The BAAAs had an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of team Bahamas at the World Indoor Championships, none greater than the two time champ bringing the gold medal back home.
Sixty meter hurdles world record holder Devynne Charlton won gold in her signature event at the meet in Nanjing, China.
Against the event’s traditional stacked field, Charlton called it a surreal moment seeing her name on the scorebroad, declared as the winner.
“Seeing my name pop up was kind of surreal. I am still in a little bit in disbelief because I am just looking at how my season went versus how the race turned out. You had to be a little bit delusional thinking that I could go in running the way I was and come out the world champion but you embrace the delusion.” Charlton said.
It brought a triumphant end to an indoor season that was a struggle, placed against her lofty expectations.
Fellow sprint hurdler Denisha Cartwright completed her first indoor season at the pro level with a semifinal appearance in Nanjing.
“It was a great experence, a learning experience, just excited to be representing The Bahamas on the big stage.” Cartwright said.
The remainder of the team included Anthaya Charlton, who finished sixth in the long jump, Camile Rutherford who was a semifinalst of the 60m, and Wendell Miller who ran a personal best in the 400m.
