MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica won three gold and two bronze medals on what was a difficult first day of the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Senior Track and Field Championships in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, yesterday.
Andrew Fisher of the University of Technology (UTech) and Sherri-Ann Brooks won the men's and women's 100m titles, respectively, while Chad Wright took the men's discus title.
(L-R) FISHER… ran 10.14 seconds to beat the Barbadian pair of Andrew Hinds and Ramon Gittens. BROOKS… clocked 11.21 seconds for the women’s gold
WRIGHT… still seeking the Olympic Games ‘B’ qualifying standard of 64.00m
Hosts Mexico lead the medals table after the first day with 14 medals seven gold, four silver and three bronze, followed by Jamaica's five, while Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras and St Lucia have won a gold medal each so far.
Andrew Fisher of the University of Technology (UTech) and Sherri-Ann Brooks won the men's and women's 100m titles, respectively, while Chad Wright took the men's discus title.
(L-R) FISHER… ran 10.14 seconds to beat the Barbadian pair of Andrew Hinds and Ramon Gittens. BROOKS… clocked 11.21 seconds for the women’s gold
WRIGHT… still seeking the Olympic Games ‘B’ qualifying standard of 64.00m
    (L-R) FISHER… ran 10.14 seconds to beat the Barbadian pair of Andrew Hinds and Ramon Gittens. BROOKS… clocked 11.21 seconds for the women’s gold #slideshowtoggler, #slideshowtoggler a, #slideshowtoggler img {filter:none !important;zoom:normal !important}  [b class="status" style="margin: 0px 50px; font-weight: bold;"]1/2[/b]  |
Hosts Mexico lead the medals table after the first day with 14 medals seven gold, four silver and three bronze, followed by Jamaica's five, while Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras and St Lucia have won a gold medal each so far.