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T&T fifth on medal table
Kwame Laurence :: Trinidad Express :: 30.03.2016St George's
Recardo Prescott, Onal Mitchell, Che Lara and Jaden St Louis teamed up to earn Trinidad and Tobago's ninth bronze medal at the 2016 Carifta Games, at the National Athletics Stadium here in St George's, Grenada, late on Monday. The Boys Under-18 4x400 metres combination returned a time of three minutes, 15.33 seconds to close off the country's campaign at the 45th edition of the regional junior championships.
T&T ended with three gold medals, two silver and nine bronze for an overall haul of 14 and fifth spot on the table.
Jamaica, winners of the Boys Under-18 4x4 in 3:12.54, emerged as overall champions yet again with 42 gold medals, 28 silver and 16 bronze. Barbados, second in the 4x4 in 3:13.16, were also runners-up on the medal table with six gold, six silver and eight bronze. The Bahamians (five gold, 15 silver, 13 bronze) were third best, with fourth spot going to Grenada (three gold, four silver, six bronze).
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CLOSE FINISH: Trinidad and Tobago's Jeminise Parris, right, glances over at Jamaican Sidney Marshall, left, as they approach the finish line in the Girls Under-20 100 metres hurdles, at the 2016 Carifta Games in St George's, Grenada, on Monday. Parris got bronze in a wind-aided 13.73 seconds, the same time produced by second-placed Marshall. The other Jamaican in the race, Rushelle Burton, centre, struck gold in 13.36. —Photo: PAUL VOISIN
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