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THE CARIBBEAN SHINES IN GLASGOW WITH FEMININE ESSENCE
GLASGOW.- After three days of competition at the World Athletics Championships Indoor in Scotland, the more than 50 athletes from the member countries of Centro Caribe Sports, sealed a performance of seven medals, four of them coming from the women.
Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia, Thea LaFond of Dominica and Devynne Charlton of Bahamas, won their respective events, while Leyanis Pérez Hernández of Cuba, climbed the podium in the triple jump with a silver medal.
The other three medals won by athletes from the region were achieved by male athletes from Jamaica, such as Rusheen McDonald in the 400 meters, Carey McLeod in the long jump and Ackeem Blake in the 60 meters.
Charlton with World Record
Bahamian Devynne Charlton broke her own world indoor record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.65 seconds, in a close race against France’s Cyréna Samba-Mayela.
🏆 @DevynneCharlton of the Bahamas 🇧🇸
— Centro Caribe Sports (@CentroCaribeS) March 3, 2024
Broke her own World Record of the 60m hurdles with a World Record in the World Athletics Indoor Championships with 7.65s 🔥.
😤 Congrats Devynne for that performance!#WICGlasgow24
📸 @WorldAthletics / @wicglasgow24 pic.twitter.com/GQWIqksDpW
Charlton has a ticket to Paris 2024 in the 100m hurdles and will now concentrate on the events leading up to the French event.
Alfred inscribes his country’s name on the World Cup podium
St. Lucia’s sprinter Julien Alfred won the first medal of any kind, winning the 60m title with a time of 6.98 seconds.
🇱🇨 THE LEGACY 🏆
— Centro Caribe Sports (@CentroCaribeS) March 3, 2024
Julien Alfred won the first medal in any World Athletics for St. Lucia in the Indoor at #wicglasgow24.
She dominated 🏆 🥇 the Women’s 60m with 6.98.
🥇 Congratulations, Champ 👏!
📸 @worldathletics pic.twitter.com/Qyyjgm6IaG
Alfred, who qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the 100m and 200m, will now be preparing for this summer’s event.
LaFond makes history for Dominica
The triple jumper from Dominica won the first World Championship title of her career, jumping 15.01 meters to beat Leyanis Perez of Cuba and Ana Peleteiro of Spain.
Thea LaFond 🇩🇲 is the World indoor champion in the triple jump, registering 15.01 (WL) and giving her country the first medal in the history of the event.
— Centro Caribe Sports (@CentroCaribeS) March 3, 2024
Leyanis Pérez 🇨🇺 won the silver medal with 14.90 (SB).
👏Congratulations! #WICGlasgow24
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LaFond sealed her performance with a World Indoor World Championship title, and will now work to be in top condition for the events leading up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, for which she has qualified.
- ASSEMBLY
- ATHLETES OF THE REGION
- ATHLETES OF THE REGION
- BORNAN
- BUDAPEST 2023
- BVIOC
- CANOC
- DIAMOND LEAGUE
- FUKUOKA 2023
- GENERAL
- HUELLAS
- IOC
- IWF
- JUDO GRAND PRIX
- KARATE PREMIER LEAGUE
- MEETING
- NACAC
- PARIS 2024
- QUALIFYING EVENT SAN SALVADOR 2023
- SAN SALVADOR 2023
- SANTA MARTA 2022
- SANTIAGO 2023
- SANTO DOMINGO 2026
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- STATEMENT