The United States athletes soared as the USA dominated the IAAF World Athlethics Championships 2017 in Britain while the Caribbean athletes returned to earth after great past Championships and Olympics showings.
2017 Medal Tally
- United States – 30 medals – 10 gold, 11 silver, 9 bronze
- Great Britain & Northern Ireland(host) : 6 medals – 2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
- Caribbean: 9 medals – 2 gold, 1 silver, 6 bronze
JAM – 4 medals – 1 gold, 0 silver, 3 bronze
TT – 2 medals – 1 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
BAH – 2 medals – 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
CUB – 1 medal – 0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
In 2015, it went like this for the Caribbean:
- Caribbean:20 medals – 9 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze
JAM – 12 medals – 7 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
CUB – 3 medals – 2 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze
BAH – 2 medals – 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
TT – 2 medals – 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
GRN – 1 medals – 0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
Usain Bolt
The track athlete of the past 10 years, Usain Bolt, announced he would retire, that this was his last World Championships and, last year, his last Olympics game.
He entered only the 100M and 4x100M events, finishing a close 3rd in the 100M and pulling up from injury in the 4x100m relay, a disappointing way for him to end a great career… but we should be happy we had a Usain Bolt, regardless of this end to his career.
The Future
The future may seem grim to many but, having watched the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships the past few years, I expect to see some good talent come out of the Caribbean in the next 2 – 3 years.
Big ups to our athletes and congratulations to all who competed, whether they won medals or not. And, by the way, Jamaicans and Caribbean people, stop making up stories about the athletes, some really bad stories. Let’s just accept that they weren’t up to par this time around and hope the ones who remain and the ones who will step up to the table in the future will learn from these Championships.
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