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Photo by Mark TatemKyrah Scraders enjoys the limelight after returning from the Carifta Games in Martinique with two medals, including a gold in the 800 metres. She is joined by her best friend, Destiny Taylor, and aunt Darnell Scraders, while mother Sherika is partially obscured far left

Bermuda’s Carifta Games team returned home last night with double medal-winner Kyrah Scraders the toast of the celebrations just like she was a year ago.

Scraders again came back with a gold in the 800 metres and silver in the 1500 metres in what was her last year competing in the under-18 age group.

“I’m on track for the World Juniors that are going to be held in Oregon in July,” Scraders said. “I’m only one second off. I need to run 2:09 and I ran 2:10.”

Scraders was beaten to the gold medal by Cassie George, of Guyana, in the 1,500 metres, but ran a brilliant race to take the gold in the 800.

“Cassie is a really good long-distance runner,” Scraders said. “She ran the 1,500 and 3,000 metres this year, but I like the 800 because I have more speed.”

Bermuda again came back with five medals, with Jahnai Perinchief and Sakari Famous winning silver in the high jump and Dage Minors the bronze in the 1,500 metres in his last Carifta Games.

Scraders and Perinchief both reached the qualifying standard for the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, in August.

Photo by Mark TatemMore bling: Kyrah Scraders shows off her gold and silver medals from last weekend's Carifta Games in Martinique
Photo by Mark TatemKyrah Scraders with family members, including godmother Gina Darrell, at the airport after bringing home a gold medal and silver medal for the second straight year
Photo by Mark TatemMedal winners, from left: Jahnai Perinchief, Kyrah Scraders, Sakari Famous and team manager Daltonell Minors, who is wearing son Dage’s bronze from the 1,500 metres
Photo by Mark TatemDouble medal winner Kyrah Scraders addresses the media after the Bermuda team returned to the Island last night
Photo by Mark TatemOne happy family: the Bermuda Carifta Games team pose for the public