TT, Bajans at CARIFTA Games Village

THE 70-member Trinidad and Tobago team as well as the 21-member Barbados squad arrived at the Games Village, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Port-of-Spain, yesterday, as preparations for this weekend’s 23rd annual CARIFTA Track and Field Championships continue.

And the 80-member Jamaica unit, featuring boys Under-20 200m and 400m gold medal prospect Usain Bolt and quartermiler Anneisha McLaughlin were expected to arrive last night from Kingston. Teams have been slow in arriving in Trinidad for the competition, which will commence with a gala opening ceremony at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo from 4 pm tomorrow. But all officials are expected to have their final de-briefing session at 7 pm today at Teak Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel where issues such as the timetable, protests and doping control will be discussed.

Meanwhile, defending boys U-20 5,000-metre champion Cleveland Forde will lead the 15-member Guyana team to the Games in Trinidad and Tobago this weekend. Forde was a double bronze medallist - 5,000 and 10,000 metres - at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Championship last year.

Squad:
Boys U-20s - Cleveland Forde, Royston Ross, Cleon Washington.
Girls U-20s - Ashanti Scott.
Boys U-17s - Quacy Trotman, Delmas Reddock, Rodwell Downer, Ricky Kission, Ronald Payne, David Young, Kendingo Thomas.
Girls U-17s - Diane Munroe, Serma Mentore, Donna April, Jennifer Chichester.