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Barbados’ successful NACAC Track and Field team returned home this evening after an impressive showing at the championships.
The team brought home a total of 16 medals, comprising three gold, six silver and seven bronze.
Jayden Green stormed to a new personal best of 20.17 seconds to win gold in the Under-23 men’s 200 metres, while Kelia Bentham secured bronze in the women’s equivalent event with a time of 23.00 seconds.
Layla Haynes also starred for Barbados, recording a time of 2 minutes 7.8 seconds to win gold in the Under-23 women’s 800 metres.
Teon Haynes also finished on the podium, claiming the silver medal in the Under-23 men’s long jump with a leap of 7.50 metres.
In the Under-18 men’s long jump, Jazzair Best won bronze with a best leap of 6.96 metres, while on the track Jahkye Brewster clocked a new lifetime best of 20.91 seconds to win silver.
Barbados added two more medals with silver in the Under-23 women’s 4×100-metre relay, as the quartet of Nyah Browne, Aniya Nurse, Kelia Bentham and Kishawna Niles clocked 44.60 seconds.
The Under-23 men’s 4×100-metre team of Teon Haynes, Jayden Green, Amari Knight and Aragon Straker then secured bronze in 39.59 seconds.
