The 16th Biannual Caribbean Union of Teachers Track and Field Championship concluded on the AO Shirley Recreation Grounds with Jamaica retaining their title in dramatic fashion.
After two days and 61 events, both Jamaica and Barbados had a total of 498 points and it all came down to the final race, the 4 x 100m Under 15 Boys relay, which was won by the defending champs in a time of 43.35 seconds. Barbados came home second in 43.71.
Overall, Jamaica won 25 Golds, 9 Silver and 11 Bronze to finish with 45 in total, whilst the Barbadians actually won 55, but less Gold. St Kitts were a distant third with 317 points while Antigua and Barbuda (299) and hosts British Virgin Islands (266) rounded out the top five finishers. The other participating countries were Anguilla (235), The Bahamas (157), Bermuda (114), Nevis (108), Grenada (83), St Lucia (64) and Cayman Islands (16).
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