ATHLETICS

St. Kitts and Nevis wins OECS championship The OECS Athletics Championships, was held at the Kim Collin Athletic Stadium on Saturday 4 th and Sunday 5 th July, 2026. St. Kitts and Nevis selected a strong representative team:

Men's Team 100m- Shamarie Newton, Chesson Liburd 200m- D'Atrayel Stanley 400m- Niran Warde, Jaylen Bennett 800m- Kymarni Newton, Alexander Caines 1500m- Najeeb Kelly 400m Hurdles- Akanye Samuel-Francis, Niran

Warde Javelin- Abijah Nemdhari Women's Team 100m- Shenel Crooke, Khylinn Prentice 200m- De'Cheynelle Thomas, Khylinn Prentice 400m- Kaliyah Jones, De'Cheynelle Thomas 100m Hurdles- Ta-Junique Huggins 1500m- Jonnicia Williams 800m- Jonnicia Williams High Jump- Kya Crooke Relay Women's 4x400m Relay Pool De'Cheynelle Thomas

Kaliyah Jones

Jaylen Bennett

Niran Warde

Akanye Samuel-Francis

Ta-Junique Huggins

Men's 4x100m Relay Pool

Chesson Liburd

D'Atrayel Stanley

Royden Peets

Shamarie Newton

Jaylen Bennett

Niran Warde

The local team emerged winners. Final point standings: St. Kitts & Nevis – 180 pts Antigua & Barbuda – 171 pts

British Virgin Islands – 130 pts 4. St. Vincent & The Grenadines – 123 pts 5. Grenada – 92 pts

6. Dominica – 76 pts

7. St. Lucia – 70 pts

8. Anguilla – 35 pts

9. Montserrat – 11 pts