Shameika McLean delivered Jamaica’s first gold medal of the 2026 CARIFTA Games with a huge win in the Girls Under-17 400m final in St. George’s, Grenada. McLean clocked 52.47 seconds to hold off Keyezra Thomas (52.58) of The Bahamas and Tyra Fenton (52.62) of Antigua and Barbuda in one of the closest races of the championships. In this video, we break down: Shameika McLean’s winning run How close the finish really was Why this gold mattered so much for Jamaica What this means for the rest of CARIFTA 2026 Final Results – Girls 400m U17 Shameika McLean (Jamaica) – 52.47 GOLD Keyezra Thomas (Bahamas) – 52.58 SILVER Tyra Fenton (Antigua and Barbuda) – 52.62 BRONZE #CARIFTA2026 #ShameikaMcLean #JamaicaTrackAndField #400m #TrackAndField #CARIFTAGames #JamaicaAthletics #SprintNation #TrackHighlights