Young athletes from the shadow of Saint Lucia’s iconic Pitons delivered an extraordinary performance on Tuesday, securing a dominant victory at the Inter-District Primary Schools Road Race in Gros Islet. The event, which gathered nearly 100 competitors from across the island, witnessed District 8 (representing Soufriere and Canaries) capturing three out of four available gold medals.
The competition commenced on Bella Rosa Road, with participants navigating a challenging three-kilometer course culminating at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. Despite the demanding route, all competitors exhibited remarkable determination and athletic prowess throughout the event.
In the Under-13 boys division, Kem Deterville of District 8 claimed gold with an impressive time of 11:22.7 minutes, while his teammates secured additional positions within the top ten rankings. Jason Williams from District 1 earned silver with 11:33.5, and Nathan Dupre of District 3 captured bronze at 11:37.5.
The Under-13 girls category saw Earnisha Cherubin from District 8 achieve gold with a time of 13:44.3 minutes. She was followed by Lean Gaillard of District 3 (14:14.6) and Chrisannie Mitchel of District 5 (14:18.1). Once again, all three District 8 runners finished within the top ten positions.
A particularly remarkable performance came from Hadassah Jules in the Under-11 girls category, who outpaced both Under-13 female competitors and many male runners with an extraordinary time of 12:51.3 minutes. Her teammate Dreamer Longville secured third place (13:30.4), while Octavia Octave of District 6 claimed second (13:10.9).
The sole category not won by District 8 was the Under-11 boys division, where Vanile Eugene of District 3 took gold with 11:55.2 minutes. Lidj Jn Pierre of District 7 secured silver (12:10.7), while Janik Prospere of District 8 earned bronze (12:20.6).
The event demonstrated exceptional athletic talent among Saint Lucia’s youth while highlighting the emerging dominance of runners from the Soufriere and Canaries region.