Barbados will field male and female hockey teams at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Santo Domingo as part of a 201-member delegation.The Barbados Olympic Association confirmed the latest additions to the squad on Friday, releasing the names of a further 53 athletes and 11 medical and administrative support personnel.
The games take place from July 24 to August 8.
The latest release includes competitors from hockey, karate, sailing, shooting, weightlifting, and wrestling. Among those names are experienced shooter Dave Seale and senior hockey players Nakisha Downes-Whittaker and Che Roach, who previously represented Barbados at the 2023 CAC Games.
Led by Chef de Mission Dr Adrian Lorde, the management team includes Deputy Chef de Mission Mona Alleyne and Administrator Glyne Clarke. The medical team is spearheaded by Chief Medical Officer Dr Ingrid Burrowes, alongside Dr Chloe Thompson, physiotherapists Alicia Brewster, Marita Marshall, Dr Janae Lewis, and Abigail Lindo, and massage therapists Dawn Boxill and Justin Hurley.
Chef de Mission, Dr Lorde, highlighted the critical importance of a robust support network, at regional multi-sport games of this scale.
“With a delegation of this size, having a strong sports medicine and administrative team backing our athletes is an absolute necessity to manage the physical demands of competition,” Dr Lorde said. “Our medical officers, physiotherapists, and massage therapists are some of the finest in the region, and their expertise will ensure Team Barbados is fully prepared and protected on and off the field.”
The official Barbados Delegation for the 2026 CAC Games – Group 2 includes:
Hockey (Men’s Team):
Marlon Daniel, Samuel Davis, Khodi Gibson, James Godding,
Jerome Harewood, Jules Inniss, Stephen Morris, Taurean Phillips,
Che Roach, Ahijah Springer, Dominic Toppin, Tyrese Weekes, Shakeel Wharton, Javier Wharton, Kanye Wharton and Raghnall Yarde-Deane.
Hockey (Women’s Team):
Keimah Alleyne, Kenya Alleyne, Anaya Alleyne-Germain, Takirsha Cambridge, Venessa Chewitt, Sterre De Koning, Nakira Downes, Nakisha Downes-Whittaker, D’Jamila Edwards, Neviandra Greenidge, Aliyah Griffith,
Jada Prescod, Reiann Stoute, Iana Strickland, Gabriel Williams and Ayanna Wilson.
Karate:
Ric-Anne Brathwaite.
Sailing:
Amabel Chase, Scott Gittens, Savannah Stuart and Joseph Whelan.
Shooting:
Tesonna Alleyne, Michelle Elliot, Brodella Ramchere, Dave Seale, Calleah Walcott and Camara Williams.
Weightlifting:
Quontana Clarke, Chelsea Goodridge, Daniel Griffith, Elijah-Phoenix Mahy and Khalil Roberts.
Wrestling:
Shaquille Agard, Matthew Arindell, Justin Boyce, Emmerson Hurley and Nathan Pond.
(PR/KH)
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