FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (CMC) – Akela Jones of Barbados won her second gold medal of the 43rd CARIFTA Games here yesterday, bringing the curtain down on an outstanding career at the region’s premier track and field youth championship.

Jones, who celebrates her 19th birthday today, won the Under-20 girls’ high jump with a clearance of 1.84 metres to follow up her capture of the long jump on Saturday night.
“It’s time now to step out on the bigger level. It’s a level I know I had to finish sometime,” Jones said.
She said she would now continue preparation for the World Junior Championships in Eugene, United States, in July.
Jamaica’s Safia Morgan was second to Jones with a clearance of 1.78m and Morgan Edvige of Martinique took the bronze with a leap of 1.65m.
Jones was joined in winners’ row by Dominica’s Shanee Angol who captured gold in the girls’ Under-18 javelin with a throw of 49.66 metres. Hayley Matthew of Barbados picked up the silver with 43.17m and Cayman Islands’ Daneliz Thomas took bronze with 39.59
Yanis Esmeralda David of Guadeloupe, meanwhile, followed up her triumph in the girls’ Under-18 long jump with another golden performance in the triple jump.
She measured 13.10m to beat Axelle Eugenie of Martinique (12.34) and Shanique Wright of Jamaica (12.26).
Jamaican Demar Gayle emerged as the Under-20 boys shot put champion when he threw 16.72 metres, enough to get the better of Trinidad & Tobago’s Kenejah Williams (16.55) and Romario Antoine of Barbados (16.42).
The region’s premier track and field youth games ended later yesterday.