a throw of 60.87 meters.
The event concluded with David Williams finishing seventh in the U-17 long jump, with a leap of 6.63 meters, behind Jamaican Amani Phillips’ winning mark of 7.49 meters.
Looking towards the future, Grenada has expressed interest in hosting the CARIFTA Games in 2026, while The Bahamas, Curacao, and Barbados are considering bids for 2027 and 2028.
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