IN HER final year at the event, Guyana’s Andrea Foster ensured that she did not leave the CARIFTA Games empty-handed. She picked up two bronze medals, while Linden’s Chantoba Bright snagged two silver, and Natricia Hooper collected a silver, to see the Guyana team to the 45th CARIFTA Games return today from Grenada with five medals.Bright won her medals in the Girls’ Under-18 long and triple jumps, while Hooper earned hers in the Girls’ Under-20 triple jump.
In her long jump Bright covered a distance of 5.94m, just enough to outdo Jamaica’s Annia Ashley’s 5.91m, while the event went to Ashley’s compatriot Britany Anderson who cleared 6.02m for the win. In the triple jump Bright managed 12.39m, just inside the 12.53m jumped by Bahamas Charisma Taylor.
Hooper, who clocked 56.61 seconds in the 400m, bagged her silver off a 12.19m jump, to just outdistance Jamaica’s Tissanna Hickling (12.17m), but not enough to overcome the 13.13m from Guadeloupe’s Yanis David.
Foster landed Guyana’s first medal on the track when she clocked 4:45.53s in the Girls’ Under-20 1500m. The race went to Jamaica’s Asshani Robb in a time of 4:39.2s, second place went to Barbados’ Elizabeth Williams in a time of 4:40.28s.
She was back at it again in the 800m, clocking 2:12.53s for her second bronze. Also in this race was Guyana’s Jevina Sampson who came fifth in this race in a time of 2:22.47s.
Meanwhile, after bringing second place in the Boys’ Under-18 400m, Guyana’s Daniel Williams was disqualified.