Trending
Dominica ended its campaign at the 2025 CARIFTA Games today with another challenging result, this time in the Girls’ Under-20 Discus Throw.
Representing the Nature Isle was young athlete Godisha Joseph, who competed in a highly competitive field.
She recorded a respectable throw of 35.36 metres, which earned her a 7th-place finish overall in the event.
The Dominica Athletics Association (DAA) extends its gratitude to all athletes, coaches, and supporters who contributed to this year’s CARIFTA campaign.
The focus now shifts to continued training and development in preparation for upcoming regional and international competitions.
Summary of Dominica’s Performance at CARIFTA 2025
Gold Medal: Addison James delivered a standout performance in the Boys’ Under-20 Javelin with a massive throw of 67.48 metres, securing Dominica’s sole gold medal of the Games.
Relay Record: Dominica’s 4x400m mixed relay team set a new national record with a time of
3:52.01, finishing 7th overall.
Sprints: Kerelle Etienne, Dominica’s sprint sensation, clocked 11.76 seconds in the Girls’ Under-20 100m semi-finals, placing 3rd in her heat but narrowly missing the final.
Jumps: Jeriah Lewis soared to a personal best of 7.06 metres in the Boys’ Under-20 Long Jump, finishing 5th overall.
Jaden Joseph also impressed in the Boys’ U-17 Long Jump, achieving a mark of 6.04 metres.
About Dominica Athletics Association:
The Dominica Athletics Association is the governing body for athletics in Dominica, dedicated to the promotion and development of athletics across the island. The Association is committed to fostering the growth of athletes of all ages and abilities, supporting their journey from grassroots to elite levels.
Dominica ended its campaign at the 2025 CARIFTA Games today with another challenging result, this time in the Girls’ Under-20 Discus Throw.
Representing the Nature Isle was young athlete Godisha Joseph, who competed in a highly competitive field.
She recorded a respectable throw of 35.36 metres, which earned her a 7th-place finish overall in the event.
The Dominica Athletics Association (DAA) extends its gratitude to all athletes, coaches, and supporters who contributed to this year’s CARIFTA campaign.
The focus now shifts to continued training and development in preparation for upcoming regional and international competitions.
Summary of Dominica’s Performance at CARIFTA 2025
Gold Medal: Addison James delivered a standout performance in the Boys’ Under-20 Javelin with a massive throw of 67.48 metres, securing Dominica’s sole gold medal of the Games.
Relay Record: Dominica’s 4x400m mixed relay team set a new national record with a time of
3:52.01, finishing 7th overall.
Sprints: Kerelle Etienne, Dominica’s sprint sensation, clocked 11.76 seconds in the Girls’ Under-20 100m semi-finals, placing 3rd in her heat but narrowly missing the final.
Jumps: Jeriah Lewis soared to a personal best of 7.06 metres in the Boys’ Under-20 Long Jump, finishing 5th overall.
Jaden Joseph also impressed in the Boys’ U-17 Long Jump, achieving a mark of 6.04 metres.
About Dominica Athletics Association:
The Dominica Athletics Association is the governing body for athletics in Dominica, dedicated to the promotion and development of athletics across the island. The Association is committed to fostering the growth of athletes of all ages and abilities, supporting their journey from grassroots to elite levels.
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for ‘lorem ipsum’ will uncover many web sites still in their infancy.
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for ‘lorem ipsum’ will uncover many web sites still in their infancy.
The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making
The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text, and a search for ‘lorem ipsum’ will uncover many web sites still in their infancy.
We’re excited to introduce Emonew, Dominica’s fresh new source for general country news. From community updates to national stories, we’re here to keep you informed, connected, and up to date.
Copyright Emonews 2025
