BNAA announce final Carifta Games squad

The Bermuda National Athletics Association today announced their final squad for the 2013 Carifta Games in Bahamas.

Bermuda will take 15 athletes who have qualified for the Youth event, which will take place at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium from March 29.

The island will also take eight unqualified athletes who have booked their place at the World Youth Championships in Ukraine in July and will be able to use the Bahamas trip as preparation.

President of the BNAA, Donna Watson, explained in a press release: “We are a caring association and want to give our athletes as much opportunities as we can, and we gave the coaches an opportunity to present a case for unqualified athletes and all of the coaches voted on each athlete and approved the selection and this was then passed on to the Board who have approved this team.

“There are conditions, of course, specifically for the unqualified athletes — commitment in training, missing no days of training from now until the team leaves, consistent performances in any track meets from now until the team leaves.

“We will also be having all athletes analyzed for injuries before they leave Bermuda.  Any niggling injury and they will not be boarding the plane."