Gold, Silver for Jamaican Girls 1500 Meter U-18 at CARIFTA Games 2017

Jamaica won gold and silver in the Girls’ 1500 Meter Under 18 event on Day 1 of the 2017 CARIFTA Games underway in Curacao

Shaquena Foote won the race in 4:45.51. Her teammate Rushana Dwyer finished second in 4:48.15.

Girls 1500 Meter U-18 at CARIFTA Games 2017 Results

82 Jamaican athletes will be competing at the 2017 Carifta Games at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curacao from Saturday, April 15 -17.

Jamaica entered the 2016 CARIFTA games with some 80 athletes and won 42 gold, 28 silver, and 16 bronze medals to rank #1 for the 40th time of the games’ 45-year history.