Few Tickets Left To Travel With 2009 Carifta Team

There are few parents that made the trip with team Bahamas to previous Carifta Track and Field Championships that are left disappointed.  

The level of the competition, National pride, excitement and camaraderie experienced on such a trip makes securing a seat on the team plane a prize for parents and coaches not already named to the team.   

This year the 38th edition of the Carifta Games is being hosted by the picturesque island of St. Lucia and the popularity of the airline tickets seem to be just as keen. This year’s Games will take place between Friday 10th – Monday 13th April the Easter Weekend.

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) public relations officer Kermit Taylor recently announced that there were approximately 25 seats remaining as of Tuesday January 13th.  

Those interested in traveling with the team are being urged to contact the federation’s office as soon as possible.

Jamaica dominated the 2008 Carifta Championship and won the medal count for the 24th consecutive year piling up 69 medals, comprising 29 gold, 25 silver and 15 bronze to overwhelm the opposition again.

Trinidad and Tobago placed second with 30 medals including 10 gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze, and the Bahamas collected eight gold, three silver, and 12 bronze to finish third with 23 medals.

Barbados placed next on the medal grid in fourth place with 26 medals, seven gold, 10 silver and nine bronze, followed by Martinique with 14 medals (5-3-6), and Grenada with eight (3-2-3)

For more information on the trip to St. Lucia for the Carifta and future competitions athletes, coaches and parents can e-mail their entries to the federation’s office at bahamastrack@hotmail.com or fax it over at 242-325-4433.