 He is the overwhelming favorite. He is the defending champion. It's the only competitor in the field who has gone under 15 minutes and he leads the way early in this event, but why am I telling you about him? Maybe we should allow him to tell us more about himself 22-23 gold This year I am in much better shape. The training from since then to now have been injury-free, the program has been going well Right now the shape that I am in is a 40-minute shape right now. I am looking to continue to improve that. I just hoping to remain injury-free until Carrefter and continue running faster. To return as 5,000 meter champion, it's a very proud thing for me. It's something I always wanted to do to become a champion at Carrefter. Right now, I am just working towards giving me an injury-free Terrepresentia Rantibiego is always a privilege to represent my country. I always wanted to represent my country in this sport that I love and at the highest level, to the highest level I can get to. It's an absolute honor to represent Rantibiego. Tafari Wantran leading the way in the 5,000 open for boys. 12 and a half laps on the track. He is set personal best at 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 this year in the 5,000 14 minutes 57.95 Quentin Johns, Trinidad and Tobago National on the 20 record, which was 14, 58, 48, 33-year-old Mark and this Queen's Royal College athlete trying to defend his 5,000 title and there is nobody inside this venue who would bet against him. Not on pace at the moment to go under 15 minutes. He is one of only four boys in the English-speaking Caribbean to go sub 15 since 2010. We'll reach on this very shortly as we got a quick word in with Gerard Marisili. Yeah, with me I have a Javante Smith as we see the 5,000 meters going on. Javante was the winner of the boys. Disco throw on the 70 adding this title to his shot put title one a couple days earlier. Javante congratulations to you and I know that you have secured the double. How do you feel about it? It's a really great feeling. It wasn't as I expected, it didn't go as I expected but it's still a good feeling to win both titles. Yeah, you did say that you felt these would have been a testament to your hard work and do you think you've achieved all that you've come out here to get this season? I would have said I achieved in the shot put. I achieved what I set out to achieve but in the discus I could have finished better. What were you hoping to achieve in the discus? I was expecting to get a PR so over 55 meters. Yeah. It was good. Nevertheless, you're happy about the gold medal. Thanks. Congratulations to you Javante. Thank you. Tafari Waldron of Trinidad and Tobago as expected dominating the 5,000 open 5,000 final for under 20 boys won the gold medal last year twice before he's won a Carrifter medal Waldron 5,000 bronze in Kingston 2022 stepped up to the gold medal in the Bahamas last year and looking to repeat here in Grenada was hoping to have his first 1500 medal at Carrifter but finished fourth a couple nights ago. Beginning to come into his own the young man from Endurance Elite 868 picking up the pace just a little bit 12.5 laps of the track here at the Kirani James stadium. Certainly has a lot of endurance. Tafari Waldron. He has come through the ranks brilliantly. He paid his dues in 2022 when Curtis Mitchell of the Bahamas and Nicholas Power of Jamaica were involved in a titanic battle 1607, 57 and 1608, 93 those two. Waldron set it for bronze at 1675, 33 but here he is one year after his gold medal performance delivering another high class effort as he seeks to defend and at this stage he is very much on course to doing exactly that. Somewhere still to go in the 5,000 final for 120 boys. Let's rejoin Gerard Marseille before the conclusion of this one. Yeah, about eight minutes before we get to finish this one and with me right now is the Deputy Chairman of the LOC, Aaron Moses. Mr. Moses, let me start by asking you just how much planning went into the execution of this? Consider the planning. As you know this is our third Carrefter Games and we are fortunate in that 50% of the team now was all true. Are you happy with the execution? We have been working very hard for the last 11 and a half months since we won the bid. So we have been meeting quite regularly, a lot of hard work. Grenada Athletics, they are celebrating 100 years, Grenada 50 years as an independent country. How were you able to marry the two to ensure that the Carrefter Games would have a feeling of both? Well, we are planning for 100 years celebration. Athletics is deeply rooted in the Grenadian consciousness. As you know virtually every school from kindergarten right up to having athletic meet. Yes, so it is the most participative game in Grenada. And so we felt that to win with the 50th celebration was going to be an ideal way to celebrate that 100-year legacy of good athletic growth and development in Grenada. So that's why we bid and were quite successful. Thank you so much. And we'll job well done. We certainly will join in. I think the games are climaxing very well. The energy of the crowd, you can get a sense that athletics is alive and well in Grenada. Thank you so much. And the talent of the Caribbean is immense. Absolutely. Look at the kids. We're looking forward to see what happens next. Thank you. Yeah, climaxing well indeed. And so is this 5,000 open final for boys. Comfortably being led by Tafari Waldron of Trinidad and Tobago will try to sort out for you in short order what's happening behind him, Terry. But Waldron in cruise control at the moment, it's him against the clock. Just over half way through the race. The record in this event, 14 minutes 34.34, set in 2010 by the Jamaican Kamoay Campbell, stunning 5K runner Kamoay Campbell, based on regional standards. He was outstanding. Comes through seven and a half laps, just about nine minutes. So he's a little bit off of that sub 15 pace. We saw Vionnray, Francis of St. Kitts and Nevis being helped off. Never easy when you have to do this alone, but he will understand his pace. He will understand this tempo. And he has started his lapping mission. He'll know that he has a lot more to give as well. The Canadian not taking too kindly to be in luck there. And so now steps forward to say to Waldron, well, maybe you need a little bit of company. So although you are 400 meters ahead of me, let me give you some company. And now EJ George can't exactly keep up with the Trinbegonian. That will be Jake Brizlin there. He's in second place, run with Tornbridge Athletics Club in the UK. Yeah, let's check in with Geron Morrissey there one last time before we come back for the conclusion of the 5,000 for under 20 boys final. I'm very happy to be joined by a very special guest in the Grenadian. Well, I wouldn't say I was almost going to say for Lord, but he's very present, very current. The Prime Minister of Grenada, Mr. The Honourable Deacon Mitchell himself. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you so much for joining me. Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here and let me say good evening to you and to all of the viewers, particularly the fans who are watching from the 28 countries that are participating in Clarefter. Now, Mr. Prime Minister, let me start by asking you. I know that you are someone who is very adamant on building the youth, building sports in Grenada. Just how happy are you to see these games here in the country? You being a young man yourself. Well, I'm extremely happy and I want to thank everyone who's made this possible. The former Minister of Youth and Sports, who is self-adjutant. The current Minister of Youth and Sports, the local organising team, the Clarefter team for giving Grenada the opportunity to host this, particularly after the Bahamas, because the Bahamas celebrated 50 years last year. I was in the Bahamas for that celebration, Grenada celebrated 50 years this year. And so I'm happy that the Bahamas was able to pass the baton on to Grenada. Yeah, and I'm happy you brought up that point about Grenada celebrating 50 years. You being at the helm, how important did you see these games fitting into the calendar of celebration? Well, I think it's no coincidence that we bid for the games. I think we felt, given that we were celebrating our 50th anniversary, that it was important to have the regional community join us. And what better way to do this than through sport, particularly sport that targets youth and sport that the Caribbean has excelled in not just regionally, but internationally as well. So I'm extremely happy that we are able to do so. Yeah, and you know, Grenada is a country of sports and you really see yourself fitting in to ensure that you offer them support as they go along the way. Well, I think, you know, if you take track and feel, for example, it is hands-down the most popular sporting activity in Grenada. You only have to come to intercollegiate high school games to understand the passion that people have for sports. So it's a natural event that I think has gotten to the point where everyone, even after they leave school, is into it. So I think what is important for us really now is for us to take this from the amateur level to make sure that we can give the necessary support at a professional level. So the facilities, and this is an example of it, but not just here, but throughout our partnerships to make sure that we can improve the facilities for track and field, for athletes to make sure that we can help with things like nutrition, coaching, getting scouts to help them be exposed, ensuring that we help them with education, with getting scholarships to go overseas. So we have to take a really all-encompassing approach to ensure that we pay more than lip service to track and field. And I'm just specifying track and field because this is Carifter, but I think sport in general. I think many of our islands have taken a very amateurish approach to sport. And I think we have to really recognize that sport is a billion-dollar business. Yes. We have a lot of talent in the Caribbean. So it's for us to treat this just as how we treat other businesses by ensuring we support it both with fiscal incentives, financial incentives and making sure that we have the right regulatory and legal systems in place to support our athletes. Prime Minister, after that, there's no much more to ask you. But other than how have you been enjoying the games? It's been spectacular. I wasn't here yesterday, but I came on Saturday. I'm here today. Obviously, Jamaica is the powerhouse in track and field, and they continue to lead. But I think you can see that a lot of the other islands are doing well. Obviously, Grenada is doing well. We're in a double digit. But I also want to say congratulations to all of the athletes of post-special congratulations to our Grenada athletes. And I'll steal this opportunity to a bigger pool of swim athletes in the Bahamas. You know, they're doing well. We had a tragic death of one of our swimmers, but she's still swam and she got a bronze medal. So I think if there's anything that tells you about the strength, determination and resilience for youth, it's our adults. So I just want to take the opportunity to express condolences to her and the family and wish you all the best. I don't want to cut you right there, but we do have to head back to the track. Thank you so much, Mr. Prime Minister. And we're looking forward to see how the games go. Back to you, Ricardo and Terry, taking us through this final lap. Well, he wants to get the game's record. He won't go under 15 minutes, but he will give it a brave shot and it will run a lot faster than he did last year in winning this event. 15-33 he did last year. He's now at 14-40. Comes as printing down the home street. Still has an outside shot to go under 15 minutes. And he just about will. Tafara Waldron, 15-00.27 on the clock. Just outside 15 minutes for the twin-Bagonian. Shorty wanted to go under his own national on the 20 record, but it's never easy to have to run this race all alone. Here is the Bermudian coming through now. Jake Breslin, he will be the silver medalist. 1500-meter bronze, personal best trains in the United Kingdom. Bronze here as well in 2023. So he will be pleased with his work at the 2024 Carifter Games, but no more pleased than Tafara Waldron. He finished third in a Bermudian 2-3 at last year's Carifter Games. And now the bronze medal is going to go to Trinidad and Tobago as well. So Golden bronze, 1-3, Amari Thompson gets third. That's a big deal for them as Waldron will into his celebrations. Jason Parris, his coach, will be absolutely delighted. His training partners at Endurance Elite 868, Nicholas Romani, Donal Francis. They'll be thrilled to see the repeat gold medal for Tafari Waldron here in the 5,000 meters at the Karani James stadium and a 1-3 performance from Trinidad and Tobago. Breslin with the silver. The bronze medalist last year ran 15-45-84. This time around, he's up at 15-42. There's the bronze medalist, Amari Thompson, 16-03-43. Pretty good quality based on Karifter standards in the 5,000. It wasn't a competitive race, but it was a relatively quick one. Two Wernher Islanders crossing the line, the Grenadian surging just ahead. That man, E.J. George, outrunning Henry K. Fossoir. Upsett, Vinton, Dan, the Grenadines. Important Thompson eligible again next year in Trinidad and Tobago. Will certainly be buoyed by being able to get the seam on the screen right now, getting the bronze medal on this occasion. The man of the moment, Tafari Waldron, national under-20 record holder. Capable of running under 15 minutes once again that world championship standard, he says. And he running all by himself. Just a whisker outside the 15-minute barrier. Standard for the world under-20 championships. 14-minute 0-8.00. Still has a lot of time to get there. Has up until three weeks before the world under-20 championships. Tafari Waldron, Carifter champion for the second consecutive year. He buzzed out with a bang. 15-01-60. Jake Breslin, the bronze medalist last year, upgrades that to silver 15-42-42. Maury Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago completes a 1-3 for his country in 16-03.43. Isaiah Gjako of Suriname, 16-10-27, finishing in fourth position. Dabian Yashua of Aruba in fifth at 16-39.80. The Canadian in sixth position.