Last Updated on March 10, 2025, 12:57 PM AST by Anthony Morris
Four athletes from St. Kitts and Nevis have qualified for the CARIFTA Games 2025. The games will take place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from April 19th to April 21st, 2025.
The four athletes who qualified are:
- Abijah Nembari
- Jaheem Clarke
- Jaden Paul
- Israel Seaton
It is worth noting that these athletes received CARIFTA-qualifying marks after giving a wonderful performance at the SL Horsfords Classic.
The St Kitts and Nevis Athletic Association also congratulated the four athletes on qualifying for the CARIFTA Games 2025 and also wished them success in future. According to the association, these athletes are the future of the nation and such types of events will definitely provide the athletes a platform to showcase their skills, abilities, and techniques worldwide.
Qualifying Athletes
Abjiah Nembari qualified with a throw of 50.90m in the U17 Javelin event and Jaheem Clarke made a throw of 54.52m in the U20 Javelin event.
Jaden Paul made a jump of 1.75m in the High Jump event while Israel Seaton qualified with a shot put mark of 12.28m in the U17 shot put category.
CARIFTA Games 2025
CARIFTA Games 2025, set to begin in April 2025, have more than 20 teams participating from all across the Caribbean region.
A total of 68 different track and field activities will be featured in this year’s tournament, offering a great opportunity for the Caribbean athletes to represent their nations.
CARIFTA Games
CARIFTA Games is an annual track and field event held in St Kitts and Nevis. The tournament was first held in 1972 by the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA).
It includes events like races, high and low jumps, throwing events, relays, hurdles and many more. The games are played under two categories – U17 and U20.
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