On Thursday, at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games hosted in the Dominican Republic, two Barbadian track cyclists, Amber Joseph and Arielle Greaves, earned their spots in the second round of the women’s Keirin event through two distinct qualification pathways. Joseph claimed an automatic spot in the next stage after crossing the line in second place during Heat Two of the opening round. Greaves, by contrast, faced an uphill battle after finishing sixth in Heat Three, pushing her into the repechage round for a second chance at qualification. Competing in the first repechage heat, Greaves held on to take third place, locking in her berth in the second round and extending Barbados’ presence in the cycling competition.
Beyond the velodrome, Team Barbados notched another solid win in women’s field hockey, where the national side shut out Jamaica 3-0. All three of the team’s goals came from different scorers: D’jamila Edwards, Anaya Alleyne-Jermaine, and Jada Prescod each found the back of the net to secure the comfortable victory.
In the pool, Barbadian swimmers turned in a string of consistent performances across multiple events, with several athletes marking personal best times over the two-day competition. On Thursday, Kaija Eastmond competed in two back-to-back events: she placed eighth in Heat Four of the women’s 50m backstroke with a time of 32.07 seconds, then returned shortly after to take seventh place in Heat Two of the women’s 100m butterfly, clocking a 1:09.60. Following Eastmond’s races, Jake Chee-A-Tow hit the pool for the men’s 100m butterfly, finishing seventh in Heat Four with a time of 57.99 seconds.
The strong swimming performances for Barbados began a day earlier, during Wednesday evening’s competition session, where three athletes turned out personal best times to cap off a solid outing. In the women’s 100m freestyle B final, Danielle Treasure clocked a new personal best of 58.07 seconds to finish fifth. In the A final of the same event, Heidi Stoute also set a new personal record, finishing eighth with a 56.53 second swim. Amani Miller followed suit in the men’s 100m freestyle B final, touching the wall in 53.13 seconds for tenth place, a new personal best for the young swimmer. Chee-A-Tow also notched a top-10 finish on Wednesday, taking 10th place in the 200m butterfly final with a time of 2:09.57.