Bermuda’s best young track and field athletes set off this morning for the 50th Carifta Games in the Bahamas.

A total of 31 athletes were selected for the Games, which run from Friday until Monday in Nassau.

Before departing from LF Wade International Airport, the team was presented with $30,000 to support the trip by Aecon Concessions.

Aecon representatives Mo Kamleh and Luc Allary presented the cheque to Bermuda National Athletics Association president Dr Freddie Evans. Aaron Adderley, president of airport operator Skyport and Ken Hassard, director of Skyport commercial operations, were also present.

The Under-20 boys division will be led by Khazi Sealy, who will race in the 5,000 metres, 1,500 metres and the 4x400 relay, with that team made up by Seer Carey, Simeon Hayward and Sancho Smith, with the latter two athletes also competing in the 800 metres.

Jake Brislane has been selected in the 5,000m with J’Auza James taking on the multi-discipline octathlon and Razai Garland competing in the javelin.

Five athletes compete in the Under-20 girls category with Shayla Cann tackling the 400 and 800 metres, Sanaa Rae Morris competing in the 200 and 400 metres, I’Aura Golding running in the 100m hurdles and Zenji Washington doubling up in the 100 and 200m. Those four athletes will also make up the 4x400m metre relay team.

Kesay Bell is the final member of that age group and will participate in the shot and the javelin.

Miles Outerbridge runs the blue riband distances of 100 and 200 metres for the Under-17 boys and also forms part of the 4x100 relay team alongside 200m and 400m runner Daylen Scott and long-distance runner Tajahri Rogers, who will race over 800, 1,500 and 3,000 metres. The last member of the relay squad is Kyah Richardson, who will also compete alongside Outerbridge in the 100m. Cameron Adkins (3,000m) and Jake Smith (1,500m) round off that age group.

The Under-17 girls are led by the talented Jaeda Grant, who has qualified in the 800 and 1,500m. She will be joined in the longer event by Fenella Wightman, who will also compete over 3,000m. Pria Wilson and Arima Turner will race alongside each other in the 100m, with the latter also competing in the 200m alongside Ellise Dickinson, who will be running in the 400m as well.

The 4x400 relay team will be made up of Dickinson, Amaris Munya, Azari Jones and Lashee Jones.