- Sheldon Longley
- Dec 5, 2023
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Bahamians traveling to St. George’s, Grenada, over the Easter holiday weekend to support Team Bahamas could get an early jump on tickets for the 51st CARIFTA Games as the online portal officially opened on Friday.
The Local Organizing Committee for the Grenada CARIFTA Games, scheduled for March 30 to April 1, 2024, announced that Caribbean sports fans, and patrons in general, will have about four months to purchase tickets but encouraged all to secure their seats early.
There are usually six sessions of the annual CARIFTA Games, two on each day – Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Last year, morning sessions were free of charge at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium here in Nassau, The Bahamas.
The regional governing body for the sport of athletics, NACAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association), is the owner of the event and NACAC officials are encouraging its member federations to eagerly procure tickets at an early date so as to avoid a late rush.
The 50th Oaktree CARIFTA Games in The Bahamas produced a number of thrills for the home country, both on and off the track. It will be remembered as one of the most action-packed, engaging and all-inclusive editions of the junior regional sports meet in its history.
The action on the track and in the field was complemented with a lively cultural village and there was a grand opening ceremony, an upscale tea party for regional and global guests, and the ‘Let’s Move Bahamas’ CARIFTA Fun Run/Walk in which World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe served as the patron and also participated in the event.
The holiday weekend was capped off by fantastic performances on the track and in the field at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
The Bahamas finished second to Jamaica for a fourth straight time, winning eight gold, 13 silver and 20 bronze for 41 total medals. Jamaica won CARIFTA track and field for a 37 straight time, collecting 39 gold medals, 20 silver and 12 bronze for 71 total medals. Trinidad and Tobago was third behind Jamaica and The Bahamas with five gold medals, seven silver and 10 bronze for 22 total medals.