Less than 24 hours after Isaiah Taylor captured T&T's first gold medal in a new Games record which bettered the 17.42m set by Jamaican Christopher Brown four year ago, his compatriots Tyriq Hosford and Portious Warren added two more gold medals via field events, shot put and javelin.
Hosford competing in the Boys under-18 Shot field put even, Tyriq Hosford added another gold when he threw the 700g "Iron Spear" 70-73 metres on his fifth of six throws at the 44th Carifta Games taking place at the Silver Jubilee Stadium, Basseterre Stadium, St Kitts yesterday.
Hosford challenged 14 contenders in his quest for gold and records distances of (64.18, 58.59, 57.81, a fouled effort, 70.73 and closed off with 68.32metres) to hold off Jamaica's Kevin Nedrick (65.09m), the leader at the halfway mark.
Hosford's compatriot Vandel Joseph secured the bronze medal with an effort of 61.67 metres. In fact he was the leader from the start. He fouled his second attempt, then followed up with efforts of 56.78m, 56.89m, another foul and finally 60.67m.
Meanwhile, Warren also had her challenges when she bounced back from fouling her first attempt to land the precious gold medal with her fifth attempt (15.22 metres). He efforts were 13.85m, 14.50m, 14.42m, 15.22m and 14.60m. Her opponents Trevia Gumbs finished second with a 14.83m throw in her second attempt before fouling her next four efforts, while T&T"s Chelsea James ended in third place with a best of 14.73 metres. She had five good attempts (13.84m 14.15m 13.96m 14.56m 14.73m) before red-flagging her last try.
Sprinter Akanni Hislop secured the silver medal in the Boys Under-18 100 metres dash behind a time of 10.47 seconds, trailing Bahamian Javan Martin, who stopped the clock at 10.41 seconds with Jamaican Tyreke Wilson third in 10.56.
There was no medals for T&T in the Girls Under-20 100 metres finals after Kayelle Clarke had to settle for fourth place in 11.75 seconds which was slower than the 11.64 she clocked in the preliminaries. The race was won by Natalliah Whyte of Jamaica in 11.56 seconds, one hundredths of a second slower than her qualifying time.
T&T's Xavier Mulugata finished sixth in the Boys Under-20 finals in 10.65 seconds. His qualifying time was 10.57 seconds.
Selected Results
2015 Carifta Games Selected Results
Boys 100 Meter Dash Under 18
1 Martin, Javan (Bahamas) 10.41
2 Hislop, Akanni (T&T) 10.47
3 Wilson, Tyreke (Jamaica) 10.56
Girls 100 Meter Dash Under 20
1 Whyte, Natalliah (Jamaica) 11.56
2 Albury, Keianna (Bahamas) 11.64
3 Ambrose, Jenae (Bahamas) 11.74
4 Clarke, Kayelle (T&T) 11.75
Boys 100 Meter Dash Under 20
1 Burke, Mario (Barbados) 10.21
2 Ohara, Michael (Jamaica) 10.33
3 Chambers, Raheem (Jamaica) 10.44
6 Mulugata, Xavier (T&T) 10.65
Boys Javelin Throw 700g Under 18
1 Hosford, Tyriq (T&T) 70.73m
2 Nedrick, Kevin (Jamaica) 65.09m
3 Joseph, Vandel (T&T) 61.67m
Girls Shot Put 4kg Under 20
1 Warren, Portious(T&T) 15.22m
2 Gumbs, Trevia (IVB) 14.83m
3 James, Chelsea (T&T) 14.73mLess than 24 hours after Isaiah Taylor captured T&T's first gold medal in a new Games record which bettered the 17.42m set by Jamaican Christopher Brown four year ago, his compatriots Tyriq Hosford and Portious Warren added two more gold medals via field events, shot put and javelin.
Hosford competing in the Boys under-18 Shot field put even, Tyriq Hosford added another gold when he threw the 700g "Iron Spear" 70-73 metres on his fifth of six throws at the 44th Carifta Games taking place at the Silver Jubilee Stadium, Basseterre Stadium, St Kitts yesterday.
Hosford challenged 14 contenders in his quest for gold and records distances of (64.18, 58.59, 57.81, a fouled effort, 70.73 and closed off with 68.32metres) to hold off Jamaica's Kevin Nedrick (65.09m), the leader at the halfway mark.
Hosford's compatriot Vandel Joseph secured the bronze medal with an effort of 61.67 metres. In fact he was the leader from the start. He fouled his second attempt, then followed up with efforts of 56.78m, 56.89m, another foul and finally 60.67m.
Meanwhile, Warren also had her challenges when she bounced back from fouling her first attempt to land the precious gold medal with her fifth attempt (15.22 metres). He efforts were 13.85m, 14.50m, 14.42m, 15.22m and 14.60m. Her opponents Trevia Gumbs finished second with a 14.83m throw in her second attempt before fouling her next four efforts, while T&T"s Chelsea James ended in third place with a best of 14.73 metres. She had five good attempts (13.84m 14.15m 13.96m 14.56m 14.73m) before red-flagging her last try.
Sprinter Akanni Hislop secured the silver medal in the Boys Under-18 100 metres dash behind a time of 10.47 seconds, trailing Bahamian Javan Martin, who stopped the clock at 10.41 seconds with Jamaican Tyreke Wilson third in 10.56.
There was no medals for T&T in the Girls Under-20 100 metres finals after Kayelle Clarke had to settle for fourth place in 11.75 seconds which was slower than the 11.64 she clocked in the preliminaries. The race was won by Natalliah Whyte of Jamaica in 11.56 seconds, one hundredths of a second slower than her qualifying time.
T&T's Xavier Mulugata finished sixth in the Boys Under-20 finals in 10.65 seconds. His qualifying time was 10.57 seconds.
Selected Results
2015 Carifta Games Selected Results
Boys 100 Meter Dash Under 18
1 Martin, Javan (Bahamas) 10.41
2 Hislop, Akanni (T&T) 10.47
3 Wilson, Tyreke (Jamaica) 10.56
Girls 100 Meter Dash Under 20
1 Whyte, Natalliah (Jamaica) 11.56
2 Albury, Keianna (Bahamas) 11.64
3 Ambrose, Jenae (Bahamas) 11.74
4 Clarke, Kayelle (T&T) 11.75
Boys 100 Meter Dash Under 20
1 Burke, Mario (Barbados) 10.21
2 Ohara, Michael (Jamaica) 10.33
3 Chambers, Raheem (Jamaica) 10.44
6 Mulugata, Xavier (T&T) 10.65
Boys Javelin Throw 700g Under 18
1 Hosford, Tyriq (T&T) 70.73m
2 Nedrick, Kevin (Jamaica) 65.09m
3 Joseph, Vandel (T&T) 61.67m
Girls Shot Put 4kg Under 20
1 Warren, Portious(T&T) 15.22m
2 Gumbs, Trevia (IVB) 14.83m
3 James, Chelsea (T&T) 14.73m