Jamaica's Keno Heaven (right) makes her move on her way to victory in the girls' Under-20 800m final in 2:11.66 ahead of teammate Vannessa Boyd (2:12.16) at the 36th Carifta Games at the Turks and Caicos National Stadium yesterday. - photo by Anthony Foster

Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer

Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Is.:

Keiron Stewart established a new national junior record yesterday as Jamaica closed the 36th Carifta Games in impressive style.

On wet and rainy condition, Jamaica won 25 medals on yesterday's final day to end the championships with a record medal haul of 79 medals, three more than its previous best of 76. This was at press time.

In the closing events, the mile relays, Jamaica won all four events.

The boys' Under-20 took their event in 3:07.10 ahead of Trinidad & Tobago (3:07.11), while the girls won in 3:36.26. The Under-17 boys won their event in 3:16.31, while the girls came out on top in 3:43.79.

Apart from Stewart's national record, Dexter Lee and Kemoy Campbell broke records on their way to double victories, while Natoya Goule was the other double winner in the Under-17 division.

Stewart's new national record of 13.49 seconds gave him second behind Ryan Brathwaite's new Carifta Games record of 13.42.

"The race was okay. I felt pretty good at the start, I came down nicely but at the end the legs weakened out and he got away," said Stewart who broke the 13.53 mark.

Stewart continued: "I am upset because I lost the race. We all want to be winners, so maybe next time I will be the winner, but good race though."

Lee, on yesterday's final day, blew away the field to win the boys' Under-17 200m in a new meet record - 21.09 - erasing the previous mark of 21.11 held by Usain Bolt.

Lee's teammate Jermaine Brown (21.25) was second in 23.87 seconds. Lee won the 100m in 10.34 on Saturday.

In the girls' equivalent, Antonique Campbell, who was second in the 100m, and Deneisha Morris secured a Jamaican one-two in 23.78 and 23.87 in the 200m final respectively.

In the 100m sprint hurdles, Shermaine Williams and Natasha Ruddock finished one-two in 13.51 and 13.95 respectively. Williams' time was a new meet record, bettering the previous mark of 13.57.

"I am happy that I ran it. (I'm) a little bit surprised at the time, I was not expecting to run 13.51, I was more looking for 13.6, so I am happy with the time," Williams said of her personal best.

She added: "I was a bit nervous about the two Bahamian girls and Natasha in the race."

Kimarley Henry and D'Omar Boyden finished one-three in the boys' Under-17 100m hurdles. Henry was timed in 13.28 ahead of Barbados' Greggmar Swift and Boyden, who both did 13.39.

Jamaica, with Keno Haven and Vanessa Boyd, collected one-two in the senior girls 800m. Heaven won the event in 2:11.66 ahead of Boyd (2:12.16).

In the Under-17 800m, Goule, who battled in heavy rain, won the event in 2:11.68, adding to her 1500m (4:36.26). Mackola Joseph (2:15.73) was fourth.

Donahue Williams (1:59.60) finished second in boys' equivalent, while Waquar DaCosta, who beat him at trials, was fourth in 2:00.43 seconds. Meisha-Gaye DaCosta (1.74m) won the girls' Under-20 high jump.

Late Sunday afternoon, Jamaica won all but the girls' Under-20 sprint relay. The boys' Under-20 won in 39.47, while the Under-17 took victory in 41.11. The girls' Under-17 team won in 45.56, while the Under-20 girls (45.02) were second behind The Bahamas (44.94).

Campbell broke his second record of the meet when he crossed the finish line in 8:46.49 to erase Trinidad & Tobago's Gavin Nero's one-year-old mark of 8:53.42.

He won the boys' Under-17 1500m on Saturday's opening day with an impressive 4:00.04, again beating Nero's 4:00.78.