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How To Watch Live the 2019 CARIFTA Games: Day 2

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Watch live streaming coverage of Day 2 from the 2019 CARIFTA Games. You can also see the order of events, as well as follow live result updates from the three-day championships.

Live streaming from the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. is provided by the IAAF via its Youtube channel, as well as Flotrack on http://flotrack.org. Follow Results – 2019 Carifta Games

The IAAF has worked with the local organisers to promote the region’s largest junior championships and they will be live streaming all three afternoon sessions from the 2019 CARIFTA Games.

The free live stream, the IAAF noted, will be available in all territories excluding the United States and Canada, where Flotrack will provide for those territories.

2019 CARIFTA Games – Day 2 Order of Events
Schedule Time

DAY 2 – SUNDAY APRIL 21, 2019 A.M. – SESSION 3
9:00 JAVELIN FEMALE UNDER 17 FINAL
9:05 LONG JUMP FEMALE OPEN HEPTATHLON
9:10 110 METERS HURDLES MALE OPEN OCTATHALON (5)
9:30 200 METERS FEMALE UNDER 17 SEMI FINALS
9:45 200 METERS MALE UNDER 17 SEMI FINALS
10:00 200 METERS FEMALE UNDER 20 SEMI FINALS
10:15 200 METERS MALE UNDER 20 SEMI FINALS
11:00 JAVELIN FEMALE OPEN HEPTATHALON
11:05 HIGH JUMP MALE OPEN OCTATHALON (6)
11:10 LONG JUMP FEMALE UNDER 17 FINAL
11:15 800 METERS MALE UNDER 20 SEMI FINALS

DAY 2 – SUNDAY APRIL 21, 2019 P.M. – SESSION 4
16:45 MEDAL PRESENTATIONS
17:05 TRIPLE JUMP FEMALE UNDER 20 FINAL
17:10 JAVELIN MALE OPEN OCTATHALON (7)
17:45 400 METERS HURDLES FEMALE UNDER 17 FINAL
17:55 400 METERS HURDLES FEMALE UNDER 20 FINAL
18:05 400 METERS HURDLES MALE UNDER 17 FINAL
18:15 400 METERS HURDLES MALE UNDER 20 FINAL
18:17 MEDAL PRESENTATIONS
18:30 800 METERS FEMALE UNDER 17 FINAL
18:40 800 METERS MALE UNDER 17 FINAL
18:50 800 METERS FEMALE UNDER 20 FINAL
19:00 800 METERS MALE UNDER 20 FINAL
19:05 HIGH JUMP MALE UNDER 17 FINAL
19:07 800 METERS FEMALE OPEN HEPTATHLON (7)
19:10 LONG JUMP MALE UNDER 20 FINAL
19:15 JAVELIN MALE UNDER 17 FINAL
19:16 MEDAL PRESENTATIONS
19:50 1500 METERS MALE OPEN OCTATHALON (8)
20:10 200 METERS FEMALE UNDER 17 FINAL
20:20 200 METERS MALE UNDER 17 FINAL
20:30 200 METERS FEMALE UNDER 20 FINAL
20:40 200 METERS MALE UNDER 20 FINAL

2019 Jamaica Carifta Trails Schedule, Live Results and Updates

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 2019 Jamaica Carifta Trials will get underway on Friday at the National Stadium, but a few of the nation’s top juniors are set to skip the meet.

The event will start at 4:30 p.m. today with the shot put events for Under-17 and Under-20 girls, while the action on the track is scheduled to start at 5:00 pm with the 400m heats.

The three-day trials will conclude on Sunday. DRAFT Performance List | 2019 Schedule of Events |2018 Results

Several of the island’s coaches posited that the just concluded High School Boys and Girls Champs 2019 could have been used to select the larger part of the teams, which would have given some of the athletes more time to recover.

Headlining the list of Champs 2019 stars set to miss the Carifta Trials on the girls’ side are Edwin Allen’s Kevona Davis, her schoolmate Rushana Dwyer, as well as Hydel High’s Ashanti Moore and Charokee Young.

Davis, who ran with precautionary tape on her thigh during the 200m final, retained her Class Two sprint double at Champs 2019, but was pulled from the sprint relay.

Her coach Michael Dyke said she is healthy, but will be rested.

“She ran six races over the course of the championships and faced the prospect of four more races at the trials,” Dyke was quoted as telling Sportsmax.TV.

Hydel High coach Corey Bennett has decided not to enter athletes at the trials to give them to concentrate on school and shake off any form of fatigue

Leading the group is Class One 100m and 200m champion Moore, who needs time to prepare for “external examinations” and “get some rest.”

“She is tired and needs to get some rest,” Bennett told Sportsmax.TV.

“We decided long before Champs that we would not be doing back-to-back weekends. She is also preparing for external examinations which are of the utmost importance.”

Meanwhile, Petersfield High’s Antonio Watson could miss the trials as he continues to recover from a niggle.

Watson, who didn’t show up for the 200m and 400m finals at Champs has been complaining of soreness in his hamstring and did not train this past week.

Holmwood Technical’s Michae Harriott and Kingston College’s Terrique Stennett were not entered.

At the same time, though, the three-day trials will see the likes of Briana Williams, the IAAF World Under-20 double sprint champion, Calabar’s Class One Champs 100m champion Oblique Seville, as well as Edwin Allen’s Clayton twins, Tia and Tina all down to take part.

Kingston College star man Wayne Pinnock, who set records in the Class One boys long jump and 110m hurdles, is also set to take part, along with Calabar High pair of Cobe Graham and Kai Chang and Petersfield High’s Christopher Brown, who will compete in the Under-20 boys shot put.

The Trials will select the Jamaican team to the 2019 Carifta Games, which will take place from April 20-22 at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in the Cayman Islands.

How To Watch Live Streaming Coverage: 2018 Flow Carifta Games

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NASSAU, Bahamas — Watch live streaming coverage of the 2018 Flow Carifta Games on your mobile phones, online and via the Flow Sports Mobile App from March 31 to April 2.

The Carifta Games have served as a platform for many of the region’s notable world-class athletes, including Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Pauline Davis, Yohan Blake, Omar McLeod and Kirani James and Flow is hoping that its continued support will pave the way for future champions.

Flow has been the title sponsor and exclusive broadcast partner of the Carifta Games for the last three years and the company is pleased to announce that it will now make mobile access available to everyone, including users who are not yet Flow TV customers.

HOW TO WATCH AND STREAM LIVE

All that’s required is a Flow mobile sim card that’s linked to a Flow ID account. Consumers who do not yet have a Flow ID should visit www.flowid.co and simply click sign-up to activate.

Fans across the world can also follow the 2018 Flow CARIFTA Games via the Flow Sports website at www.flowsports.co.

Opening day coverage at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, will start at 9:00 am ET on Saturday morning with the Day One morning session, while the evening session begins at 4:00 pm.

“Caribbean viewers at home or on-the-go are the biggest beneficiaries of Flow’s broadcast deal with the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC), the organisers of the Flow CARIFTA Games,” said Garry Sinclair, president of the Caribbean operations of Cable & Wireless Communications.

It also doesn’t matter where they are, as they can enjoy a front-row seat to one of the greatest junior athletic meets in the world,” added Sinclair.

“Through our live broadcast streams fans across the world can access the Caribbean’s premier junior track and field event, long known to be the incubator for the very best household names in the world of athletics such as Elaine Thompson, Kirani James and Levern Spencer.”

Christopher Taylor Dominates At CARIFTA GAMES 2017: Video

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WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO, Sporting Alert — Christopher Taylor continued his impressive form this season after racing to victory in the Boys’ Under-20 400m at the 46th FLOW CARIFTA GAMES 2017 on Saturday night. Watch Videos of Carifta Games 2017

Taylor, the U18 champion from last year, clocked 45.97 seconds to strike gold comfortably for Jamaica at the National Stadium in the Dutch island of Curacao.

The 17-year-old entered the CARIFTA GAMES on top form after his impressive showing at the Jamaica High School Boys’ and Girls’ Champs two weeks ago, and he showed his superior class by powering away from the field.

Jamal Walton of the Cayman Islands finished second with a time of 46.46, with third place going to Joshua St Clair of Trinidad and Tobago in 47.02.

In the U20 girls’ race, Jamaica’s Junelle Bromfield ran a well-measured opening 250m before pulling away from the field to win with a time of 53.82 secs.

Following Bromfield home were Tiana Bowen of Barbados and Jamaica’s Kimorla Mushette, who both clocked the same time of 55.62.

In the other 400m results, Bahamas grabbed gold and bronze in the girls’ U18 through Megan Moss (53.69) and Doneisha Anderson (54.24). Kimara Francis of Jamaica separated them with the silver medal in 54.24.

Jamaica went 1-2 in the boys’ U18 race with Antonio Watson running 47.86 for the gold medal in front of his countryman Ramone Lindo, who posted 47.99 for the silver.

Colby Jennings of Turks and Caicos ran 48.26 to collect the bronze.

Elsewhere in the sprints, Kevona Davis of Jamaica and Khalifa St Fort of Trinidad and Tobago, respectively won the U18 and U20 girls’ 100m titles.

The boys’ categories went to Trinidad and Tobago’s Adell Colthrust (10.63) for the U18 and Guyana’s Compton Caesar (10.46) in the U20.

Jamaica captured all four gold medals in the 1500m and swept the top two medal places in three of those four races.

The only blemish on the day in the event for the Caribbean powerhouses came in the U20 boys’ race where they finished first and fourth.

The 46th FLOW CARIFTA GAMES 2017 continues on Sunday with another heavy schedule, including the heats of the 200m and the exciting 4x100m relays.

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Jamaica’s Taylor Eased Into CARIFTA GAMES 400m Final: Watch Live

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WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO, Sporting Alert — Standout Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor cruised into the final of the Under 20 Boys’ 400 metres on Saturday night at the 46th FLOW CARIFTA GAMES 2017.

Taylor, who won the Under 18 title last year, won Heat 1 in a time of 47.21 seconds, easily ahead of Jamal Walton of the Cayman Islands, who ran 47.72 for second place in the heat.

The 17-year-old World Youth champion in 2015 owns a personal best of 45.27 seconds, and he could seriously challenge the meeting record of 45.85, set by his countryman Akeem Bloomfield two-years-ago.

Dashawn Morris of Jamaica also booked his place in the final after winning Heat 2 in 47.48.

Winning the other heat was Trinidad and Tobago’s Joshua St Clair in 48.27.

The final for the 400m dashes is set for Saturday night during the evening session.

Junelle Bromfield of Jamaica paced the qualifiers for the final on the girls’ side for Under 20 — clocking 54.46 seconds to dominate her heat over Tiana Bowen of Barbados (55.37) who also made the title race.

Kimorla Mushette of Jamaica won the first heat in 55.91 secs.

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Jamaica Sweeps 2016 Carifta Games 4×400; Ends With 86 Medals

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sporting Alert – Caribbean powerhouses Jamaica did a clean sweep of the 4x400m relays en route to dominating yet another Carifta Games, following Monday’s third and final day of competition.

The Jamaicans closed the final day of competition at the 45th staging of the Carifta Games at the Grenada Athletic Stadium in St George’s, with 86 medals, which equalled last year’s record tally.

The defending champions collected 42 gold, 28 silver and 16 bronze medals at this year’s championships, which saw several Games’ records going down.

As they did in the 4x100m relays, Jamaica once again proved that they have the best juniors in the region after sweeping the mile relays as well.

The outstanding quarter-milers Akeem Bloomfield and Christopher Taylor both captured three gold medals at the meeting after helping their respective age groups win 4x400m titles.

Taylor used his familiar conserved relay running tactics to anchor Jamaica to gold in the Boys’ Under-18 race with a time of 3:12.54.

Bloomfield grabbed a gold medal in the three-day meeting when he led the Jamaicans to the Under-20 crown in 3:10.55.

Jamaica also won the U18 girls race in 3:39.31 and U20 category in 3:34.84.

Jamaicans also did a clean sweep of the sprint hurdles gold medals, with Rushelle Burton, Dasazay Freeman, Damion Thomas and Rohan Cole taking the top podium places.

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Meanwhile, the prominent young sprinter Sada Williams of Barbados completed a well deserved 400/200 double after running a wind-aided 22.72 seconds (+2.7 m/s) to land the half-lap title on Monday.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Akanni Hislop posted a wind-assisted 20.89 secs (+4.5 m/s) to capture the U20 boys’ honour, with defending champion Mario Burke of Barbados finishing outside of the medal places in fourth with 21.14.

Michael Stephens of Jamaica won the U18 boys’ race in 21.43 and the U18 girls’ crown went to Shaniel English of Jamaica in 23.65, edging teammate Britany Anderson (23.74).

Jamaicans also produced in the 800m, winning three of the four gold medals on offer, with only Barbadian Jonathon Jones, who clocked a stunning personal best and Carifta Games record of 1:49.85 to win the Under-18 boys’ gold medal not associated with the defending champions’ setup.

Elsewhere, Warren Barrett Jr set a new record and personal best in the boys’ Under-20 shot put when throwing 19.47m to shatter the five-year-old mark of 19.47m, set in 2011.

Another Jamaican, Phillipe Barnett, threw 60.44m in the second round, his own legal mark of the competition, to bagged the U18 boys’ Discus Throw title.

His teammate, Roje Stona (55.30m) also went further than the previous mark of 54.41m by Vashon Mc Carty of Jamaica in 2014.

Candesha Scott of Grenada established a new Carifta Games record of 51.13m when winning the girls’ Javelin Throw for Under-20 — breaking the old mark of 49.72m, set last year by Isheeka Binns of Jamaica.

In the medal count, Bahamas finished second in the standings with six gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze, Barbados came next with six gold, six silver and eight bronze while the hosts Grenada finished with three gold, four silver and six bronze and Trinidad and Tobago rounding out the top five with three gold, two silver and nine bronze.

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Jamaica Sweeps 4x100m Relays At Carifta Games: Day 2

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sporting Alert – Defending champion Jamaica swept all four of the gold medals on offer in the 4x100m relays on another dominating second day at the 2016 Carifta Games on Sunday.

The team of Michael Stephens, Christopher Taylor, Jhevaughn Matherson and Dejour Russell set a new Carifta Games record in the Under-18 boys’ sprint relay after they teamed up to record a time of 40.40 seconds.

Matherson and Taylor were each picking up their second gold medals at the championships.

The silver medal went to the Bahamas in 41.42, with Grenada taking the bronze in 41.89.

In the U20 boys’ section, 100m champion Nigel Ellis and Raheem Chambers helped Jamaica clocked 39.74 seconds en route to the gold medal.

Bahamas landed the silver in 40.27 and Barbados took third in 40.97.

On the girls’ side, Jamaica’s U18 team bagged the gold medal in 45.87 — beating Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago to the finishing line.

In the U20 category, Jamaica dominated with a 44.30 secs performance.

The Bahamas followed them home second in 45.62, with Trinidad and Tobago getting the bronze with a time of 46.68.

Jamaica was winning all four 4x100m relays for the second successive year.

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Shiann Salmon and her Jamaican teammate Shannon Kalawan both set championships records on their way to winning the Under-18 and Under-20 girls’ 400m hurdles crowns.

Salmon sizzled to victory in the U18 section with a time of 59.50 secs, which improved the 59.55 secs, set by Jamaica’s Junelle Bromfield at last year’s Carifta Games.

And it was a 1-2 finish for the Jamaicans in the event, as Sanique Walker crossed the line in 59.60 to take the silver. Bahamas’ Gabrielle Gibson finished with the bronze medal with a time of 1:01.16.

In the U20 division, Kalawan took down a long-standing meeting record when posting 56.29 secs for the gold medal. She broke the 56.61, set by another Jamaican, Camille Robinson at the 2003 Carifta Games.

Lakeisha Warner from the British Virgin Islands took second place in 58.14 while Nicolee Foster of Jamaica ran home third in 58.34.

Rasheeme Griffith of Barbados won the Under-18 boys’ 400m hurdles with a time of 52.22 — leading a 1-2 finish for his country, with Nathan Fergusson grabbing the silver in 53.56 and Jamaica’s Dashinelle Dyer taking the bronze in 54.05.

Timor Barrett won Jamaica’s third gold medal in the 400m hurdles, following his 51.79 secs performance to beat Rivaldo Leacock of Barbados, who ran 52.07 and another Jamaican, Jauvaney James (53.56).

At press time, Jamaica had 53 medals, including 25 gold medals.

Watch Carifta Games 2016 Day Two Live Stream

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sporting Alert – Day two action at the 2016 Carifta Games will get under way on Easter Sunday with another full schedule as defending champion Jamaica looks to press home its advantage in the medal count.

The powerhouses dominated Saturday’s opening day after winning 26 medals at the National Stadium to build a large lead over their rivals.

After coming close to sweeping the 100m, 400m and 1500m events on the opening day, Jamaica will hunt for more medals on Sunday’s second day, with no fewer than 19 finals on the schedule.

Among the medal competitions slated for the day are the 4x100m relays for all the age groups, which the Jamaicans are favoured to sweep, as well as all four 400m hurdles finals.

The action will get going at 9:00 am CT with the second day of competition in the girls’ Heptathlon and boys’ Octathlon events.

The girls’ Discus Throw for Under-18 will be the first final on day two while the first event on the track will be the semi-final heats of all the 400m hurdles, starting at 9:15 am.

This will be followed by the 800m semi-finals before the sprinters return to the track for the 200m semis.

The morning session will conclude with the medal ceremony for the finals that took place on Saturday night.

Here are the list of finals set for today: girls’ Under-18 discus throw, boys’ Under-18 high jump, boys’ pole vault Open, girls’ Under-18 long jump, boys Under-18 shot put, girls Under-20 triple jump, 400m hurdles (all four), boys Under-20 javelin, boys Under-20 long jump, girls’ 3000m Open, boys’ 3000 Under-18, girls Under-20 discus throw, and 4x100m relays (all four).

For a look at the day’s full schedule of Carifta Games 2016 please click this link.

Meanwhile, live online streaming coverage will continue on BTC TV, with live results also available.

2016 Carifta Games Live Radio Streaming: Day 1

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sporting Alert – The 2016 Carifta Games will open on Saturday morning with a full schedule, which gets under way at 9:00 am local time at the Grenada Athletic Stadium.

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No fewer than 20 finals are on the schedule for Saturday’s opening day of action, with the medal races including all the 100m and 400m events in what is expected to be a very lively evening session.

Fans are expecting some thrilling performances from the Jamaicans, following the impressive showings at Champs 2016 last week.

Of course there will be athletes from over 20 countries competing at the Games, but like it’s been for many years, the Jamaicans are always the ones to watch out for.

Among the names to look out for from the Caribbean athletics powerhouses are; Christopher Taylor, Jhevaughn Matherson, Dejour Russell, Akeem Bloomfield, Raheem Chambers, Nigel Ellis, Junelle Bromfield, Kimone Shaw, Chrisanni May and Shanice Love — just to single out a few.

One of the sprint events to pay very close attention to will be the Under-20 Boys’ 400m, which will feature Bloomfield, the Cayman Islands’ 2015 Pan Am Junior champion Jamal Walton and Trinidad & Tobago’s Jacob St. Clair.

Defending champion Bloomfield, who owns a personal best of 44.93 seconds and eased to a comfortable 46.12 secs to win at Champs 2016 a week ago, will start as the favourite, but Walton remains confident about his chances as well.

Walton takes a personal best of 45.99 into the contest, set last year, and he is hoping to break into the 44-seconds marker.

“My aim is to come first and show everyone that I came here to do my best,” he said.

“So I am coming here to Carifta Games and try and so like a 44secs.”

In the Under-18 Boys’ 400m, Taylor, the Jamaican World Youth champion, who holds a personal best of 45.27 will be very difficult to beat.

In the 100m, Jamaica’s Nigel Ellis, fresh off his 10.18 seconds performance at Champs 2016, is the man to beat in the Under-20 100m and the clash against defending sprint double champion Mario Burke of Barbados should bring some excitement in the stands

Jamaica’s Raheem Chambers, who finished third last year, is also expected to be among the front-runners.

In the Under-18 race, Jhevaughn Matherson of Jamaica says he’s targeting the gold medal after missing last year’s Games because of injuries.

Kimone Shaw is the one to watch in the Under-18 100, with Trinidad and Tobago’s Khalifa St. Fort, the 2015 World Youth silver medalist, starting as the lady to catch in the Under-20 Girls’ race.

Other finals set the Saturday’s opening day include the 1500m, high jump, javelin throw triple jump, discus throw, long jump and shot put.

The Carifta Games will see from countries including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Maarteen, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, among others.

Jamaica Carifta Trials Day 1 Results

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sporting Alert – Here are the complete results from Day 1 of the Jamaica 2016 Carifta Trials at the National Stadium in Kingston, on Saturday, March 5.

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Several highlighting moments came from the meet, but as expected, the main headlines came in the sprinting events.

A number of eye-popping performances developed in the men’s short sprints, with Kingston College star sprinter Jhevaughn Matherson producing a new National Youth record of 10.25 seconds when racing away with the Under-18 100 metres.

Matherson hinted during the build-up that he was in very good shape to lower his personal bests this season and his 100m run couldn’t have come at a better time for the 17-year-old who had entered the Carifta Trials with a previous best of 10.37 secs.

After clocking 10.66 secs to win his heat, Matherson went significantly faster in the final to race away from Calabar’s Dejour Russell, who also set a personal best of 10.39 secs for second place.

Another strong performance at the meet on the boys’ side came from St Elizabeth Technical star sprinter Nigel Ellis, who landed the Under-20 Boys 100m with a time of 10.26.

St Jago High’s Raheem Chambers, who previously held the National Youth 100m record before Matherson lowered the mark, finished second to Ellis in 10.32 secs while Calabar’s Xavier Angus took third in 10.51.

On the female side, St Jago’s Kimone Shaw flashed to a wind-assisted 11.51 (+2.5 m/s) seconds to dominate the Under-18 girls’ 100m.

Shaw raced away from Michae Harriott of Holmwood Technical, who ran 11.93 for second and Mount Alvernia High’s Kemba Nelson, 11.94.

Patrice Moodie of Edwin Allen High secured the Under-20 girls’ 100m in a time of 11.56 seconds, defeating Shanice Reid from St Jago High, 11.79 seconds.

Elsewhere, on the opening day at the Jamaica Carifta Trials, Junelle Bromfield won the Under-20 girls’ 800m final in 2:06.61 while Shevan Parkes of Bellefield High took boys’ Under-20 final in 1:51.27.

Meanwhile, Akeem Bloomfield of Kingston College cruised into the final of the Under-20 boys’ 400m with a time 47.44 secs.

Bloomfield, who owns a personal best of 44.93, is the overwhelming favourite to win the final.

English Premier League Week 17 Fixtures On Dec. 18

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LONDON, Sporting Alert – English Premier League fixtures for the matches taking place in Week 17, between December 19-21.

Without a shadow of a doubt, the focus of attention will be at Stamford Bridge where a managerless Chelsea play hosts to Sunderland in one of six games kicking off at 10:00 a.m ET.

The Blues fired their manager on Thursday after a less than impressive start to the season, losing nine of the opening 16 games, and many football pundits and former players blamed the players for the sacking of Jose Mourinho.

When the defending champions take the field this weekend, the eyes of the public will be on them.

A quality performance and showman victory would prove what we have all been saying since the start of the skid — “Chelsea players have given up on winning for Mourinho” — while another poor outing would show the lack of commitment in this current squad.

Also, will Eden Hazard play?

Hazard walked pitifully off the field during the 2-1 defeat to Leicester City on Monday with what seemed to have been a hip injury, but could recover for the Black Cats’ visit.

Another highlighted game in the English Premier League for Week 17 is the battle between Arsenal and Manchester City in London next Monday to close out the fixtures.

Both these sides are serious title challengers and will be hunting what could be an important three points in the race for the league crown.

Arsenal are currently sitting second in the English Premier League standings with 33 points, while Manchester City are one point behind them in third place.

Also, on Saturday, fourth-place Manchester United must response to the shocking defeat Bournemouth against Norwich City at Old Trafford or manager Louis van Gaal could very well be following Mourinho out of the EPL before Christmas.

Southampton entertain Tottenham, as both sides still hunt a Champions League spot, Newcastle United tackle Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion host the improving Bournemouth, while Stoke City welcome Crystal Palace.

On Sunday, Liverpool travel to Watford in an early kick-off, with Swansea City tackling West Ham United.

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English Premier League Week 17 Fixtures

Saturday, December 19
Game Times (ET)

Chelsea v Sunderland (10:00 AM)
Everton v Leicester City (10:00 AM)
Manchester United v Norwich City (10:00 AM)
Southampton v Tottenham (10:00 AM)
Stoke City v Crystal Palace (10:00 AM)
West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth (10:00 AM)
Newcastle United v Aston Villa (12:30 PM)

Sunday, December 20

Watford v Liverpool (8:30 AM)
Swansea City v West Ham United (11:00 AM)

Monday, December 21

Arsenal v Manchester City (3:00 PM)

2015 Carifta Games Final Medal Standings

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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (Sporting Alert) — Following is the final medal standings from the 44th Carifta Games at the Kim Collins Track and Field Stadium in Basseterre, St Kitts.

The four day championships saw Caribbean powerhouses Jamaica dominating the medal count once again — finishing with 41 Gold, 25 Silver and 19 Bronze for a combined total 85 medals.

Jamaica dominated Monday’s final day, include sweeping the 4x400m relays for all the age category to setup the one-sided competition for yet another year.

The defending champions, who collected a record haul of 88 medals during the 2014 Carifta Games, finished these Games with 54 more medals than the team that finished behind them, while bagging 41 of the 68 possible gold medals that were up for the taking.

Finishing second in the medal standings were the Bahamas and they finished with a total of 31 medals — 8 Gold, 13 Silver and 10 Bronze.

The top five finishers were completed by Barbados, who had 7 Gold, 4 Silver and 5 Bronze for a total of 16, Trinidad and Tobago ended with 22 medals, 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 8 Bronze, while Grenada collected 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze.

Host nation St.Kitts and Nevis won nine medals, which included 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 6 Bronze.

A total of 21 countries won at least one medal at the 2015 Carifta Games, with nine of these winning at least one gold medal.

2015 Carifta Games Final Medal Standings

Jamaica 41 Gold 25 Silver 19 Bronze – Total 85
Bahamas 8 Gold 13 Silver 10 Bronze – Total 31
Barbados 7 Gold 4 Silver 5 Bronze – Total 16
Trinidad & Tobago 6 Gold 8 Silver 8 Bronze – Total 22
Grenada 1 Gold 3 Silver 4 Bronze – Total 8
St.Kitts & Nevis 1 Gold 2 Silver 6 Bronze – Total 9
St.Kitts & Nevis 1 Gold 2 Silver 6 Bronze – Total 9
Suriname 1 Gold 1 Bronze – Total 2
Suriname 1 Gold 1 Bronze – Total 2
Guadeloupe 2 Silver 3 Bronze – Total 5
British Virgin Islands 2 Silver 1 Bronze – Total 3
Bermuda 1 Silver 2 Bronze – Total 3
Martinique 1 Silver 2 Bronze – Total 3
Antigua & Barbuda 1 Silver
St. Maarten 1 Silver
St Vincent and the Grenadines 1 Silver
St Lucia 2 Bronze
Anguilla 1 Bronze
Turks and Caicos Islands 1 Bronze
Dominica 1 Bronze
Cayman Islands 1 Bronze