Barbados has its first medal at the 50th edition of the CARIFTA GAMES in Nassau, Bahamas, and it’s gold.
Alexandra schoolgirl Ashlyn Simmons struck gold in the Under-17 girls 1500-metres in the evening session at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium.
The 16-year-old middle distance princess ran a perfectly executed race to clock 4:51.65 minutes.
Dena-Marie of Curacao took silver in 4:52.57 minutes while hometown girl Erin Barr won bronze in 4:54.09 minutes. (AG-B)
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