Jamaica look to dominate again at 52nd Carifta Games

Jamaica look to dominate again at 52nd Carifta Games

REGIONAL junior athletes will begin battling for glory today at this year’s 52nd staging of the three-day Carifta Games. The prestigious Caribbean meet is being hosted by Trinidad and Tobago at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The competition, which features under-17 and under-20 athletes, has been dominated over the years by Jamaica. Following last year’s haul of 84 medals – including 45 gold, 23 silver, and 16 bronze – Jamaica athletes are expecte…

Carifta back in town

For the first time in 22 years, the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain will be the assembly point for the best junior athletes in the region.Those who turn up at the Crawford Stadium today, ­tomorrow and Monday for…

Let the games begin: ‘PM Stuarty’ opens Carifta 2025 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

The 52nd edition of the Carifta Games officially opened on April 18 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, marking Trinidad and Tobago’s first time hosting the regional athletics championship in two decades. The opening ceremony began at 3 pm and welcomed junior athletes from 28 Caribbean countries and dependencies to an event described by World Athletics president Sebastian Coe at the opening as athletics’ “most important junior compe…

CARIFTA Games officially kicks off – Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation

Under the theme “Igniting Passion, Fueling Dreams,” the joint opening ceremony of the 52nd CARIFTA Track and Field and 38th CARIFTA Aquatics Championships was held earlier this evening at the Hasley Crawford Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago.Barbados is represented in track and field by 53 athletes, while the swimming contingent consists of 26 swimmers. During the parade of teams, they were led through the stadium by flag bearers: sprint hurdler Al…

Carifta Games Set for Trinidad’s Haseley Crawford Stadium

There was a hive of activity as the final touches to the Haseley Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago was being added. The track itself was ready after weeks of relaying which sent jitters of uncertainty through the Carifta countries, but as of today Friday April 17, 2025, the Haseley Crawford Stadium was ready […]