Athletes qualify for CARIFTA triathlon

By TENAJH SWEETING tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

The Bahamas Triathlon Association hosted the Sea Waves Triathlon yesterday at Jaws Beach. It was the second of three qualifying events for the CARIFTA and Junior Commonwealth Games.

Yesterday’s triathlon event saw a few athletes qualify for both games. The day featured competitors in the 8 and under, 9-10 boys and girls, 11-12 boys and girls, 13-15 boys and girls, 16-19 boys and girls and individual sprint divisions.

Athletes competing on the day earned points to help build their rankings, which helps them to be selected for the CARIFTA team. In the 16-19 boys youth triathlon, which included a 400 metre swim, 10 kilometre bike, and 2.5 kilometre run, Launy Duncombe brought home a first place finish. The young athlete notched a 33:41 in the event and qualified for the Junior Commonwealth Games as well.

Second place finish belonged to Enea Gervasini who came in behind with 38:02. Barron Musgrove Jr joined the fray for third place after clocking 39:58. Duncombe talked about how it felt to get the win