ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (April 5) — Jamaica maintained regional supremacy on a rain-soaked second day of the 3rd Carifta Games 2026 at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium on Sunday (5), sweeping every 400m hurdles final and adding multiple podium finishes in field events. The results and top finishers on Day 2 in Grendad.
The day highlighted the competitive powerhouses of the Caribbean, as the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and host Grenada added intensity to Easter Sunday’s medal chase before a lively home crowd defying steady drizzle.
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Jamaica opened the afternoon with four golds across the 400m hurdles divisions, led by Jahvanie Tyrell’s commanding 50.35 seconds in the Boys U20, while Nastassia Fletcher posted 58.05 seconds in the Girls U20. In the U17 hurdles, Alyssa Carty won in 1:01.84 while O’Neil Lawrence led the boys in 53.06 seconds.
The Bahamas produced one of the day’s standout performances, breaking a Carifta record in the Girls U17 4x100m relay (44.21) and winning two of four relay titles, while Trinidad and Tobago held off Jamaica in the final Boys U20 4x100m (39.64) to close the session. Jamaica won the U20 girls’ title with 100m champion Shanoya Douglas anchoring the champions, but the U17 boys failed to finish after a mishap on the second exchange.
Earlier in the day, Jamaica secured golds in multiple field events, including the Girls U20 Shot Put and U20 Discus, extending its medal tally under wet field conditions. Strong performances also came from competitors across the Cayman Islands, Barbados, and Grenada, whose athletes impressed local supporters with consistent podium finishes.
The Carifta Games conclude Monday with several track events, field finals, and relays, as regional teams battle for closing-day supremacy and final medals before the official closing ceremony.
Day 2 Medal Winners — Carifta Games 2026
(Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George’s, Grenada — April 5)
🏅 Morning Session
- Girls Shot Put U20 (4kg) — 🥇 Able Mills (Jamaica) 15.27m; 🥈 Peyton Winter (Trinidad and Tobago) 14.14m; 🥉 Marla-Kay Lampart (Jamaica) 13.81m
- Boys Long Jump U20 — 🥇 Carlin Archer (Bahamas) 7.68m; 🥈 Michael-Andre Edwards (Jamaica) 7.47m; 🥉 Joshua Williams (Bahamas) 7.16m
- Girls Discus Throw U17 (1kg) — 🥇 Kaliah Haye (Cayman Islands) 47.06m; 🥈 Dajounae Rudolph (Jamaica) 45.13m; 🥉 Zoeyann Plummer (Jamaica) 43.83m
🏅 Afternoon Session
- Girls 400m Hurdles U17 — 🥇 Alyssa Carty (Jamaica) 1:01.84; 🥈 Hope Edwards (Haiti) 1:02.48; 🥉 Imani Lowe (Jamaica) 1:03.69
- Boys 400m Hurdles U17 — 🥇 ONeil Lawrence (Jamaica) 53.06; 🥈 Kavian Minnott (Jamaica) 53.36; 🥉 Tevaughn Hall (Grenada) 53.45
- Girls 400m Hurdles U20 — 🥇 Nastassia Fletcher (Jamaica) 58.05; 🥈 Marria Crossfield (Jamaica) 58.74; 🥉 Jenna-Marie Thomas (Trinidad and Tobago) 59.20
- Boys 400m Hurdles U20 — 🥇 Jahvanie Tyrell (Jamaica) 50.35; 🥈 Omari Brown (Trinidad and Tobago) 50.91; 🥉 Robert Miller (Jamaica) 50.97
- Girls 3000m Run Open — 🥇 Aniqah Bailey (Trinidad and Tobago) 10:14.10; 🥈 Laila McIntyre (Barbados) 10:15.61; 🥉 Sushana Johnson (Jamaica) 10:26.90
- Boys 3000m Run U17 — 🥇 Jevaughn Tomlin (Jamaica) 9:12.49; 🥈 Sanchez Smith (Bermuda) 9:22.24; 🥉 Zindzele Renwick-Williams (Barbados) 9:26.95
- Girls 4x100m Relay U17 — 🥇 Bahamas (CARIFTA Record) 44.21; 🥈 Jamaica 45.02; 🥉 Trinidad and Tobago 46.10
- Boys 4x100m Relay U17 — 🥇 Bahamas 41.36; 🥈 Trinidad and Tobago 41.56; 🥉 Barbados 42.25
- Girls 4x100m Relay U20 — 🥇 Jamaica 43.76; 🥈 Trinidad and Tobago 44.17; 🥉 Barbados 45.40
- Boys 4x100m Relay U20 — 🥇 Trinidad and Tobago 39.64; 🥈 Jamaica 39.84; 🥉 Grenada 40.18
- Girls Long Jump U17 — 🥇 Jazae Johnson (Bahamas) 6.02m; 🥈 Taree Forbes (Bahamas) 5.70m; 🥉 Dashanelle Clarke (Jamaica) 5.54m
- Boys High Jump U17 — 🥇 Quenten Kopra (Curacao) 1.90m; 🥈 Herwens Guerrier (Turks and Caicos) 1.90m; 🥉 Emron Anthony (Grenada) 1.90m
- Boys Shot Put U17 — 🥇 Kamaal Armstrong (Barbados) 15.96m; 🥈 Kazim Telesford (Grenada) 15.67m; 🥉 Jaafari Shaw (Trinidad and Tobago) 15.19m
- Girls Long Jump U20 — 🥇 Brooklyn Lyttle (Belize) 6.16m; 🥈 Rivka Goede (Curacao) 5.80m; 🥉 Seannah Parsons (Trinidad and Tobago) 5.76m
- Boys Javelin Throw U20 — 🥇 1 Addison James (Dominica) 63.73m; 🥈 Ethan North (Bahamas) 62.80m; 🥉 Maliek Francis (Antigua and Barbuda) 60.14m
