Guyana’s Cassey George earned her third CARIFTA Games gold medal in fine style last evening in Fort-de-France, Martinique, overcoming Jamaicans Britnie Dixon and Shanieke Watson to champion the girls Under- 18 3000m as action winded down on the rain plagued second day of competition..

At an event dominated by the Jamaicans, George made her country proud running a 10:03.27s to overcome both Dixon and Watson with distance to spare. Dixon crept in behind George in a time of 10:34.20s, while Watson took 10:55.42s to reach the finish line.

This counts as George’s second gold medal at this year’s event, having landed gold on the opening day of competition, on Saturday, when she ruled the girls’ Under- 18 1500 in a time of 4:40.40s, once again dominating against Dixon who came third in that race.

George’s medal counts as team Guyana’s third medal at the competition, with the team having also earned a gold medal in the girls’ Under- 20 400m compliments of Kadecia Baird.

Baird was also expected to be on the track yesterday in the 200m, where she was also competiting against Guyana’s Brenessa Thompson. Guyana has a nine member team participating at the event.

In other results chronicled yesterday Guyana’s Kevin Abbensetts finished second in heat three of four in the boys’ Under- 20 200m, where he finished 21.74s just behind Jamaica’s Jevaughn Minzie who ran the second fastest time of the heats.
Minzie ran 20.81 seconds, the fastest time ,in the heats, was ran by Jamaica’s Michael O’Hara who clocked 20.52 seconds.

Other Guyanese participating yesterday included Jevina Sampson and Avon Samuels in the girls’ under 18 200, Jason Yaw in the boys’ under 18 200 and Kade Pearce in the boys Under- 20 high jump.

Competition at the event is expected to continue, and conclude, today. Today’s highlight for Guyana is expected to be our participation in the 4x400m girls’ Under- 18 relay, where Guyana will be represented by George, Sampson, Samuels and Natricia Hooper.