By Admin. Updated 7:37 p.m., Sunday, March 31, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
Vincentian sprinter – Keo Davis has advanced to the finals of the 2024 CARIFTA Games being held in Grenada.
In a show of speed, the young sprinter ran a time of 21.26 seconds in the semifinals to secure a spot in the U20 Boys 200m final.
This means Davis ran faster than the 200-metre Senior Boys record he set at the March 21 Inter-Secondary School Athletics Championships which was 21.28 seconds but not as fast as his record of 20.80 set at the 2024 CARIFTA trials at the Sir. Vincent Beache Athletics Stadium (updated).
In Sunday’s CARIFTA semifinal, he finished second to Jamaica’s Johan-Ramaldo Smythe who clocked a time of 21.21.
In third position was Antigua’s Kasiya Daley who made a time of 21.82 in the semi-final showdown.
The 200m final is scheduled for Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:15pm.
The 2024 CARIFTA Games began on March 30 and end on April 1, 2024. The games are being held at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada.
Davis is one of several Vincentian athletes participating in different disciplines at the 51st CARIFTA Games.
In a Tuesday 19th March release, Team Athletics SVG announced the candidates selected to represent the country in the CARIFTA Games, as follows:
Under-17 Boys
Jeremy Martin – Triple Jump
Damari Roberts- Triple Jump
Christian Joseph- Shot Put
Jahda Greaves – Shot Put
Under-17 Girls
Kesian John – 1500m
Shykemia Francis – 200m
Under-20 Boys
Keo Davis- 200m – 4 x100m and 4 x 400m
Matthew Robinson- Octathlon
Jahieme Williams – Octathlon
Zichri Hepburn - 5000m
Henree K Francois- 5000m
Jamaar Saunders - 100m, 4 x100m
AJ Delpesche- 100m, 400m, 4 x 400m
Timothy Williams- 4x 100m, 4 x 400m
Devonric Mack- 200m, 4 x 100m, 4 x 400m
Tedre O’ Neil- Pole Vault
U-20 Girls
Thyra Charles- 200m, 400m
Toccara Barbour- Discus
The is being led by Jacintha Ballantyne as Chief-Of-Mission, and the Coaches are Michael Ollivierre and Wildanrick Samuel.
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