SPORTS SECTIO N E
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026
‘VJ’ EDGECOMBE - E5
30 CARIFTA medals
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Track and field team wins 8 gold, 12 silver, 10 bronze !"#<=&;':;&# !)$$=7(# '1,>?6-#(/0123#$-/012-1 M!$&&47"% #&'!$()*)+',-()# TEAM Bahamas delivered a strong opening to the 53rd CARIFTA Games, collecting medals across both track and field events over the first two days at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium and building early momentum in the standings. FIELD EVENTS Defending champion Taysha Stubbs led the way in the under-20 girls’
javelin, retaining her title with a winning throw of 48.84 metres to secure The Bahamas’ first gold medal of the Games. “It definitely feels surreal, I gotta give thanks to God, but it does haunt me a little bit that I didn’t get the record, but I guess that’s just for my teammates to get, but next time,” said Stubbs. “Its been seven months since I’ve competed so all of that time has been my offseason I’ve been training, conditioning, weights, pylos, all of the things so for
my first meet in Miami my coach at Nebraska made sure I was ready for that but I think just the quick turnaround is not something I’m used to but, at the end of the day, no excuses, still came out here and put on a show,” said Stubbs. Stubbs’ win followed a strong build-up season, including her NCAA debut at Nebraska where she recorded a throw of 56.34 metres - the fourth-best
mark in school history - at the Hurricane Invitational in Miami. She was joined on the podium by Kamera Strachan, who secured bronze with a throw of 44.88 metres in her first CARIFTA appearance. “It feels really good because last year I didn’t get the chance to make it, so this year I just wanted to get a chance to support my team,” said Strachan. On what the medal meant to her, she said: “It means a lot because I got to throw in front of everybody, and I liked that feeling.”
“It feels good because Taysha (Stubbs) really pushed me to go further,” said Strachan. On the boys’ side, under-17 standout Akheel Williams added a silver medal with a throw of 58.23 metres. “I feel very grateful because this season I didn’t get to perform the way I wanted to because of my injury, but just to come out here and get the silver medal, I am very blessed,” said Williams. TRACK EVENTS On the track, Team Bahamas found immediate
success in the sprints, led by a double podium finish in the under-17 girls’ 100 metres. Jazae Johnson secured silver in 11.30 seconds, with Brion Ward following with bronze in 11.63 seconds. “In the moment I felt really excited, but seeing that I got the silver, I’m really not mad about it because I know what I came out here to do and I went and did it,” said Johnson. “It feels amazing, and I'm coming back bigger and
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‘Jazz’ Chisholm and Miller-Uibo: ‘My training Yankees have good has been good and this is the holiday weekend longest I’ve been injury-free’ !"#!$%&'#(')!!( *+,-.#(/0123#%4,201 !"#$!!"% #&'!$()*)+',-()# WORLD and Olympic champion quarter-miler Shaunae Miller-Uibo posted a good comeback performance in her first 200 metres for the season over the Easter holiday weekend. She was joined by the third place finish in the men's event by fellow Bahamian double global champion, Steven Gardiner, also back from injuries, at the Pepsi Florida Relays at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Also at the meet, a number of Bahamians, including throwers Tarahj Hudson, Calea Jackson and Terrell McCoy, national pole vault record holder Brenden Vanderpool, thrower Calea Jackson and hurdlers Oscar Smith, Tahj Brown and Clinton Laguerra competed for their respective schools. Miller-Uibo, the multiple Bahamian national
record holder, opened her outdoor campaign clocking a winning time of 22.44 seconds in the women's 200m Olympic Development race at the Percy Beard Track in Gainesville, Florida. Camryn Dailey, representing Nike Elite, was a distant second in 22.73. Miller-Uibo, coming off an injured 2025 season and the birth of her second child, followed her indoor season opener on January 31 when she ran 35.79 for her victory in the 300m at the Bob Pollock Invitational at the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Complex in Clemson, South Carolina, on January 31. "It means a lot," said Miller-Uibo about running her fastest season opener since 2022. "I came out here and I give God all thanks and praise. "Coming back from two pregnancies and a few injuries and to just come out here and put down a nice time in my season
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BAHAMIAN second baseman Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm and his New York Yankees just missed completing a three-game sweep against his former team, Miami Marlins, at the Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York, over the Easter holiday weekend. After winning the first two games in an 8-2 rout on Good Friday and coming from behind in a 9-7 slugfest in a three hour and 40 minute marathon on Saturday, Chisholm and the Yankees fell short 7-6 to the Marlins in the finale on Easter Sunday, a game that was delayed by a three hour and 35 minute rain delay. With the 2-1 win-loss against Miami, New York still maintained their Major League's American League Eastern Divisional lead with a 7-2 record. The 28-year-old Chisholm, batting sixth in the line-up, was not as effective as expected in the series against the Marlins until he broke out of a slump in the bottom of the ninth in the finale.
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