The CARIFTA Games is an annual athletics competition founded by the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA). The games were first held in 1972 and consist of track and field events including sprint races, hurdles, middle distance track events, jumping and throwing events, and relays. The Games has two age categories: under-17 and under-20. Only countries associated with CARIFTA may compete in the competition.
Michael Walter Mathieu is a retired Bahamian sprinter hailing from Freeport, Grand Bahama who specialized in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was part of the Bahamian silver medal-winning team in the men's 4×400 metres relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, running second leg and recording a 44.0 split, and the gold medal-winning team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also a part of second place relay team at the 2007 World Championships. He won the bronze medal in the 4x400 metres relay in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Juan Lewis is a male track and field athlete from West End, Grand Bahama in The Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 400m and 200 He attended Bishop Michael Eldon School and Sunland Baptist Academy before competing for Southwestern Christian College and the UT Arlington Mavericks. Lewis ran the third leg of the 4 x 400 Relay at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Nivea Smith is a sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She grew up in Freeport where she attended Mary Star of the Sea Primary School, and later graduated from Grand Bahama Catholic High School. She later went on to compete for Auburn University where she was coached by Henry Rolle. She became the first Bahamian to ever medal at the IAAF World Youth Championships when she earned a bronze in the 200m in 2007 with a time of 23.69.
Latoya Greaves is a Jamaican hurdler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was due to compete in the Women's 100 metres hurdles but did not start due to injury.
Shavez Hart was a Bahamian track and field sprinter from Coopers Town Abaco Islands, who mainly competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His 100 metres personal best of 10.10 seconds makes him the third fastest Bahamian of all time behind Derrick Atkins, and second fastest Bahamian-born sprinter. His 200 metres personal best of 20.23 makes him the fourth fastest Bahamian of all time.
Janieve Russell is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes mainly in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres sprint. She won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay in Tokyo 2021, where she also finished fourth in the 400m hurdles final in a personal best of 53.08 secs. She is a four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, winning the 400m hurdles title in 2018 and 2022, and the 4 × 400 m relay in 2014 and 2018. She has also won two relay silvers at the World Championships and a relay gold at the World Indoor Championships.
Ryan Penn is a Bahamian sprinter from Freeport, Bahamas who competed in the 100m and 200. He attended Grand Bahama Catholic High School in Freeport, Bahamas, before going on to compete for Southwestern Christian College and Louisiana State University.
Carlyle Thompson is a Bahamian sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas who competed in the 400m Hurdles and 400m. He attended St. Annes High School in Nassau, Bahamas, before going on to compete for Allen County Community College and Nova Southeastern University. He won two silver medals at the 2006 CARIFTA Games first in the open 400m Hurdles then on the third leg of the 4 × 400 m Relay.
Henri Delauze is a male sprinter from Freeport, Bahamas who mainly competes in the 400m. He attended Bishop Michael Eldon School on Grand Bahama Island before going on to compete for Miami Hurricanes and Embry-Riddle University.
Krystal Bodie is a Bahamian sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas who competed in the 100m and 100m Hurdles. She attended St. Augustine's College in Nassau, Bahamas, before going on to compete for Southwest Mississippi Community College and Auburn University where she was coached by Henry Rolle. Bodie competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Darion Duncombe is a male track and field athlete from Freeport, Bahamas who mainly competes in the 100m and 200 and 400m. He attended Sunland Baptist Academy and Tabernacle Baptist High on Grand Bahama before going on to compete for Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Duncombe won a gold medal in the Heptathlon at the 2009 CARIFTA Games in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia. Duncombe also won a bronze medal in the boys 4x 400m relay at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Charisma Taylor is a Bahamian hurdler and jumper from Nassau, Bahamas who competes in the 100m Hurdles, triple jump and long jump. She attended SPIRE Institute and Academy in Geneva, Ohio, before going on to compete for Washington State Cougars and the Tennessee Volunteers.
Antillio Bastian is a Bahamian sprinter triple jumper and long jumper from Nassau, Bahamas. He attended St Johns College in Nassau, before going on to compete for Dickinson State University and University of South Florida.
Jonathan Davis is a Bahamian sprinter from Eleuthera Bahamas who competed in the 100m and 200 and long jump. He attended Tabernacle Baptist Academy in Freeport, Bahamas, before going on to compete for Hinds Community College.
Antoine Andrews is a Bahamian athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships in the 110m hurdles.
Roshawn Clarke is a Jamaican track and field athlete. In July 2023, he became the Jamaican national champion over 400m hurdles.
Michelle Smith is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands. In 2023, she became national champion in the 100 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.
Handal Roban is a middle distance runner from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 800 metres.
