Howard Walker, Paul Reid Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Jamaica Observer
Jamaica unofficially racked up a record haul of 88 medals to top the 43rd staging of the Carifta Games at Stade Municipal Pierre Aliker in Martinique for the 30th consecutive year and their 37th overall since the first staging in 1972.
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| Jamaica’s Jauvaney James (#344) on his way to winning the boys’ Under-18 1,500m gold medal. |
On Thursday before departing for the French territory, Neil Harrison, the head coach of the 84-member Jamaican team, the largest delegation to ever take part in the games, told the Jamaica Observer that expectations were high for yet another outstanding Carifta Games, and he was right.
The Jamaicans totally dominated the 26 other nations at the Games and garnered 88 medals, comprised of 42 gold, 34 silver and 12 bronze to break their 10-year-old record haul of 84 medals established in Hamilton, Bermuda, in 2004.
Jamaica started the day with 51 medals — of 25 gold, 19 silver and seven bronze — and collected another 37 as they dominated not only in the sprints, but the middle and long distances, hurdles and field events.
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| Jamaica’s Under-20 4X100m relay gold medallists (from left) Jonielle Smith, Saqukine Cameron, Kadisha Dallas and Chanice Bonner pose after their victory on Sunday. |
Janeek Brown and Sidney Marshall got things going for Jamaica by capturing gold and silver in the Under-18 girls' 100m hurdles in 13.48 and 13.62 seconds, respectively, with Trinidadian Jeminise Parris third in 13.79 seconds.
The outstanding Jaheel Hyde won his second individual gold of the championships, running a personal best 13.10 seconds to destroy the field in the Under-18 boys' 110m hurdles final.
The IAAF World Youth Championships gold medallist led from the start and dragged teammate Roje Chin Jackson into second place in 13.46 seconds, with Barbados' Michael Nicholson winning the bronze in 13.79 seconds. more
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