VI’s Adaejah T. Hodge blazes to 100M Gold @ CARIFTA Games
- Hodge clocked 11.29 seconds in the Final of U17 100m in Jamaica
Adaejah T. Hodge crosses the finish line unchallenged in the Girls U17 100m Final at the 49th CARIFTA Games in Jamaica on April 16, 2022. Photo: Facebook
Virgin Islands' sprinter Adaejah T. Hodge dominated the field to secure gold in the Girls U17 100m Final at the CARIFTA Games in Jamaica on April 16, 2022. Photo: BVIAA/Facebook
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The [British] Virgin Islands has won its second gold medal at the 49th CARIFTA Games being held at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
Sprinter Adaejah T. Hodge dominated the field to secure gold in the Girls U17 100m Final on April 16, 2022.
Hodge clocked 11.29 seconds in her emphatic win, finishing just short of the CARIFTA record of 11.27 held by Briana Williams of Jamaica.
Second was Shatalya Dorsett of Bahamas in 11.80 while third was Theianna Lee Terrelonge of Jamaica in 11.87.
Hodge had placed herself as a top contender for gold when she ran 11.59 to qualify for the semi-finals with the fastest time.
2 gold medals & 1 bronze on Day 1
It was the second gold medal on the opening day for the British Virgin Islands as Savianna Joseph took gold in the Girls U17 Shot Put.
VI’s first medal was a bronze, secured by Jah’Kyla Morton in the U17 High Jump.
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