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.
Demetrius Pinder is a Bahamian male track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 400 metres. His personal best for the event is 44.77 seconds. At the 2012 London Olympics he was a 400 m finalist and relay gold medallist.
The 6th CARIFTA Games was held in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 25–26, 1977. For the first time, the Austin Sealy Award was presented to the athlete adjudged the most outstanding, either in terms of record accomplishment, or quality of performance as compared to other top medallists.
The 7th CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas on March 27–28, 1978.
The 21st CARIFTA Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas, on April 18–20, 1992.
The 24th CARIFTA Games was held in George Town, Cayman Islands, on April 15–17, 1995.
The 32nd CARIFTA Games were held in the Hasely Crawford National Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 19–21, 2003. A detailed report on the results was given.
The 33rd CARIFTA Games was held in the National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda, on April 9–11, 2004. An appraisal of the results has been given.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo is a Bahamian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. She is a two-time Olympic champion after winning the women's 400 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics and again at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Steven Gardiner is a Bahamian track and field sprinter competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres. He is the 2020 Olympic and 2019 world champion in the 400 m, and also won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in that event. His winning time of 43.48 s from the 2019 World Championships is the Bahamian record and makes him the eighth‑fastest man in the history of the event. Gardiner also owns the Bahamian records in the outdoor 300 m and 200 m, with times of 31.83 s and 19.75 s respectively, and the world best in the indoor 300 m at 31.56 s.
La'Sean Pickstock is a male sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas, who mainly competed in the 400m. He ran second leg of the 4x400 relay at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar and first leg of the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games that placed fourth in the final. He ran the anchor leg of the 4 x 400m Relay at the NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics where the Bahamas won the silver medal in the final. He attended CR.Walker High School in the Bahamas before joining countryman and Olympic gold medalist Ramon Miller at Dickinson State University where he was an All American. He now works for the Dickinson Police Department in Dickinson, North Dakota.
This article is about the Athletics in the Bahamas from the early 20th century to onward
Wendall Miller is a Bahamian sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400. He attended St.Johns College in Nassau, Bahamas where he won multiple Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field "B.A.I.S.S" gold medals. After a break out 2021 season he signed a professional contract with Puma, and will be training with MVP International, under former Auburn University coach Henry Rolle based in Boca Raton, Florida. He holds the Bahamian 400m Jr National Record with a time of 45.81. He also has a personal best of 20.61 (+1.1w) over 200m.
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.
Jamal Moss is a male sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 400m. Moss competed for Hinds Community College. Moss ran the third leg of the 4 × 400 m Relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, as well as the third leg for the same event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Grosseto, Italy.
Jamaal Butler is a male sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 400m. He attended St. Augustine's College in Nassau, Bahamas, before going on to compete for South Plains College and Texas Tech University. Butler ran the third leg of the 4 × 400 m Relay at the NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics that won silver, as well as the third leg for the same event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
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.
Jameson Strachan is a male track and field athlete from Nassau, Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 400m. Strachan attended R.M Bailey High School in Nassau before competing for Dickinson State University and the University of Texas–Pan American.
Ismail Doudai Abakar is a Qatari hurdler.
